ACCRA (CONVERSEER) – A five-member investigative committee appointed by Ghanaian President John Mahama is set to begin hearings on Thursday, 15th May, into allegations of misconduct against the country’s Chief Justice. The committee, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, was constituted under Article 146(6) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution following the establishment of a…
KUMASI (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has gone global with its degree in an exchange programme between the University and the Garden City University College (GCUC) Kumasi, Ghana. This comes as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, presented Master’s Degree certificates of the University of Calabar to the…
SOWETO (CONVERSEER) – Former Orlando Pirates Captain Lucky Lekgwathi believes that coach Jose Riveiro got the substitutions wrong in the Soweto Derby over the week during the Nedbank Cup final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The substitutions It is a rare occasion that one of the world’s biggest derby football matches, the Soweto derby between Orlando…
ISMAILIA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have sealed their place at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over reigning champions Senegal at the CAF U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt on Monday. In a tense quarter-final clash at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia, the two West African…
LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Apple Music has launched the The Sounds Of Africa, a new global initiative celebrating five of the most influential music capitals across Africa— Accra, Dar es Salaam, Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg. Africa’s influence on the global music industry has never been more powerful as it is today. From the streets of Lagos…
LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The supernatural Netflix series Seven Doors had a triumphant night at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), winning three major categories: Best Lead Actor for Femi Adebayo, Best Lead Actress for Chioma Chukwuka, and Best Music Score for Tolu Obanro. The show, centered on the haunting tale of a cursed…
DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – Senegalese authorities have arrested more than a dozen individuals, mostly foreigners, in a major crackdown on a drug trafficking network operating in Dakar. The operation, led by the Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS), was based on actionable intelligence indicating intense trafficking activity in the capital. Law enforcement…
ABIDJAN (CONVERSEER) – The Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara is hosting Senegalese Head of State Bassirou Diomaye Faye as he participates in the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye left Dakar on Sunday morning for Abidjan to attend the forum, scheduled for May 11 and 12, 2025. Upon his arrival, the Senegalese leader…
BANJUL (CONVERSEER) – The Gambian government has published a comprehensive inventory of assets confiscated from exiled former President Yahya Jammeh, totaling over 1.24 billion Gambian dalasis (approximately $17 million). Released by the Ministry of Justice on Friday, May 9, 2025, the documents detail the liquidation and transfer of financial holdings, real estate, vehicles, equipment, and…
MOSCOW (CONVERSEER) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday held bilateral talks with some African and Palestinian Authority leaders. The African countries whose leaders were present were Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso. According to Africannews, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore arrived in Moscow to take part…
