Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority (CSA), working jointly with the Ghana Police Service, National Security, and the Ghana Immigration Service, has arrested 141 suspects in a coordinated early-morning operation targeting organized cybercrime networks linked to mobile money fraud and business email compromise scams. The intelligence-led operation was carried out across two Accra suburbs, Tabora and Lashibi. Security officials confirmed that 100 suspects were arrested in Tabora, while 41 others were apprehended in Lashibi. Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects are believed to be Nigerian nationals. During the raids, law enforcement officers recovered 38 laptops and 150 mobile phones suspected to have…
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Ohene Anochie
Senior Reporter at AMN News Agency, known for his insightful journalism and in-depth coverage of current events.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a sweeping long-term investment plan aimed at strengthening Israel’s national security, technological independence and global standing, announcing an additional 350 billion shekels to be invested over the next decade. Netanyahu made the disclosure on Wednesday while addressing senior security and foreign affairs officials at a high-level conference held at the Israel Security Agency (ISA) headquarters under the auspices of the Civil Service Commission. According to the Prime Minister, the funding will impact nearly all government agencies involved in national defense, intelligence, technology and strategic planning, with the goal of positioning Israel as a…
Israel’s Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, has announced that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will establish military bases in northern Gaza areas described by Israeli authorities as “liberated,” placing them under full Israeli control. The statement marks a significant policy signal amid the ongoing war in Gaza and has drawn wide regional and international attention. According to Katz, the planned bases are not intended as temporary deployments but as part of a longer-term security strategy. Israeli officials say the move reflects a return to the “Nahal” model, an early Israeli doctrine in which military outposts were established first, followed later…
Ivory Coast, the reigning champions of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), will open their title defense on Wednesday with a group F clash against Mozambique in Marrakech. The encounter marks the first match in group F and will be followed later in the evening by another high-profile fixture between Cameroon and Gabon. Kick-off for the Ivory Coast–Mozambique game is scheduled for 6:30 pm local time. The Elephants are chasing a fourth continental crown after lifting the trophy in 2023 on home soil. That triumph saw Ivory Coast overcome Nigeria 2–1 in the final, a victory that restored pride and…
At least 28 people, including women and children, have been abducted by armed men in Nigeria’s central Plateau state while travelling to an annual Islamic gathering, according to local sources. The incident occurred on Sunday night when gunmen intercepted a commercial bus transporting passengers between rural communities. Witnesses said the attackers blocked the road, stopped the vehicle, and forcibly led passengers away at gunpoint. The whereabouts of the victims remain unknown, and authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the attack. Families Receive Ransom Demands A journalist based in Plateau state told the BBC that relatives of the…
Comoros’ national football team, popularly known as Les Cœlacanthes, carries a name that reaches far beyond sport. The nickname is drawn from the coelacanth, a rare fish species dating back more than 410 million years, which has become a powerful symbol of biodiversity, resilience and national identity for the Indian Ocean island nation. Locally called Gombessa, the coelacanth was long believed to be extinct until its dramatic rediscovery off the coast of South Africa in 1938. A second specimen found in Comoros waters in 1952 stunned the scientific world, rewriting biology textbooks and placing the small island nation at the…
The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat has called for legal action against the Justice Department following what he described as an inadequate and heavily redacted release of records related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday introduced a resolution urging the Senate to file or join lawsuits to compel the Justice Department to fully comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The law, passed last month, required the department to disclose its Epstein-related records by a deadline that elapsed last Friday. “Instead of transparency, the Trump administration released a tiny fraction…
President Donald Trump is set to meet with senior national security officials on Monday amid an escalation of U.S. actions against Venezuela, including stepped-up efforts by the Coast Guard to intercept oil tankers accused of helping Caracas evade American sanctions. The meeting, to be held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida where the president is vacationing, will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan. The White House described the gathering as a platform for a “major announcement,” with officials indicating Trump is expected to outline a new shipbuilding initiative. However, the timing…
As countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America move decisively to restrict or ban highly toxic weedkillers, questions are intensifying over why Ghana continues to allow the widespread use of chemicals that have been linked to serious health and environmental risks. Paraquat, one of the most controversial herbicides globally, has been banned across the European Union and in countries including China, Thailand, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, Peru and Taiwan. The chemical is known for its extreme toxicity, frequent involvement in fatal poisonings and the absence of an effective antidote. Glyphosate, while not universally prohibited, has faced restrictions or phased reductions in…
An increasingly urgent debate is emerging within Israeli and Jewish policy circles over how the state should respond to what analysts describe as a coordinated effort by Iran and allied Islamist networks to expand violent extremism beyond the Middle East and into Jewish communities worldwide. In a sharply worded editorial circulating among security commentators, Iran is accused of accelerating a strategy often described as the “globalization of the intifada,” combining militant proxy networks with psychological and information warfare to destabilize societies far beyond Israel’s borders. The argument presented is that traditional defensive measures, including border fortifications and reactive intelligence, are…
