US Army Major sentenced to 70 months for smuggling firearms to Ghana
A U.S. Army Major, Kojo Owusu Dartey, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement...
USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday
Thousands of employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be placed on leave from Friday night, the agency says.A USAID statement...
Nollywood actress passes on aged 35
Nollywood actress Pat Ugwu has passed away at the age of 35.Her colleague, Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday,...
17 children burnt to death in Nigeria school fire
At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say.Several other pupils were injured and rushed...
Why Trump tariffs could mean Barbie dolls cost more
Toy-making giant Mattel says it may increase its prices in the US to make up for the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.It comes after...
Zayed Award for Human Fraternity announces 2025 honorees
The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity today announced its 2025 honorees: Prime Minister of Barbados and climate change champion The Honorable Mia Amor Mottley,...
Trump administration puts on leave USAID staff globally in dramatic aid overhaul
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was going to put on leave all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International...
Australia-Ghana partnership vital for solving Ghana’s food production challenges – Opoku-Agyemang
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President of Ghana, has emphasized the need for stronger agricultural collaboration between Ghana and Australia to address food...
Trump to sign executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in...
President Mahama confers with Egyptian President El-Sisi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to deepening economic and trade relations with Ghana after a phone call with President...
US Immigration arrests Ghanaian convicted of sex crimes with minor
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Joseph Osei Boateng, a Ghanaian national convicted of sex crimes involving a minor, in Columbus, Ohio.ICE...
Major breast cancer screening AI trial to begin
Nearly 700,000 women are set to participate in an NHS artificial intelligence (AI) breast cancer screening trial in England.Five different AI platforms will be...
Three missing siblings found dead in freezer
A community in Anambra State, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning after the shocking discovery of the lifeless bodies of three siblings in a...
USAID officials put on leave as Elon Musk says time for agency to ‘die’
Elon Musk has declared that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should “die” amid reports that two top security officials at the...
Police rescue lady tied up in hotel by suspected ritualist she met online
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully rescued a young woman from the clutches of a suspected armed robber and ritual!st, launching...
Ex-US Senator sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for bribery
Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges.
Last July, a...
Drama as commercial sex worker seizes coffin over unpaid fee
A bizarre scene unfolded in Mbare when a commercial sex worker confiscated a coffin worth $60 from a hardware shop as compensation for an...
Price of condoms skyrocket as Trump cuts off HIV funding
Zimbabwe is grappling with a worsening public health crisis as condom prices soar to unprecedented levels in retail shops across the country.
A recent survey...
Dozens feared dead in midair collision between American Airlines Jet and Army Helicopter
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport...
20 killed; one survives in South Sudan plane crash
Only one person has survived a plane crash in South Sudan, which killed 20 oil workers who were on board, the government said.The plane,...
Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit over ban
US President Donald Trump has signed a legal settlement that will see Facebook and Instagram owner Meta pay out roughly $25m (£20m).Trump sued the...
ECOWAS officially withdraws Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from body
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional body.A press...
Over 3,200 Ghanaians set to be deported from US following Trump’s new order
A report by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed that 3,228 Ghanaians are among over 1.4 million immigrants listed for deportation.The...
Trump offers millions of federal workers eight months pay to resign
President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not want to return to the office, a major move...
Nigerian extradited to US for alleged sextortion
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face prosecution over alleged sextortion of a minor, which led to the victim's death.Hassanbunhussein...
Several people feared dead in stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a...
Trump sacks justice department lawyers who prosecuted him
US President Donald Trump's administration has fired more than a dozen justice department lawyers who worked on two criminal cases against him.They were fired...
Notorious drug lord arrested after wife’s vacation photos expose location
A highly sought-after drug kingpin was captured when officials tracked his wife’s social media account and pinpointed his location during their lavish European vacation.Luis...
Mass arrests in nationwide US immigration crackdown
A nationwide immigration crackdown on Sunday resulted in the arrest of 956 people, the most since Donald Trump returned to power, according to Immigration...
Bill Gates calls his divorce the biggest regret of his life
Bill Gates is speaking candidly about his divorce from Melinda French Gates, calling it "the mistake I regret the most."
In an interview with The Times of London published...
Outrage as gospel singer accused of murdering lover pleads not guilty in court
Gospel singer Timilehin Ajayi, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, has sparked public outrage after pleading not guilty to charges of culpable homicide,...
US freezes nearly all foreign aid, sparking global concern
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday...
Rebels say they have taken DR Congo city as thousands flee
Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east.Residents shared videos...
More than 100 dead dolphins found on Somali coast, cause a mystery
More than 100 dead dolphins have been found on the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, with officials yet to establish what caused their...
US suspends tariffs after Colombia agrees to deportation flights
The US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Bogota agreed to accept - without restrictions - deported migrants, the White House...
How 245 Washington-bound passengers survived near air mishap
A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington late Thursday night, declared an emergency and returned to Lagos...
Man allegedly caught carrying wife’s body parts in backpack
Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old wife.Officers came...
Elephants are not people, US court rules
A bid to free five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been rejected after a court ruled elephants are not people.An animal rights group...
The family who have spent five decades as volunteer grave-diggers
For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest graveyard in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna - much...
Trump orders 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border as part of immigration crackdown
US President Donald Trump will send 1,500 ground troops to the southern border, along with aircraft support, as part of a crackdown on "illegal aliens".
The...