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Col. Isaac Amponsah

Africa

President Akufo-Addo’s personal bodyguard collapses in Parliament [Ghana]

The bodyguard of the Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo collapsed in parliament during the 2025 state of the nation address. Col. Isaac Amponsah collapsed on the floor while standing behind the outgoing Ghanaian leader while he was delivering his final state of the nation address in the house of legislature on Friday, January 3, 2025. 2024 NPP Presidential running mate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, quickly rushed onto […]

todayJanuary 3, 2025

CAF has punished Benin

Africa

CAF punishes Benin for attacking referee during AFCON qualifier

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped a $30,000 fine on Benin for displaying misconduct during a 2025 AFCON qualifying game against Rwanda in October. The Squirrels succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against Rwanda's Amavubi during the clash at the Amahoro Stadium on October 15, 2024. Players and technical team members of the Benin national team stormed the field at the final whistle and launched attacks at Malagasy center […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025 1

Uganda has officially joined the BRICS

Africa

Uganda becomes the latest African nation to join BRICS

Uganda has become the fourth African nation to join the BRICS after the East African nation became a BRICS Partner state member, joining 8 other nations to become members on 2025 New Year day. Uganda joins fellow African countries South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia who are all already members of the organisation which was birthed in September 2006 in New York. The announcement was made at the organisation's latest summit […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025 1

Nigerian goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali loses mum on New Year day

Africa

Super Eagles goalkeeper Nwabali loses mum and dad in two months [Nigeria]

Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has announced the passing of his mother on New Year's day. The Super Eagles guardian took to social media to announce the death of his mother on January 1, 2025 and said: "Rip mom, worst year of my life already". It can be recalled that the Chippa United goalkeeper lost his father in November 2024 and barely two months after the passing of his father, his […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025

Kenyan senator Okiya Omtatah was arrested by police during a protest

Africa

Kenyan opposition politician Omtatah among protesters arrested by Kenyan police

Kenyan lawmaker Andrew Okiya Omtatah was among protested arrested by the Kenyan Police during a protest on New Year's eve against growing cases of police abductions in the country. Omtatah has since been freed and a high court in the East African nation rejected an application by the police to further detain the Busia County parliamentary representative. Senator Omtatah had joined hundreds of peaceful protesters on the streets of Nairobi […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025

The mysterious metallic object that fell in Mbooni East, Makueni County on December 30, 2024. (Photo: Handout)

Africa

Unknown space debris crashes into Kenya village

A yet to be identified space debris weighing up to 1,100 pounds has crashed into the Kenyan village of Mukuku, leaving villagers shocked, the Kenyan Space Agency has confirmed. Officials from the agency said in a statement that they are investigating fragments of metal which they believe is from a rocket. Furthermore, the KSA said a metallic ring roughly 8 feet in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds, crashed into […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025

Saudi Arabia continues to execute more people

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Concerns in Saudi Arabia after over 305 executions in 2024

International Human Rights organisations have widely condemned Saudi Arabia for its penalty laws which 309 individuals being executed in 2024. In a rather disturbing turn of events, some individuals have even suffered executions for attending funeral services. Meanwhile, in 2023 172 people were executed for various offences with the figures even rising to 309 as at December 8, 2024. According to the data released by the Saudi Press Agency, 61 […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

Death penalty law abolished in Zimbabwe

Africa

This African nation abolishes death penalty law

Human rights advocates Amnesty International have hailed the country for the efforts to abolish the law and describe it "beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region". Southern Africa country Zimbabwe have abolished its national death penalty law. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the law with immediate effect. Mnangagwa's approval comes after the national parliament voted in earlier December 2024 to scrap the penalty law. The last time […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

Japan

What can foreign residents do if stopped for questioning by Japanese police? – Mainichi Japan

In January, a trio of foreign-born Japanese residents filed suit in the Tokyo District Court against the Japanese state plus the Tokyo Metropolitan and Aichi Prefectural governments for what they claim is frequent police questioning based solely on their ethnicities, or racial profiling. So what can you do if police officers stop you on the street for questioning in Japan? The Mainichi asked Moe Miyashita, an attorney on the plaintiffs' […]

todayDecember 26, 2024

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