Thomas Partey on Thursday, March 22, became the talk of town after a splendid performance on Ghana’s victory over Angola in the first leg of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations doubleheader qualifiers. Thomas Partey, who was the Black Stars captain in the absence of Andre Dede Ayew, gave Ghanaians a glimpse of what …

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda and was serving a 25-year sentence in Rwanda on “terrorism” charges, has had his sentence commuted by presidential order. The announcement was made by a Rwandan government spokesperson on Friday. Rusesabagina is expected to be released …

Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia of the Catholic Diocese of Gboko has made history as the second Catholic priest in Africa, and arguably in the world, to contest and win a State governorship seat following his victory in the recently conducted 2023 state governorship elections in Nigeria. Fr. Alia’s victory …

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has returned to government former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba in a new reshuffle ahead of elections. The list of the new team was made public on Thursday night, and, like the old government, the new one has 57 ministers. In the sweeping changes, …

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has cautioned that any country that arrests president Vladimir Putin would be subjected to bombings from the Russian state. His comments are linked to an International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin over the abduction of Ukrainian children. Yahoo News quoted Medvedev …

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has refuted assertions in the media that fuel products brought into the country under the Gold-for-Oil programme are more expensive than those brought in from the international market. According to the authority, the Gold-for-Oil fuel products are cheaper than most of the products brought into …

A group of Ghana’s independent power producers has rejected a proposal from the government to include $1.4 billion in arrears as part of the nation’s external debt restructure, while pushing authorities to honor payments that start coming due Friday. The Independent Power Generators of Ghana — an umbrella association known …

The Ugandan government has responded to the threat of possible economic sanctions by the United States government over a recently passed bill against same-sex relations and the LGBTQ+ community. The response posted on social media platform, Twitter, comprised quotes by president Yoweri Museveni stating the country’s strict opposition to same-sex …

Kenya has heightened disease surveillance systems across its border points following the detection of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania. In a statement released on Wednesday, Dr Patrick Amoth, the acting director-general for health at Kenya’s Ministry of Health, noted that county health officials had been ordered to remain …

The continual drought in Eastern Africa means that at least one in every five people you meet is unable to have their fill each day, signalling trouble even for those traditionally unaffected by scarcity of the precious commodity. A new situational report by charity organisation Oxfam says that as many …

“Do you want him to invite an injured player?”, Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum asked a journalist who was not satisfied with Chris Hughton‘s reason for dropping Baba Rahman from the Black Stars squad. Chris Hughton announced a 25-man squad for the doubleheader against the Palancras Negras of Angola without Baba …

Antoine Semenyo scored a late goal to hand Ghana their second win in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers over Angola at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. The Bournemouth striker climbed off the bench to score a scrappy winner as the Black extended their lead in Group E by …

A dietician at the Meridian Medical Centre, Forzia Baidoo has cautioned Ghanaians against the consumption of putrefied fish, known in the Akan parlance as momoni, kako or koobi. Momoni, literary translated as “stinking fish” is any fish left to start fermenting in tropical heat for 6–10 hours, then salted for 1–2 …

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, has taken to social media to mark her 27th wedding anniversary with her husband, Captain Matthew Ekeinde. The actress, while celebrating their anniversary, ceased the occasion to also wish the Captain a glorious happy birthday. Omotola added that although they have been married for 27 …

A popular Nigerian politician; Ike Ekweremadu, has been convicted together with his wife and a doctor for engaging in organ trafficking. The 60-year-old former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife; 56, and the said doctor; Dr. Obinna Obeta; 51, are said to have conspired to facilitate the travel …