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Conclave elects the new pope, at the Vatican

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New Pope “Leo XIV” a hard-line critic of Donald Trump policies

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the new global leader of the Catholic Church - Pope Leo XIV, is a known critic of the US President Donald Trump for his hard-line policies. Prevost, 69, born in Chicago - has been elected as the New Pope as he succeeds Pope Francis who passed away last Month aged 88. Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson was one of the frontrunners […]

todayMay 8, 2025

Peter Appiah Turkson has failed in his second attempt to become a Pope

Africa

African frontrunner Cardinal Peter Turkson fails on second attempt to become Pope

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson has failed in his bid to succeed Pope Francis as the next Pope of the Catholic Church as Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States of America has been elected as the new Pope. This is the second time the 76-year-old Nsuta-born has failed to become the global leader of the mighty Catholic Church after failing in his first attempt […]

todayMay 8, 2025

Meta in Nigeria

Africa

Facebook and Instagram may pull out of Nigeria over ¥14 billion fine

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Facebook parents company Meta has threatened to cut off its services in Nigeria over huge fines imposed by authorities in the country. People in Nigeria may lose their Facebook and Instagram accounts after the parent company Meta said it faced large fines and "unrealistic" regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. In 2024, three Nigerian oversight bodies imposed heavy fines on the United States-based social media […]

todayMay 3, 2025

Student Mary Amoako has received severe caning from the headmaster of her school

Africa

School headmaster in Ghana under fire for mercilessly caning 19-year-old female student

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Ghanaians have taken to social media to vent their spleen on a headmaster of a school who has mercilessly caned a 19-year-old female student. According to reports from the West African country, the headmaster's reason for caning the final student was that she came her jacket to a male student who was penalised by the same headmaster. The worrying incident took place at Jachie Pramso […]

todayApril 30, 2025

Young defender Kota Takai pocketed Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2024/25 AFC Champions League semi-final

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20-year-old Japanese defender Kota Takai pockets Cristiano Ronaldo as Kawasaki eliminates Al Nassr

By Emmanuel Akyereko (Managing Editor) Cristiano Ronaldo endured a torrid evening in the 2024/25 AFC Champions League semi-final clash on Wednesday night as he was pocketed by Japanese young defender Kota Takai in a clash that saw the Portugal captain and his Al Nassr side eliminated from the competition. The 40-year-old barely got a shot on target as he struggled all night against the 20-year-old Japanese at the King Saud […]

todayApril 30, 2025

Tanzanian agric produce

Africa

Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi commit to resolving trade impasse as Dar Es Salaam lift agri produce ban [Africa]

By Emmanuel Akyereko Tanzania has lifted its ban imposed on Agricultural produce from South Africa and Malawi to pave way for diplomatic discussions over the row that has ensued between the three countries. Dar Es Salaam imposed a ban on all agricultural produce from South Africa and Malawi as retaliatory measures after the two countries imposed similar bans on Tanzanian produce. Joseph Ndunguru, the Director General for the Tanzania Plant […]

todayApril 28, 2025

Thailand plane crash

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Latest plane crash kills all passengers on board in Thailand

By Emmanuel Akyereko All six passengers on board a small aircraft have lost their lives after the plane crashed into the gulf of Thailand sea in the southwestern part of the country on Friday. All members on board were police officers who were travelling for the police service's flight mission to prepare for a parachute jump training exercise. "The Royal Thai Police would like to express their deepest condolences and […]

todayApril 25, 2025

Pope Francis in state

Africa

VIDEO: African allegedly turned away from paying last respect to late Pope Francis

By Emmanuel Akyereko An African man has been allegedly turned away from paying his last respect to Pope Francis at the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican City on Thursdays. Per widely circulated video on social media, the black man was heard screaming and shouting on top of his voice after being allegedly denied access to the closet where everybody was paying their last respect to the late Pope. Pope […]

todayApril 24, 2025

bread knife

Africa

Sidechick cuts off penis of 60-year-old sugar daddy with bread knife during Easter holidays [Ghana]

A girlfriend 'sidechick' has cut off the penis of her sugar daddy during the Easter holidays in the Ghanaian town of Kwesimintim in the Western region of the West African nation. According to sources from the town, the 60-year-old man whose name has been given as Samuel Sam had gone to spend the Easter holidays in the house of his girlfriend who is known as Stella. Per the accounts, the […]

todayApril 23, 2025

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