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NPP people being ‘charged’ GH¢10,000 for slots in police – Ken Agyapong claims

Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that slots in the Ghana Police Service are being sold. He claimed at a rally over the weekend that the development is a secret but that he was revealing it because it was causing pain to key grassroots members …

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Leaked IGP tape: Embattled COP Alex Mensah retires from police service today

Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has today September 17, 2023, formally retired from the Ghana Police Service after over three decades of service to the country. COP George Alex Mensah, who had served in various positions in the service, held the position of Director-General of Operations until his …

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Citizens decide who becomes president not police – Dampare

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has said it is the Ghanaian citizens who determine who becomes the leader in any election. Answering questions at the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape on his removal from office, Dr. Dampare indicated that elections involve many stakeholders and each has its …

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Watch as police officers ‘arrest’ woman after she refused to let them search her bag

A young woman’s insistence on her rights led to her being arrested by some officers of the Ghana Police Service in the nation’s capital, Accra. The officers requested that the lady, who was in a ride-hailing vehicle, give them her bag so that they could search it but she refused. …

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Journalist cum taxi driver hangs to death in Mankessim police cell

A 29-year-old journalist who doubles as a taxi driver has died in a police cell with a rope tied around his neck at the Mankessim Jedu Divisional Police Command in the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicate that the deceased, Kwame Egyama popularly known as Big …

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Tamale: Police man nabbed and detained for ‘stealing’ 3 confiscated motorbikes during clashes

Police in the Northern Region have detained a police officer was nabbed for allegedly stealing three confiscated motorbikes in Tamale. The Regional Police Command confiscated dozens of motorbikes during the clashes between its personnel and supporters of the volunteer Anti-drug Abuse Taskforce at the Tamale District Magistrate Court on Monday …

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Police file for injunction against Minority’s planned demo

The Ghana Police Service has filed for an injunction against the Minority’s proposed routes for its protest against the Bank of Ghana Governor and his two deputies. The Minority will on September 5 seek to march from Makola, through Rawlings Park and Opera Square to the frontage of the Bank …

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Police vehicle set ablaze as Hohoe residents clash with police

There are reports of tension brewing in Godenu, a village near Hohoe in the Volta region, as residents have clashed with the police. The incident which happened today, Wednesday, August 30, 2023, states that the police allegedly opened fire on residents, leaving several others injured and one person dead. According …

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Nigeria: Police arrest over 100 gay suspects holding wedding (VIDEO)

The Delta State Police Command has announced that it arrested over 100 gay suspects carrying out a gay wedding ceremony at a hotel in the state. Announcing their arrest on Facebook, the state police said it would parade the suspects shortly. “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred gay …

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Obiri Boahen sues Dampare, 8 top police officers over land

Nana Obiri Boahen, a private legal practitioner and former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Deputy General Secretary, has filed a writ at the Sunyani High Court in the Bono Region seeking action be taken against nine police officers. In the said writ, he appeals to the court to hold the Inspector General of …

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