Promote Sports Persons Who Excel In the Service

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. John Kudalor, has been directed to consider the promotion of sports personalities within the service who continue to bring honour to the institution. The special consideration, the Interior Minister said, should be one of the cardinal issues to be discussed at the next Police Management Board meeting and … Read more

Why Is the Police After Owusu-Bempah?

Why is the police after Owusu-Bempah? – Okoampa asks Following his “prophecy” regarding a sinister plot being hatched by some would-be assassins of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Presidential Candidate of the country’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), using some unnamed internal collaborators of the NPP, the General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power … Read more

Probe IGP’s ‘Fake’ Doctorate Degree

Two Ghanaian academics have waded into the controversy surrounding what they call the ‘questionable’ doctoral degrees of the disqualified All People’s Congress (APC) flag bearer, Hassan Ayariga. They are also insisting that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service cannot gloss over a similar ‘fake’ doctorate degree allegedly conferred on the Inspector … Read more

Those Asking Me To Stop Election Prophecies Are Pharisees

The leader and founder of the Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has described his critics as Pharisees. The controversial prophet was invited by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to explain his assassination prophecy on Nana Akufo Addo, presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah had said, “some … Read more

What Does John Kudalor Want From Owusu-Bempah?

Following his “prophecy” regarding a sinister plot being hatched by some would-be assassins of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Presidential Candidate of the country’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), using some unnamed internal collaborators of the NPP, the General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry, Pastor Isaac Owusu-Bempah, was reported to have been … Read more

IGP, Muslim Leaders Confer On Election 2016

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr John Kudalor, has indicated that the Police Administration has no intention of shutting down social media on the eve and the day of the general election. According to him, the public had not given the police any reason to block any of the various social media platforms on … Read more

No Social Media Ban – Interior Minister Assures

The Interior Minister Prosper Douglas Bani has strongly assured that there will be no ban on social media on Election Day. His comments come after the Inspector General of Police John Kudalor reiterated that social media will be banned if it is used to spread false information that could threaten the security of the nation … Read more

Social Media Ban Not Off the Table

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kudalor has reiterated his call for social media ban on election day if users post information that will threaten the peace of the country. According to him, the citizens have so far not given the police reasons to block various social media platforms on elections day. “So far, … Read more

Electoral Commission Drags Ayariga To CID

Fellow Ghanaians, we told you so! One of the issues we, Dotse and Tsikata, raised in our investigative report was the lack of trust among our state institutions. The manifestation of this phenomenon exhibit itself in the ways some of our state institutions relate to one another. The National Accreditation Board of Ghana (NAB), by … Read more

IGP Vows To Crush Hooligans

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kudalor has stated that the police administration will deal ruthlessly with groups or individuals who will engage in hooliganism during December polls. To this end, the IGP further cautioned the citizenry to desist from engaging in acts that will mar the success of the elections. The Police chief … Read more

We Will Remain Impartial In Our Duties — IGP Assures Ghanaians

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr John Kudalor, has assured the public of the commitment of the Police Service to remain impartial in the discharge of its duties towards the successful conduct of the December 7 general election. He, therefore, appealed to the people to cooperate with the police by abiding by electoral laws … Read more

EC Drags Ayariga To CID

Fellow Ghanaians, we told you so! One of the issues we, Dotse and Tsikata, raised in our investigative report was the lack of trust among our state institutions. The manifestation of this phenomenon exhibit itself in the ways some of our state institutions relate to one another. The National Accreditation Board of Ghana (NAB), by … Read more

IGP Reshuffles 38 Senior Police Officers

The Ghana Police Service has transferred 38 senior police officers two months ahead of the December polls. IGP John Kudalor made 29 changes in November 2015, 61, 80 and 90 in January, May and August, 2016 respectively; making a total of 260 changes in a space of nine months. With the latest changes, the Ministries … Read more

Superintendent Amekudzi Has No Right To Force Anybody To Vote

There may be a new breed of officers in the Ghana Police Service (GPS) who would surely do better having their services engaged elsewhere in the country’s public service sector than in law enforcement. One such breed of Ghanaian police officer is Mr. Isaac Amekudzi, Superintendent of Police reportedly in charge of the police personnel … Read more

Catholic Bishops Condemn Politicians Over Vote-Buying

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has raised concerns about the phenomenon of vote-buying that has characterised campaigning recently, describing it as an insult to unsuspecting voters. The Conference of eminent Roman Catholic bishops has, therefore, advised politicians against such acts. The expressed these sentiments in a communiqué released at the end of the bishops’ annual … Read more

Catholic Bishops Condemn Vote-Buying

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has raised concerns about the phenomenon of vote-buying that has characterised campaigning recently, describing it as an insult to unsuspecting voters. The Conference of eminent Roman Catholic bishops has, therefore, advised politicians against such acts. The expressed these sentiments in a communiqué released at the end of the bishops’ annual … Read more

Interior Minister Wants Security Beefed Up In the North

The capital of Northern Region, Tamale, is described as the fastest growing city in the West African sub-region. But the periphery is bedeviled with conflicts ranging from chieftaincy conflicts, land litigations to political tension. The Minister of Interior, Prosper Bani, said the Region has the potential of terrorist attack according to security findings. He has, … Read more

IGP’s Motor Checks Suspension Is Politically Motivated

Members of the Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) have expressed their displeasure over the recent directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP John Kudalor to police officers to suspend vehicle checks nationwide. With the directive which is widely viewed to be politically motivated, police officers are not supposed to stop any vehicle to … Read more

Police Warns Against Spreading ‘fear and Alarm’ With Fictitious Alerts

The Ghana Police Service has warned persons who circulate unconfirmed reports to desist from the practice or face the law. According to the police, the practice were some unknown persons circulate unconfirmed reports on disasters creates fear and panic among the public. Its caution follows a widely circulated message on Friday evening claiming that a … Read more

Police Probe Leaked Memo Over ‘road Check’ Directive

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, has launched investigations into the leakage of an internal memo from the Police Administration, that directed the heads of various units under the service on new policing arrangements. The memo, which was issued on Monday, October 3, ordered with immediate effect the suspension of all … Read more