Ahmed Musa to Lead Super Eagles at Unity Cup
Attacker Ahmed Musa will captain the Nigeria Super Eagles at the Unity Cup in London later this month, leading the team against Ghana and other nations. NPFL club Kano Pillars confirmed that Musa will captain the Nigeria Super Eagles in the upcoming Unity Cup tournament scheduled for from May 26 to 31 2025 at Brentford […]
Unity Cup 2025 Set for Gtech Stadium
Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium will host the Unity Cup 2025 involving Nigeria, Ghana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament will kick off with the first semi-final between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, May 27, while the second semi-final between Nigeria and Ghana will hold the following day, May 28. All four teams […]
Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Suits Challenging Anti-LGBT Bill
Ghana’s top court has dismissed two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. The ruling by all seven judges on the Supreme Court panel paves the way for the president to sign into law what is one of the continent’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation. President Nana Akufo-Addo, […]
US Announces Visa Restriction Policy for Ghana
The United States has slammed visa restriction on individuals Washington deems responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana. This comes ahead of the December presidential and parliamentary elections in the West African country. Announcing this in a statement yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said the visa restriction policy is not directed at the Ghanaian […]
Nigeria climbs to second position in All African Games in Ghana
Team Nigeria moved up one place on the medal table after winning two gold medals to reclaim their second spot at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. However, Nigeria now occupies the 2nd position with 76 medals (27 gold, 21 silver and 28 bronze) to overtake the South Africans who occupied third place with 25 […]
Nigeria climbs to fourth spot on medals table in African Games
Team Nigeria has moved to the fourth position on the overall medals table at the ongoing African Games in Ghana with ten gold, eighteen silver and 16 bronze medals. The country climbed significantly in the standings on Monday after winning seven gold medals on Sunday. In first place on the table at the ongoing African […]
NFF names two new players for Ghana, Mali friendlies in Morocco
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has named two new players to join the Super Eagles squad ahead of two scheduled friendly matches in March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that England-based defender Gabriel Osho and Tanzania-based Benjamin Tianimu are teaming up with the group for the first time. Nigeria will take on Ghana’s […]
UMG acquires Mavin; Ghana announces film incentives; ‘Iwaju’ is out on Disney+
February: a short month, but full of wins for African Sports and Entertainment, from AFCON, to the Grammys, the Super Bowl, the Berlinale Film Festival, the Annie Awards and even the Michelin restaurant guide. But the biggest winners might be Mavin Records’ investors, who have arguably achieved the biggest exit in African entertainment history when […]
Ghana opposition party demands central bank governor’s resignation in 3 weeks
The main opposition party in Ghana has given a 3-week ultimatum to the country’s central bank governor and his deputy to resign. The National Democratic Congress accuses Ernest Addison of “recklessness” and mismanaging the bank – with the bank accused of illegally printing money and spending over $8.6m on travel expenses. In the fiscal year 2022, the Bank of […]
US-based organization ‘busted’ in staged child trafficking operations in Ghana
A new BBC Africa Eye investigation for the BBC World Service found that several rescue raids involving one of the world’s biggest anti-slavery charities, International Justice Mission (IJM), resulted in children being wrongfully taken from their families in Ghana. The BBC’s investigative reporter Kyenkyehene Boateng said: “I’ve spent a year investigating a big charity that […]
