The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has deployed new state-of-the-art screening equipment at the passenger checkpoints of Terminals 2 and 3 of Accra International Airport in a move aimed at strengthening aviation security while significantly improving the passenger screening experience. The new screening technology according to the Ghana airport will allow passengers to keep laptops…
Frederick Kumi, popularly known as “Abu Trica,” has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering before a United States District Court following his extradition from Ghana. Kumi entered the plea before Judge John R. Adams of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division….
A Ghana Police Chief Inspector is under investigation over allegations of renting illegal structures to commercial sex workers in Kumasi. The probe follows a KMA demolition exercise disrupted by attacks from squatters. A Chief Inspector of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region is facing an internal investigation over allegations that he rented out…
A Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) officer has drawn widespread praise after taking swift action against a passenger who allegedly threw a sachet water wrapper onto the road from a moving trotro. In a video circulating on social media, the officer is seen chasing down the vehicle after witnessing the act of littering. He stopped…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially listed only three African countries whose citizens qualify for its eVisa in 2026 The eVisa grants a one-year, multiple-entry permit allowing stays of up to 90 days for tourism and Umrah visits, lovinnews.com confirmed Over 40 African nations, including West African countries, were excluded from Saudi Arabia’s 66-country…
President John Dramani Mahama joined residents, sanitation workers and government officials at Tse Addo in Accra on Friday morning as the government commenced a two-day nationwide clean-up exercise across seven flood-affected regions. The campaign follows recent heavy rains that triggered flooding in several parts of the country, leaving behind clogged drains, accumulated refuse and debris,…
The two-day nationwide clean-up exercise has commenced in seven flood-affected regions across the country, with residents, institutions and authorities beginning efforts to clear refuse, desilt choked drains and restore public spaces. The exercise, which started at 6:00 am on Friday, July 10, 2026, is expected to continue until 1:00 pm and will resume on Saturday,…
Fraud Cases in Ghana’s Financial Sector Rise 48% to 24,778 in 2025 — BoG Report Fraud cases across Ghana’s financial sector increased sharply in 2025, with the total number of reported incidents climbing by 48 percent, according to the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) 2025 Fraud Report. The report, published by the Financial Stability Department, showed…
A young man identified as Vincent Apetor has admitted spending Ghc114,000 his girlfriend had saved for their planned Holland visa application, leading an Accra Circuit Court to remand him into custody. Apetor told investigators that he used most of the money for football betting and lost the funds. The court heard that his former partner…
Ghanaian national Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to an alleged $8 million romance scam case, according to information gathered by Citi News. Sources familiar with the story revealed that Abu Trica was flown out of Ghana on Thursday, July 9, aboard Delta…
