Tag Archives: VIOLENCE

Teachers and nurses have begun exiting Bawku in the Upper East Region due to the volatile security situation in the town. The Kusasis withdrew from the inter-ethnic peace committee on Tuesday following renewed clashes that have led to the death of at least eleven people. The renewed violence between the …

The Ghana Police Service has announced a reward of GH¢100,000 for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators in the Techiman South election violence. According to the Police, they have not been idle on any violent incidents or killings since Inspector General of Police, George …

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter after being accused of “inciting violence” over offensive tweets – just two months after his last ban. The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets – one of which appeared to show a symbol combining …

A 37-year-old mother of four, Donkor Margeret, is battling for her life at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after her husband inflicted machete wounds on all parts of her body for demanding her share of proceeds from the sale of their cocoa farm. According to the victim, her husband sold their …

On 24 June 2022, disturbing videos started circulating online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. The footage was filmed on a small piece of land where Morocco meets Spain – a gateway into Europe. These videos revealed shocking evidence of migrants being restrained and severely beaten. …

Bimbo, wife of popular Nigerian businessman, Ikechukwu Ogbonna (IVD) has died after sustaining severe injuries from fire. She was said to have set herself and the entire household ablaze after one of her usual scuffles with her husband in their home, situated at Lekki, Lagos. Sharing the sad news on …

At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan on Tuesday, October 11, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country’s north clashed over a disputed borderline separating their areas. Violence is part of daily life in parts of South Sudan where clashes triggered by localised disputes over …

Commonwealth Hall, one of the resident halls on the University of Ghana campus, has denied being part of the violence that took place on Friday, August 5. In a statement co-signed by JCR President and Secretary, Paul Anim Inkoom and Daniel Kofi Boakye, the student leadership stated that: “The attention …

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi in the Ashanti region Mr. Elijah Adansi Bonah escaped an attack from persons suspected to be aggrieved members of the governing political party. According to reports in the local media, Mr. Elijah Adansi Bonah was pounced on at the Chief Palace polling station …

A circuit court in Koforidua has given the police a one-month period to complete investigations and charge suspects involved in the attack on the Asamakese chief’s palace and subsequently aiding the installation of a parallel chief. The court granted the plea of the Attorney General on Tuesday, February 22 to …