No fewer than 42 Nigerians have been deported from Ghana’s Ashanti Region following rulings by various courts over alleged prostitution, fraud, and other related offences. The development was disclosed in a Facebook post on Thursday, December 18, 2025, by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Frank Amoakohene. According to him, other foreign nationals deported include 13 Cameroonians,…
A suspect, Victor Benjamin Fejemirokum, linked to the murder of a Federal Road Safety Corps officer, SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, has been arrested by the Eastern South Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service. The Ghana Police disclosed this during a press briefing held on Sunday, a video of…
Ghana President, John Mahama Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said on Wednesday, his country has begun accepting West African nationals deported from the United States, including Nigerians. According to Reuters, Mahama disclosed that a first batch of 14 deportees, made up of Nigerians, a Gambian and others, had already arrived in Accra, with the Ghanaian…
The federal government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has condemned the protest by Ghanaians calling on Nigerians to be deported from the West African country. Some Ghanaian citizens staged a protest against Nigerians, accusing them of engaging in mass prostitution, ritual killings, kidnapping, and violent crimes in their country. In a viral video,…
About three weeks ago, hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets in Accra and parts of the Eastern Region of the country to protest the installation of a Nigerian national, Chukwudi Ihenetu, as the “Eze Ndi Igbo Ghana,” a symbolic traditional leader representing the Igbo community in the country. The protest, held with banners bearing…
Some of the victims Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Binta Adamu Bello, has promised to scale up collaboration with state and non–state actors within the West African corridors with a view to clamping down on human trafficking syndicate operating within the corridor. The Director General stated…
President Mahama Ghana’s president, John Mahama, on Tuesday announced the suspension of the country’s top judge while she is investigated for misconduct. The action against Supreme Court Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo came after three separate petitions called for her removal. Allegations against her include tampering with court records and misuse of public funds….
Three Nigerians have allegedly been arrested by FBI agents operating in Ghana for kidnapping an American woman and demanding a ransom of $150,000 from her family. This was revealed in a statement made by a lady in a post currently trending on the popular social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). In the post, the woman…
The United Nations has appointed Ghana’s Major General Anita Asmah as Head of Mission and Force Commander for the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), making her the first African woman to hold this position. UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the historic appointment on December 11, 2024. Major General Asmah’s appointment marks a significant step…
Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, shared his deep connection to Nigeria, revealing a personal history that ties him closely to the country. In a recent interview reported by Premium Times, Mahama disclosed that his stepmother hails from Offa, in Kwara State, a place he considers his hometown in Nigeria. President Mahama’s link to Nigeria stems…
