Two Ghanaian Americans, Adrian Boafo and Gabe Amo, have won seats in the United States House of Representatives following recent congressional elections. Boafo will represent Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, while Amo has…
CR7 retires from international football at 41
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football, bringing to an end one of the most decorated national-team careers in the sport’s history. The Portuguese forward made the announcement on Thursday…
South Africa: MK Party Holds Early Lead in KwaZulu-Natal Local Polls
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is leading KwaZulu-Natal’s municipal election count, while the African National Congress has slipped into second place as results continue to come in. By 10:45 on Thursday, only…
Michigan Elects Its First Muslim US Senator
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s US Senate race, becoming the first Muslim ever elected to the upper chamber of the United States Congress. US networks projected his victory over former Republican…
ELECTION DAY : South Africans Decide Who Will Run Their Cities and Towns
Millions of South Africans are voting on Wednesday, November 4, in local government elections that will determine who controls the country’s municipalities for the next five years. The vote is the first…
Nigeria Clears Major Hurdle Toward Creating State Police Forces
Nigeria’s National Assembly says 28 state legislatures have approved a constitutional amendment to create state police, surpassing the 24-state threshold needed for the proposal to advance. The development clears the way for…
MK Party regional organiser shot dead at home in KwaZulu-Natal while preparing for local government elections
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is mourning the death of regional organiser Lastborn Shazi, who was shot dead at his homestead in Umzumbe, KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday night. He was taking part in…
AI is not democracy’s enemy, INEC chairman Amupitan says, but Nigerians will decide 2027
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has defended the use of artificial intelligence in elections, arguing that the technology can strengthen democracy as long as humans…
Tinubu Seeks Divine Help to Turn Nigeria’s Differences Into Shared Wealth
President Bola Tinubu has prayed for divine intervention to transform Nigeria’s ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity into a driver of prosperity rather than a source of division. Speaking at a dinner with…
Cardi B says she would never raise a child in the Bronx after killing of Ghanaian teen
American rapper Cardi B has reacted to the killing of 15-year-old Ghanaian student Javits Frimpong in the Bronx, saying the tragedy is the reason she would never raise a child in the…