Seven police officers on Thursday, 16 February have sustained gun wounds at Kumawu Bodomase in the Ashanti Region in connection with a resurgent chieftaincy conflict. The police got caught up in clashes between two rival royal clans each claiming title to the throne following the death and burial of late Kumawu Akyempimhene Nana Okyere Krampah … Read more
ON Friday, February 3, 2017 the Ghana Police Service sent home some two hundred and six (206) new police recruits. The reason for that action by the police hierarchy was that these recruits had entered the service with fictitious certificates. THERE were also among these sacked recruits who did not meet the minimum qualification requirement … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Kandahar boys in the Northern regional capital have harassed and locked out workers of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) as their target attacks on government agencies enter day two. Not even the presence of more than 30 armed police force could head off and quell the attack on the … Read more
VOCIFEROUS Minister-designate for Communications Hon Mrs Ursula Gifty Owusu Ekuful credits her recent calm political discourse to a course she undertook at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC). According to the Minister-designate the course she undertook at KAIPTC opened her eyes to how people unwittingly lead themselves into some dangers through their actions … Read more
NEWS that Fulani herdsmen in Agogo in the Asante Akyem District of the Ashanti Region are being compelled to desert the town is troubling, to say the least. The situation, per our front-page lead story titled: “Fulanis Flee Agogo…As opinion leaders declare war on them,” in yesterday’s edition, follows a shoot-and-kill directive by some opinion … Read more
GOVERNMENTS will come and go but our beloved country, Ghana, will always be there. Since the inception of the Fourth Republic; two political parties have governed this country –the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). THE recent change of government through the ballot box is a clear indication that political parties … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), has accused the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), of inflaming tensions following reported incidents of post election disturbances. The PPP, in a statement, said these incidents had taken the shine off the peaceful transition of power following the 2016 elections. It also … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party has condemned violent attacks being perpetrated by members of both the NPP and NDC in recent times. In a statement signed by Nii Allotey Brew-Hammond, National Chairman of the PPP, the unfortunate post-election violent attacks on innocent Ghanaians and forceful takeover of state properties are an indictment on Ghana’s remarkable democratic … Read more
Getting rid of foreign retailers and fulfilling promise to cut down VAT to 3 percent from the 17.5 percent, should be on top of the agenda of the Trade and Industry Minister designate, Alan Kyeremanteng. This is the position of spare parts traders at Abossey Okai in Accra. According to the spokesperson for the traders, … Read more
Getting rid of foreign retailers and fulfilling promise to cut down VAT to 3 percent from the 17.5 percent, should be on top of the agenda of the Trade and Industry Minister designate, Alan Kyeremanteng. This is the position of spare parts traders at Abossey Okai in Accra. According to the spokesperson for the traders, … Read more
Our very best wishes to the Akuffo-Addo and Bawumia families, the in-coming first families of Ghana! As Ghana moves forward with a new government coming January 7, 2017, one cannot help but wonder what to expect. In his first few public appearances, Nana Akufo-Addo, the President-elect, noted that once sworn in as President, he will … Read more
Our very best wishes to the Akuffo-Addo and Bawumia families, the in-coming first families of Ghana! As Ghana moves forward with a new government coming January 7, 2017, one cannot help but wonder what to expect. In his first few public appearances, Nana Akufo-Addo, the President-elect, noted that once sworn in as President, he will … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces to aid the police to provide much needed security during the 2016 elections Today the military high command would engage with the media to jaw-jaw over the forthcoming general elections in which officers and men would support the civilian Police to provide the much needed internal security. Sincerity and professionalism from … Read more
President John Mahama yesterday blamed the police for the attack on the Nima private residence of the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, by NDC hoodlums on Sunday. The president put the blame squarely at the doorsteps of the police for waiting for the violence to erupt, when he met … Read more
President John Mahama has blamed the police for Sunday’s clashes between supporters of the NPP and NDC. “Only last Saturday we almost had a clash which was unfortunate, if any of those firearms had been fired and someone had dropped dead it would have been a completely different story. I think we should be preventive … Read more
President John Mahama has said he is not a violent person and, thus, will not be the one to spark any violence in this year’s elections. “By my nature, I’m not a person who encourages violence and I’ll never encourage violence. If any such thing will happen, it will not be because I have provoked … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana has decried what it says is the failure by political parties to include the needs of religious organisations and mission-based institutions in their 2016 manifestos. The General Secretary of the Council, Rev Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong said they would have appreciated if the parties responded to the needs of the … Read more
Bangladesh’s largest opposition party Sunday announced a countrywide demonstration on Monday in protest against denial of permission by the law enforcers to hold public rally in a park. Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s BNP earlier this month sought permission to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to hold the rally at the Dhaka’s lash green Suhrawardy Udyan (garden). … Read more
One of the negative attributes of the Ghana Police Service is its selective enforcement of the law. Its Animal Farm style of performance is a justifiable source of worry. The police actions and inactions are predictable to a fault, something which has added to the image contagion the institution is suffering and impacting negatively upon … Read more
Supporters of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) are calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct his officers to respect disqualified presidential aspirants who are to be arrested for mistakes on their nomination forms. The United Kingdom and Ireland chapter of the party says they have noted with “disdain the issuance of arrest … Read more