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Sport

FA to Ban Transgender Women from Women’s Football in England Starting June

Friday, May 2, 2025 — WafricNewsTransgender women will no longer be permitted to compete in women’s football in England from June 1, following a policy shift announced by the English Football Associat...

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Business

U.S. Closes Import Loophole, Triggering New Tariffs and Rising Prices for Shoppers

Friday, May 2, 2025 — WafricNewsMillions of Americans are waking up to unexpected price hikes and shipping delays as a major trade rule quietly expired at midnight Friday, signaling a new chapter in t...

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Breaking News

NYPD Shoots Armed Man Holding Mother Hostage in Bronx Apartment

Friday, May 2, 2025 — WafricNewsA tense domestic standoff ended in gunfire late Thursday night in the Bronx after New York City police shot a man accused of threatening to kill his mother with a knife...

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Celebrity Gossip

Diddy Rejects Plea Deal as Sex Trafficking Trial Set to Begin

Friday, May 2, 2025 — WafricNewsHip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has formally rejected a plea deal offered by federal prosecutors, setting the stage for a high-profile trial on sex trafficking and rac...

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Politics

South Korea Installs New Acting Leader as Ex-PM Han Duck-soo Enters Presidential Race

Friday, May 2, 2025 — WafricNewsSouth Korea has appointed Education Minister Lee Ju-ho as acting president, marking the third interim leader to take office in less than half a year, amid deepening pol...

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Breaking News

Elon Musk Admits DOGE's Impact Less Than Anticipated After Initial 100 Days

Washington, D.C. — One hundred days into his oversight of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk offered a candid assessment of the agency’s performance, saying that while “some pro...

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Entertainment

Portable Dodges Jail Time, Pays ₦30k Fine After Assault Conviction

By WafricNews | May 1, 2025Street-hop sensation and self-styled "wahala" crooner, Habeeb Okikiola, better known by fans as Portable, has managed to sidestep a three-month jail sentence after paying a...

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Business

Asian Markets Rebound as Hopes for U.S.-China Trade Talks Calm Investor Jitters

WafricNews | May 2, 2025Asian stock markets posted modest gains on Friday, buoyed by renewed signs of diplomatic engagement between the United States and China, two economic superpowers whose trade r...

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Breaking News

Kenya’s Military Breaks Its Silence — And the State Reacts in Panic

By WafricNews Staff | Nairobi | May 1, 2025The Kenyan government’s attempt to block a BBC documentary from public viewing didn’t just expose a fear of foreign media — it exposed the quiet deal that ha...

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Politics

May Day Protests Sweep U.S. as Thousands Rally for Workers and Immigrant Rights

WafricNews | Washington D.C. | May 1, 2025From New York to Los Angeles and Anchorage to Atlanta, tens of thousands of people filled streets and public squares across the United States on Thursday in a...

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