The United States has lifted visa restrictions on Ghana, restoring five-year multiple-entry visas and other enhanced consular privileges for Ghanaian citizens.  Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the development on Friday, September 26, 2025, saying months of high-level diplomatic negotiations had successfully led to the outcome, Modern Ghana reports. “I am really pleased that […]

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly fired over a dozen agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington, D.C. in 2020, following the death of George Floyd.  The agents were initially reassigned last spring but their work has now been terminated, AP reports. Citing people familiar with

The agency, according to a statement, acted swiftly after receiving a distress call from concerned neighbours who witnessed the assault. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the rescue of a 16-year-old domestic worker who was allegedly scalded with hot water by her employer in the Gwarinpa area of

The Benue State government has warned citizens against patronising unlicensed hospitals and clinics, describing it as a “suicide mission”.  The warning followed the closure of 12 unlicensed medical facilities across Buruku, Ushongo, and Kwande Local Government Areas on Thursday during enforcement drive, led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Beatrice Tsavmbu, the Ministry of Health and

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has suspended petrol sales in naira due to exhaustion of its crude-for-naira allocation.  The suspension, effective September 28, 2025, affects naira-based transactions, and customers are advised to request refunds – the company noted in an email notice sent to its customers on Friday evening. This move has raised concerns about fuel