Erstwhile Nigerian footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior, has been arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos for alleged cocaine trafficking upon arrival from Brazil. The Guardian Nigeria reported that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Okafor who arrived in Lagos with 1.40kg of crack cocaine concealed in his …

Veteran actor, Ekow Blankson is reported to have died. The actor, who was also into other private businesses, played different roles in many movies and television advertisements. Borga, Frozen Emotion, Savannah, In April, Checkmate, Illusions, A Woman Scorned, Pool Party, and Famous were some of the movies he starred in. …

The rising cost of fertiliser on the global market will negatively affect availability of rice and other staple foods in 2023 if the crisis between Russia and Ukraine continues into next year, a Chief Economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Maximo Torero Cullen, has predicted. Mr. …

Uncompetitive cocoa prices on the international market is forcing cocoa farmers in gold-producing areas to sell farmlands for illegal mining activities, the Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has said. The situation is rather disturbing, given cocoa has been the main cash crop that has been the backbone of the economy. …

Phyna has been announced the winner of this year’s Big Brother Naija (BBNAIJA2022). This comes after three months of being housed together with other housemates for a period of three months. This year’s edition was dubbed the “Level Up Edition”. Phyna goes home with prizes worth N100,000 and will be …

Burkina Faso currently has the youngest leader on the continent thanks to a coup d’etat that deposed a coup leader on September 30, 2022. Between January 2022 and the last day of September 2022, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was in charge as a military ruler having led a coup …

A British Member of Parliament (MP) from the Labour Party, Rupa Huq, publicly apologized to Ghanaian-born British MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who also doubles as the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister). According to news.sky.com, the party suspended Rupa Huq for describing Kwasi Kwarteng as a “superficially” black man. Huq …

Former Asante Kotoko coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum has landed a job with the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Footballghana.com understand. Narteh Ogum is currently clubless after parting ways with Asante Kotoko despite steering the club to annex the 2021/23 Ghana Premier League. With Ghana set …

BBC reported earlier today the death of at least 174 people in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. According to BBC report, about 180 were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC’s loss to bitter rivals at …

Until recently many scientists were of the view that the dark skin color of Africans was a permanent characteristic in their genes; a feature meant to protect those in the African continent against the scorching rays of the sun. Recent scientific findings show that the early dwellers in Africa had …