Foreign Affairs

TWO GHANAIAN MINISTERS, SIX OTHERS DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH Tragedy struck in Ghana’s Ashanti region on Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed and claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers. Among the victims were Defence Minister Edward Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Mohammed. The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed that the Z-9 military helicopter, which was en route from …

NIGERIAN ANGLICANS FAULT ELECTION OF LESBIAN BISHOP AS PRIMATE OF WALES The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has criticised the election of the Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann, as the Archbishop of Wales, and described it as a further indication of abandonment of the faith once delivered to the saints. The Church argued that, aside from being a further authentication of …

GHANAIAN PRESIDENT SAYS NO ROOM FOR XENOPHOBIA, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ECOWAS Ghanaian President John Mahama, has said that there is no place for xenophobia in the Republic of Ghana. This is even as he vowed his commitment to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocols, especially on the free movement of persons and goods. The Special Assistant on …

I DON’T IDENTIFY AS NIGERIAN ANYMORE, – KEMI BADENOCH Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary and Conservative Party leader, has declared that she no longer identifies herself as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for over 20 years. Badenoch, who was born in London and raised in Lagos, made the statement while speaking on a podcast. She said that …

WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS – FG FIRES GHANAIANS PROTESTING ‘NIGERIA MUST GO’ The Federal Government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has condemned the protest by Ghanaians calling on Nigerians to be deported from the West African country. Some Ghanaian citizens staged a protest against Nigerians, accusing them of engaging in mass prostitution, ritual killings, kidnapping, and violent crimes …

GAZA’S DEATH TOLL NEARS 60,000 AS ISRAEL CONTINUES ITS BRUTAL WAR ON PALESTINIANS At least 59,821 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023, the health ministry said on Sunday. A ministry statement said that 88 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 374 people were injured, taking the number of …

UPROAR AS US PLANS TO DESTROY CONTRACEPTIVES The US administration’s decision to destroy nearly $10 million worth of women’s contraception products has sparked furious condemnation from doctors and aid groups, who have slammed the move as a wasteful attack on women’s rights. The contraceptives are being stored in Belgium and are reportedly planned to be incinerated in France. Both European …

IT’S NOW ‘NIGERIA MUST GO’ AS GHANAIANS STAGE PROTEST Some Ghanaians on Saturday staged a protest at the popular Obra Spot in Accra, demanding the immediate expulsion of Nigerians from their country over alleged involvement in crime and social vices. The protesters, who gathered in large numbers, displayed placards with messages such as “Nigerians Must Go,” “End Kidnapping,” “End Prostitution,” …

125 UK LAWMAKERS WRITE PM STARMER, CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF PALESTINIAN STATE Over a hundred members of Parliament are demanding that the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, recognise Palestinian statehood. According to Sky News, 125 MPs have signed a mass cross-party letter urging him to take the step. The letter is reportedly being organised by Labour backbencher Sarah …

NIGERIANS RISK DEPORTATION AS UK SCRAPS SPONSORSHIP FOR OVER 100 SKILLED JOBS Panic has gripped thousands of Nigerians working in the United Kingdom on Certificate of Sponsorship or Skilled Worker visas over the new regulations announced by the British government. The UK government, in its efforts to control immigration, has removed over 100 jobs, including skilled worker roles, from CoS …