The Military Police is investigating manhandling of a fake soldier who was arrested by some military personnel upon a tip off at Nsawam in the Eastern Region The video of the incident that has since gone viral on social media captures a 27 year old man, identified as Essel Prince Ferguson, parading himself as a … Read more
About 100 government supporters have burst into Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, where they beat up several lawmakers. Witnesses said the confrontation came after an assembly session to mark the country’s Independence Day. Military police guarding the site stood by as intruders brandishing sticks and pipes broke through the gate, AFP news agency said. The government … Read more
Military men of the Ghana Armed Forces who are currently nursing the pain and fury of the brutal killing of their colleague, Late Captain Mahama, are completely not satisfied with the way the Ghana Police Service is handling investigations into the heinous act. They are therefore demanding that the Military Police be allowed to take over … Read more
The uncle of the Captain Maxwell Mahama, young military officer lynched by Denkyira-Obuasi residents on Monday said, the family wants justice to bring a closure to his gruesome killing. Prof. Fred Mark Bagonluri says it is unfortunate a man who has sworn to defend his country had to die in such a manner. “A man … Read more
A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a defence ministry spokesman said Thursday. The victim, a lieutenant, was found dead in her single-room apartment on Wednesday, where a message was found reading: “Tomorrow, I won’t be in this world any longer.” “The lieutenant appeared to … Read more
The Supreme Court in Brazil has ruled that strikes by police are unconstitutional. In a seven to three ruling, the court banned federal and civil police officers as well as firefighters from going on strike. Members of the military police were already banned from stopping work. A stoppage in eastern Espirito Santo state caused chaos … Read more
At least 200 Indian paramilitary police were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning after eating meals at a training camp in the southern state of Kerala, police said Sunday. Training cadets and security forces belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) complained of diarrhoea and vomiting after eating rice and fish curry for dinner on … 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
Riot policemen do a head count of inmates during an uprising at Alcacuz prison in Natal Brazilian authorities say more than 150 prisoners have escaped a so-called semi-open prison during a riot, and more than 60 remain at large. Inmates set fire to one of the cellblocks before escaping from the Penitentiary Progression Center, a … Read more
French police are searching for a masked attacker suspected of stabbing an elderly woman to death in a retirement home for Catholic missionaries in southern France, according to authorities. An unusually large police operation was launched to search for the suspected attacker on Friday, believed to be armed with a shotgun and a knife. The … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has cautioned its personnel against posting pictures of themselves in uniform on social media platforms. According to the military, such actions are against the military’s code of conduct, and have the potential to attract unnecessary and unsolicited attention to the military. This follows the investigation of a soldier who partook … Read more
When a presidential aspirant is successful in winning a West African election, the platform of the judicious use of money that the candidate campaigned upon soon becomes a distant memory. The element of frugality, which the electorate had hoped to be applied to the nation’s coffers takes on a new meaning of its own. Although … Read more