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Romance Scam Leads to Kidnapping of Two Ghanaian Women in Nigeria – Ghana Police Service
By Moses Desire Kouyo The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that two Ghanaian women—Anastasia Badoo Atta and Serwaa Konadu—who were recently rescued after being kidnapped in Nigeria, were lured through an online romance scam orchestrated by a criminal...
Ghana Gov’t Cancels 701 Diplomatic and Service Passports Belonging to Former Officials, Spouses, and Other Dignitaries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the cancellation of 701 diplomatic and service passports previously issued to former government officials, their spouses, and other dignit aries who served under the administration of former President...
Ghana Government to Reverse Public University Name Changes Made Under Former Prez Akufo-Addo
The government of Ghana, led by President John Dramani Mahama, is set to introduce a new bill in Parliament to rename several public universities that were either established or renamed during the tenure of former President Nana Addo...
Meta Accused of PR Tactics as Nigeria Upholds $220 Million Fine
By Salawatu Zuberu Meta Accused of PR Tactics as Nigeria Upholds $220 Million Fine Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has come under fire in Nigeria for allegedly orchestrating a negative public relations campaign aimed at...
Peter Obi, Davido Lead Outcry Over Detention of Influencer VeryDarkMan by EFCC
Outcry is mounting across Nigeria and beyond over the arrest and continued detention of Martins Vincent Otse, the controversial Nigerian social media influencer popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). Otse was arrested on Friday by operatives of the Economic...
Faure Gnassingbé Assumes Powerful New Role as Togo Abolishes Presidential Term Limits
Faure Gnassingbé, who has led Togo since 2005, was sworn in this week as President of the Council of Ministers, a newly created position that now holds supreme executive power under the country’s reformed constitution. The role carries...
Gabon’s General Brice Oligui Nguema Sworn in as President After Landslide Victory
General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was officially sworn in as President of Gabon on Saturday, April 27, 2025, after securing a sweeping 94.85% of the vote in the April 12 presidential election. The former head of the Republican...
Ghana’s Ex-National Security Chief Kwabena Adu-Boahene Remanded Until May 13 Over $7M Corruption Scandal
Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of Ghana’s National Signals Bureau (NSB), has been remanded into the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for seven working days, beginning Thursday, May 1, 2025. The remand, ordered by...
Ghana and Algeria Sign Visa Waiver Agreement, Expand Bilateral Cooperation
Ghana and Algeria have signed a visa waiver agreement to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations. The deal was signed in Accra on Thursday, May 1, and announced by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel...
AFRICOM Targets Burkina Faso’s Sovereignty as Africa Rises in Resistance
Across the African continent and its vast diaspora, alarm bells are ringing. In a telling display of imperial anxiety, U.S. AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley testified before the U.S. Senate on April 3, identifying Burkina Faso and its...