Africa

By Emmanuel Akyereko The statue of the immediate past Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in the at Effia Nkwanta Roundabout in Sekondi, JafriQ Radio can report. The statue was raised to honour the two-term Ghanaian leader who came in for massive criticism due to what numerous Ghanaian described as insensitive on his part. In November Akufo-Addo unveiled the statue of himself raised to immortalise him but some local residents expressed anger […]

By: Emmanuel Akyereko Amnesty International Nigeria says at least 20 civilians have been killed in an air strike attack carried out by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF). However, the official numbers from independent sources in Nigeria put the number of victims from the incident is 16 with several other civilians sustaining various degrees of injuries. The attacks were targeted at gang groups who have been terrorising locals in problematic kidnapping […]

By Emmanuel Akyereko A Nigerian man, who is suspected to be one of the unseen faces behind the numerous arson attacks in Ghanaian markets, has been busted. The man, whose name is yet to be identified, was arrested by citizens and presented to local police at a police station in Kasoa in the Central Region of the West African nation. It could be recalled that in early 2025 the biggest […]

The Ghana Embassy in Japan in collaboration with an interim committee for the formation of the Ghana Association in Japan is set to inaugurate the nation-wide Ghanaian Residents Association in Japan, JafriQ Radio can exclusively confirm. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has been earmarked for the headquarters of the Association with members expected to converge at Matsubara Danchi on March 30, 2025 at 15:00 Japan Standard Time for the 3-hour […]

John Dramani Mahama has made a sensational comeback as a President of the Republic of Ghana and is set to be sworn into office in a few hours. Mahama, 66, defeated incumbent Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the 2024 General Elections in the West African nation. Mahama, who was President of Ghana between 2012 and 2016, obtain 56.55 percent of the valid votes cast as against his closest rival […]

John Mahama, Ghana's President-Elect, has nominated Alban Bagbin, as the Speaker of the 9th Parliament of the fourth Republic of the country. Bagbin, Speaker of the 8th Parliament, is regarded by many to have distinguished himself during his reign as the Speaker of the house of legislature. According to sources within the incoming ruling party, the National Democratic Congress, the President-Elect has informed Members of Parliament to vote overwhelmingly for […]

Zambia Police officer Titus Phiri has been arrested and placed under investigations for freeing 13 police cells detainees under the influence of alcohol. According to the Zambia Police Service, the force has launched a manhunt for the 13 perps who are all on the run. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri of the Leonard Cheelo Police Post, who was intoxication, seized the cell keys for both the male and female and freed […]