Tag: Ghana
Ghanaian boy, 15, killed on way to school in New York as father cites bullying
A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy, identified as Javits Frimpong, was shot dead in the Bronx, New York, on Thursday, October 29.
The NYPD said h [...]
Tamale High Court convicts former NDA CEO, three others over IPEP procurement offences
A High Court in Tamale has convicted the former Chief Executive of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Sumaila Abdul-Rahman, and three others ov [...]
NACOC arrests four more suspects, including Lebanese national, in $260m narcotics case
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested four more suspects, including a Lebanese national, in connection with the $260 million narcotics [...]
Eleven Ghanaians rescued from alleged visa scam in Nigeria
Police in Nigeria's Ogun State have rescued eleven Ghanaians who were allegedly lured into the country with promises of visas to Canada and Spain and [...]
Two Ghanaians arrested in US over alleged $60,000 church ‘Email Fraud’
Two Ghanaian men, Samuel Opoku and Ousmane Gassama Diaby, have been arrested in the United States over an alleged email scam that cost a chu [...]
Jailed for seven years: Father and Son seek help to rebuild after defilement conviction
A 67-year-old farmer, Robert Nii Amartey, and his 25-year-old son, Nicholas Ayi, have each served a seven-year jail term in connection with the defile [...]
Ghanaian man jailed in US for working under relative’s identity, faces deportation
A 29-year-old Ghanaian man has been sentenced to about nine months in federal custody in the United States after admitting he used [...]
Manchester City: Antoine Semenyo set to miss eight weeks for sustaining injury
Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo is expected to miss around eight weeks after sustaining a knee injury, leaving his side without an important player i [...]
African Union to launch continent’s first credit rating agency
The African Union is set to launch the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on Wednesday in Port Louis, Mauritius, where the body is headquartered.
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Mahama pardons 863 convicts to mark Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary
President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardons to 863 convicted persons in commemoration of Ghana's 70th Independence Annive [...]