Tag Archives: SECURITY

National Security Ministry warns of likely terrorist activity in North East, Upper East regions

The Ministry of National Security has warned other security agencies in Ghana of a strange movement of certain persons along the borders of Ghana in the North Eastern Region and the Upper East Region. In a statement addressed to the Chief of Defence State and the Inspector General of Police …

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PHOTOS: Cape Coast flood kills 3, including UCC Security officer

Three persons have been washed away by flood at Kwaprow a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region after heavy rains on Friday evening. The deceased include two old women and a Security Officer working with the University of Cape Coast. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed …

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Host NPP elections at military barracks if you sense security threat – Yamin tells A/R Minister

Former Deputy Ashanti Region Minister Joseph Yamin has strongly opposed the Regional Security Council’s decision to host the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) elections at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC). According to the deputy regional minister during the Mills-Mahama administration, conducting partisan activities at the seat of government in the …

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Terrorists may use religious activists to attack Ghana – Nat’l Security warns

Ghana’s National Security Secretariat is urging Ghanaians to be extra vigilant since the nation is not immune from threats of terrorism. The Secretariat, however, added that the Security Agencies in the country are alert to combat any form of terrorism. “We are not insulated from those attacks therefore, we think …

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Terrorists are already in Ghana — Security Expert

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr Ishmael Norman has said Ghanaians must act if the terrorists are already here in the country. He believes they are already in the country, adding that some may have been married to Ghanaians. Speaking …

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Press Freedom: Nat’l Security SWAT Unit undemocratic; dissolve it – Toobu to Gov’t  

MP for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has resurrected calls for the dissolution of the SWAT Unit at the National Security Ministry. Calls for the dissolution of the SWAT Unit erupted after the Awayaso West Wougon by-election attacks. Next was the assault on Citi News’ Caleb Kudah and the subsequent …

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‘Poorly paid journalists threat to national security’ – GBC Director General

The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan has called for better remuneration for Journalists in Ghana. Speaking at an Editor’s Breakfast Meeting organised by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in collaboration with the European Union to mark Europe Week in Ghana, Professor Alhassan said Journalists …

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Queen Elizabeth faces security scare as ‘fake priest’ spent night in Windsor barracks

Queen Elizabeth faced a security scare after a man who masqueraded as a priest managed to spend the night at a barracks located less than 500 yards from Windsor Castle with soldiers who guard the British royal. The guardsmen were reportedly so swayed by the so-called man of the cloth that …

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Police arrest four National Security operatives at NPP voting centers

The Ghana Police Service on Friday, April 29, arrested four National Security operatives who were parading themselves during the New Patriotic Party’s Constituency Elections in the Ayawaso North Constituency. DCOP Iddi Lansah Seidu, who confirmed the arrest to Accra-based Joy News, said the arrests were because Police was not going …

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Traditional Rulers appeal for restoration of Speaker’s security

Traditional Rulers in the Nadowli/Kaleo District of the Upper West Region have appealed to the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Seth Amoama, to consider restoring the military attachment to the Office of the Speaker of Parliament. At a press conference at Kaleo, the traditional rulers from the five paramountcy and …

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