Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president. Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass recruitment of volunteers to assist the army in the face of a growing threat by the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, which says it will use military force ...

The Saudi capital club Riyadh has been experiencing a surge of fans in its shop since the announcement of Neymar’s transfer to Al Hilal. Fans have travelled from all over the country to buy the shirts of the new recruit, who signed a two-year contract with the Saudi champions on Tuesday for an annual salary of around €100m. “I was ...

Ghanaian Gospel legend and songwriter, Rev. YABS has said that collaborating with dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale would not be a problem since he will be the one responsible for the content of the track to be released. In an interview on Akoma FM with Ama Serwah Sarpong, the Minister of God disclosed that should Shatta Wale reach out for a collaboration, he ...

Board Chairman of Hearts of Oak, Togbe Afede XIV, has lauded the club’s progress in developing their own infrastructure and has announced the club is set to build their own stadium. The Rainbow Club are close to completing the Pobiman Complex which has player hostels and training facilities included. The team is currently using aspects of the training facility as ...

Simon Hooper and Michael Salisbury will not be included in the referee appointments for next weekend’s Premier League games after they failed to award a stoppage-time penalty to Wolverhampton Wanderers in Monday night’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Goalkeeper, André Onana, clattered into Wolves’ Sasa Kalajdzic in the sixth added minute at Old Trafford, but on-field referee ...

Former Asante Kotoko defender, Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu, has escalated a financial dispute with his current club, TP Mazembe, by lodging a complaint with FIFA. Ganiyu’s grievance pertains to unpaid sign-on fees owed to him by the Congolese club since his arrival in February 2023. Having made the move to TP Mazembe from Kuwaiti side Al Talaba on a two-and-a-half-year contract, Ganiyu’s ...

Private legal practitioner Dr Justice Srem-Sai has taken a swipe at the Foreign Affairs Minister following her call for the dismissal of some staff at the Passport Office in Accra. According to him, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey cannot keep quiet about government appointees allegedly taking bribes and engaging in corruption-related activities, while ranting over low-level staff extorting money from Ghanaians. In ...

Hiplife/reggae artiste, Natty Borax, has announced his presence in the music industry with a new song titled, ‘Okukuseku’. The mid-tempo song has a powerful beat arrangement with good vocals. According to Natty Borax, his new song has garnered positive feedback from the masses. “My new song is ‘Okukuseku’. The feedback has been positive. Anytime we drop, it’s like fire; it’ll ...

Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, has revealed that one of the key drivers of Afrobeats globally is international collaborations. The surge in popularity of Afrobeats has been immense over the past few years, with most of its artistes shattering streaming records and also headlining major shows around the world. The result of Afrobeats crossing West African ...

The Youth Wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked the government to immediately abolish the recently imposed 10% withholding tax on all gross gaming winnings. According to them, the “insensitive policy” will worsen the plight of the already impoverished youths. In a press statement issued by the National Youth Organiser of the party, George Opare Addo, the ...