4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (409+ words) The US Department of State has released its first-round Diversity Visa lottery results for the upcoming fiscal year, provisionally selecting 1,642 Ghanaian applicants and placing the country among the leading West African beneficiaries of the programme. Across West Africa, 10,999 applicants were…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Ghana Police Service has arrested Abraham Awundok, a suspect linked to the murders of Dr Jesse Amuah and his wife, Elizabeth Esi Amuah, following an international operation that brought him back from Dubai. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) A Nigerian national has been extradited to the United States to face prosecution over a financially motivated extortion scheme that resulted in the death of a Mississippi teenager, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on August 28, 2026. Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, of Lagos,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (343+ words) Ghana's most recognisable football fan, Kailani Ibrahim Kpa, the man behind the white powder that became one of the defining images of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has reportedly been arrested in connection with an alleged visa fraud scheme. According to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (342+ words) A 20-year-old man has drowned in the river marking the border between Ghana and Togo at Tambalug in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region, with his body yet to be recovered more than a day after the incident....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (346+ words) A 26-year-old Ghanaian man residing in Oklahoma, Jeff Kufi Asare, has been charged with multiple sexual offences following three separate arrests within a two-week period in August 2026. According to Fox News reports, Asare was first arrested on August 1, 2026, in connection…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) A forensic audit of Ghana's Embassy in Washington, DC has uncovered blank biometric passport booklets, active passport materials and visa stickers inside the office of the Mission's IT officer, Fred Kwarteng, alongside evidence suggesting that digital records may have been…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (415+ words) A Ghanaian citizen has taken the country's top legal officers to court over the practice of shutting down appellate courts for two full months every year. Elorm Kwami Gorni filed the action at the Supreme Court on 28 July 2026, naming Attorney-General…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (302+ words) A forensic audit into financial irregularities at Ghana's Embassy in Washington, DC has directly implicated former Ambassador Hajia Alima Mahama in an alleged $19.3 million scandal involving years of unauthorised fees collected from passport and visa applicants. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (603+ words) A junior pastor in Ghana's Ashanti Region is facing a decade behind bars after a court found that he swindled a teacher out of tens of thousands of cedis through a fabricated overseas job offer. The Nsuta Circuit Court presided…...