Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid kidnapping crisis
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from his position with immediate effect for health reasons, the president’s office has said. The 63-year-old’s departure coincides with a period of heightened security challenges across Nigeria, with the government under pressure to deal with a spate of mass kidnappings. Last week, the office of the […]
US Homeland Security secretary calls for more travel bans
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said she will recommend a travel ban on several countries which she claims are “flooding” the US with criminal activity. Writing on social media on Monday, Noem said she had met President Donald Trump and decided to suggest “a full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding […]
UK Imposes 10-Year Travel Bans on 1,632 Ghanaians in Major Visa Fraud Crackdown
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The United Kingdom’s decision to impose 10-year travel bans on 1,632 Ghanaian visa applicants marks a severe inflection point in the fight against immigration fraud. This blacklist, representing 4% of all Ghanaian applicants in 2024, is not merely an administrative penalty; it is a geopolitical statement by UK […]
Celebrating ‘Radio Ghana’, a very welcome, patriotic sankofa!
By: Ajoa Yeboah-Afari Monday December 1, 2025 is sure to be recorded as a historic day for the state broadcaster, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). It is the day of its Rebranding, the return to the original, iconic name, ‘Radio Ghana’ (95.7 FM). It’s also, in my opinion, a long overdue Sankofa transformation. The ‘Sankofa’, […]
