President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential clemency to 863 convicted persons as Ghana commemorates its 70th Independence Anniversary, in a major act of mercy and national reflection. The decision, announced on Monday, October 5, 2026, was made under Article 72(1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution after
Read MoreThe Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has been formally charged with multiple offences, including conspiracy, intentionally causing financial loss to a public body and money laundering. The charges stem from an investigation into financial transactions involving SIC Life Savings and Loans
Read MoreA promising Ghanaian officer serving in the United States Army has tragically lost his life during a scuba certification training exercise in Pennsylvania. Captain Stephen Oduro Adjei, 31, died on September 26 while participating in certification dive training at Lake Hydra, a well-known underwater training facility
Read MoreA California woman accused of carrying out a surveillance mission on the family of Taiwan’s president for the Chinese government has been arrested by the FBI while allegedly preparing to fly to Shanghai. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, of Irvine, was taken into custody at Los Angeles
Read MoreA 45-year-old UK-based Ghanaian man, Evans Nyarko, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman he had offered to help get home safely after a night out. Nyarko, who lived in Fishermead, Milton Keynes, was
Read MoreGhanaian national Jamal Abubakari, popularly known as “Arrangement,” is asking a U.S. federal court for more time before his fraud case moves forward, with his lawyers arguing that a massive volume of newly released evidence has made the current timetable difficult to meet. Abubakari and his
Read MoreA popular celebration trend involving beautifully arranged cash gifts has landed seven people in trouble with the law after the Bank of Ghana and Ghana Police Service arrested them for allegedly using cedi notes to make money bouquets and money cakes for sale. The arrests were
Read MoreCaptain Smit Machchhar is being celebrated internationally after his actions during a terrifying mid-air emergency helped save the lives of passengers and crew aboard a flydubai flight. Machchhar was commanding flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026, when authorities say his
Read MoreA veteran Florida detective has been arrested after federal investigators accused him of leaking sensitive police information to people suspected of criminal activity including allegedly warning one man that officers were watching him. Gainesville Police Detective Kelvin Mattair was arrested by the FBI on September 28,
Read MoreA Los Angeles museum is seeking to return two historic Ghanaian artifacts believed to have been looted during British military operations in the Asante Kingdom, but an unusual and sensitive complication is slowing the restitution process: both objects contain human remains. The Fowler Museum at the
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