GHANA Life Insurance (GLI) Company has donated blood and some food items worth hundreds of cedis to the 37 Military Hospital to mark 37 years of its existence. The programme christened “Ghana Life Insurance @37, @ 37 Military Hospital” saw the management, staff and sales agents of the company marking the day at the Children’s … Read more
Ghana’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Annim, has charged the Ghanaian peacekeepers to keep the Flag of Ghana aloft. HE Joseph Annim was speaking as the special guest of honour at Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebration organised by MONUSCO GHANBATT 13, the Ghanaian peacekeeping contiggent in that country, at … Read more
Personnel of the United States Marine Corps joined the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Friday to foil an attack on the US Embassy in Accra in a drill that was aimed at making them battle ready to prevent threats and incursions. The drill which lasted almost two hours, took place at the US … Read more
US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official acknowledged Wednesday, as American troops edge closer to the front lines. The United States currently has about 450 military advisers, most of them special operations forces, supporting Iraqi partners as they try to oust … Read more
President Akufo Addo has appointed Major General Obed Akwa as the new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS). He is taking over from Air Marshall Samson Oje who has retired, and bid the President farewell. Major General Akwa is currently the Chief of Army staff; but also served as the Commandant of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping … Read more
It is with great pleasure, joy, satisfaction and a high sense of relief that we welcome William of the House of Akuffo-Addo, Second of His Name, 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, Protector of the Realm covering the 10 regions and its land, water and air space, … Read more
Ghanaians as a people are noted worldwide for their hospitality. Wherever we find ourselves as Ghanaians, we aim to leave a mark. The success story of MONUSCO Ghanbatt 12 as Peacekeeping troops in DRC was climaxed with an Outreach Programme that fed 1500 Orphans and their Caregivers in the city of Kinshasa. Ghanbatt feted 1500 … Read more
About 172 officers of the Third Battalion Unit of the Sunyani Liberation Barracks were disappointed Thursday as their names were not captured in the register for the Special Voting. Not a single officer has been able to vote. The situation generated a “serious uproar”, according to TV3’s Paa Kwesi Larry Moses. The Commanding Officer at … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday held a press conference and wildly accused President John Dramani Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama, of attempting to bribe the Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP, Daniel Bugri Naabu. Mustapha Hamid, who addressed the media, said the intention was to get Bugri Naabu to turn against the … Read more
Commanding Officer of Formed Police Unit (FPU) Chief Superintendent Hamza Yakubu has dismissed reports that the FPU trainees are being prepared to be deployed illegally during the 7 December election. The FPU, a new unit in the police service, will be deployed to South Sudan on peacekeeping operations. Speaking at the passing out ceremony of … Read more
Ghana’s military will be placed on high alert on December 7 to quell any violence by individuals or groups of persons who may attempt to disrupt the smooth conduct of the 2016 general elections. General Commanding Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General C. B. Alhassan, who said this assured Ghanaians the Command is … Read more
Contractors working on the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange are making the final touches to complete the project which was inaugurated by President John Dramani Mahama last Monday. According to the consultants, there was only one per cent of work left for the project to be completed. Some of the final touches being done include patching of … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces has announced its readiness to deal with any form of violence that erupts in the upcoming December 7 polls. According to the Commanding Officer of the First Infantary Batallion of the First Garrison of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Albert Ogaja, even though the Military High Command do not anticipate … Read more
On the evening news of yesterday, Wednesday 12th October 2016, I learnt from Peace FM radio that a soldier has been arrested and temporarily incarcerated by his Commanding Officer (Colonel…..) for posting a close-up selfie of himself sipping a kalypo on the social media. Before proceeding any further, let us ask ourselves what a selfie … Read more
The commanding officer of the Formed Police Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Naa Hamsah Yakubu, has jabbed the Executive Director of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, saying he “must check himself”. The officer’s comment comes after Franklin Cudjoe described the Police’s recent decision to suspend all motor vehicle checks as … Read more
A legal brain has flayed President John Mahama over his obsession for military uniforms anytime he visits military installations in recent times. Prof. Stephen Kweku Asare argues although Mahama per the constitution is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, he is “bastardizing” the military as well as breaking the law as a civilian by … Read more
Major General J N Adinkrah was born on 19 April 1950. He attended the Accra Academy (Accra ACA) from 1965 to 1970 where he obtained his General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level Certificate. As part of a special programme for enlistment at the time, he was enlisted together with a group of enterprising young men … Read more
Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong and Madam Akua Manu of Trabuom, Ashanti. He attended Trabuom Elementary School, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Kumasi, and Central College of Commerce, Swedru in the Central Region. He left school with a Middle School Certificate; GCE ‘O’ Level and a Diploma … Read more
Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong and Madam Akua Manu of Trabuom, Ashanti. He attended Trabuom Elementary School, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Kumasi, and Central College of Commerce, Swedru in the Central Region. He left school with a Middle School Certificate; GCE ‘O’ Level and a Diploma … Read more