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The NDC held a victory party in Japan

Africa

PHOTOS: NDC Japan chapter holds victory party in Saitama

By Emmanuel Akyereko The Japan chapter for the National Democratic Congress held a victory party on Sunday, January 12, 2024, to mark its success  in the 2024 General Elections in Ghana last month. The event, which took place at the Matsubara City Cultural Hall in Saitama, drew numerous party followers and members to celebrate the victory in the East Asian country It marks the first time the party's chapter has […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025

Cristina Serra and Man City manager Pep Guardiola have separated, according to reports in Spain Credit: PA/John Walton

News

Man City coach Pep Guardian separates from wife after 30 years of marriage

By Emmanuel Akyereko Celebrated Spanish gaffer Pep Guardiola has separated from wife Cristina Serra after 30 years of marriage, according to local reports from Spain. According to Spanish outlet Diario Sport, the pair made the decision to go their separate ways back in December 2024 but requested from the press not to make their divorce public. The reports further says that despite the two going their separate ways, they have […]

todayJanuary 14, 2025

President Akufo-Addo statue vandalised in the Western region of Ghana

Africa

Residents vandalise statue of immediate past Ghana President Akufo-Addo

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 […]

todayJanuary 13, 2025

The Yomiuri Shimbun A damaged house is seen on Thursday in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Japan

BREAKING: 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Japan

By Emmanuel Akyereko An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has hit the Southwestern parts of Japan on Monday. According to the Meteorological Agency, the quake hit the region around 21:19 Japanese Standard Time measuring a lower than 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 which struck parts of Miyazaki Prefecture. Miyazaki, located on the island of Kyushu, sits about 560 miles to the southwest of Tokyo. In […]

todayJanuary 13, 2025

Nigeria Air Force has killed 16 civilians in air strike attacks

Africa

Military kills 20 civilians in air strike attack in Nigeria

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 […]

todayJanuary 13, 2025

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Entertainment

Mel Gibson, other top hollywood stars lose homes in raging LA wildfires [USA]

By Emmanuel Akyereko Oscar-winning Jeff Bridges and Mel Gibson are among top US celebrities who have lost their homes and properties in raging wildfires that is destroying homes and properties in the United States of America. A home property belonging to Bridges and his sibling, which they inherited from their parents, has been totally destroyed by the wildfires. Gibson, who equally owns a home in Malibu, says his property has […]

todayJanuary 12, 2025

Nigerian arsonist busted in Ghana

Africa

VIDEO: Suspected Nigerian arsonist busted in Ghana

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 […]

todayJanuary 12, 2025

Ghana Embassy set to inaugurate Ghana Residents Association in Japan

Africa

Ghana Embassy in Japan set to inaugurate Ghanaian Residents Association in Japan

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 […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025

Kwasi Appiah is a former coach of Ghana's Black Stars

Africa

Ex-Ghana coach Kwasi Appiah names the best player he has ever coached

Sudan national team head coach James Kwasi Appiah has named the best player he has ever coached during his coaching career. Appiah, who has guided Sudan to successfully qualify for the 2025 AFCON tournament in Morocco, has had two spells with the Black Stars of Ghana and even qualified the four-time AFCON winners to the 2014 FIFA World Cup - demolishing Egypt 5-1 in the qualification series. During a recent […]

todayJanuary 9, 2025

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