Tag Archives: SECURITY

Ethiopian Airlines is facing increasing scrutiny from passengers travelling from Ghana to South Africa, with multiple individuals alleging that the airline’s officials in Ghana are demanding a $100 “security deposit” before boarding. Passengers claim they are told this money will be refunded upon their return to Ghana, a promise many …

President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, has directed the Minister for the Interior and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to immediately deploy additional security personnel to parts of the Bono East Region to combat a recent surge in highway and armed robberies. The President made …

Three (3) suspected gold smugglers have been arrested by the GoldBod security taskforce. The three suspects — Goutam Katriya, 35, Miraj Sarvaych, 22, Manash Damani, 42, are Indian nationals who are in the business of trading gold in Kumasi and Accra for Unique MM, a company allegedly owned by one …

  Security Analyst, Andrews Asiedu Tetteh has criticised Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, accusing him of incompetence.   He claims the IGP has failed to address post-election violence-related activities.   Speaking in an interview with the press, he stated that post-election violence is occurring because some politicians …

As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeting their congratulations. “Zimbabwe stands ready to work with you”, wrote Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, eyeing a diplomatic reset, while Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu expressed hope that Trump’s second term …

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the position of the Ghana Police Service on election security. According to the NDC MPs, a public statement from the police administration condemning and distancing itself from a declaration by DCOP Prince Gabriel Waabu that the police will be responsible for election security and …

The Ghana Police Service has distanced itself from comments made by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Gabriel Prince Waabu on election security. Speaking on Joy News, DCOP Waabu indicated that the service treats every constituency as a hotspot. DCOP Waabu also emphasised that the police have implemented various structures …

A Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Prince Gabriel Waabu has made some big disclosures about security arrangements for the 2024 general elections. During an appearance on Joynews’ Election Headquarters unveiling event in Accra, DCOP Waabu spoke about how deployments will be made and the issue of hotspots. On deployments, he …

Top officers of the Ministry of National Security have intervened to stop the leadership and members of the “Fixing the Country Movement” from going ahead with their planned picketing exercise at the office of former President John Mahama, in Labone, over their demand for more action by the Office of …

The security personnel of the National Chief, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, have assaulted EIB journalist, Lantam Panpanko. According to him, he was asked to move off the road because the National Chief Imam was behind him. Narrating the incident, Mr. Panpanko stated “So, I was driving from the Ofankor roundabout headed …