While Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed illness, his energetic deputy Yemi Osinbajo was wooing the country’s oil heartland. In stark contrast with Buhari, a 74-year-old former general who rarely ventures outside the capital, Abuja, the vice-president went on a whirlwind tour around Africa’s most populous nation. Out of … Read more
Global changes have an effect on local societies and African countries, including Ghana, need to identify and deal with individuals and rings within their jurisdictions which can be used as agents for terrorist attacks, security analyst Nana Owusu Sekyere has observed. He was contributing to a discussion on Class FM’s World Affairs on the Westminster … Read more
Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation. From Saturday, passengers on flights to the United States and Britain from major hubs in Turkey and the Arab world will have to check in any … Read more
A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter accounts were hijacked and replaced with anti-Nazi messages in Turkish. The attacks, using the hashtags #Nazialmanya (NaziGermany) or #Nazihollanda (NaziHolland), took over accounts of high-profile CEOs, publishers, government agencies, politicians and also some ordinary Twitter users. … Read more
Bringing down motor accidents should be the number one security priority of the country, security analyst Irbard Ibrahim has said. According to him, road accidents kill more Ghanaians daily and should be a greater concern to the country than possible attacks by terrorist groups. Mr Ibrahim’s comment comes on the heels of twin accidents that … Read more
A security analyst, Nana Owusu Sekyere, has described the attacks on other African nationals in South Africa as hypocritical, especially as Europeans rather control majority of the wealth generated in that country. The latest in the recurring attacks was triggered allegedly by the operations of brothel services by some nationals from Nigeria, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. … Read more
A security analyst, Nana Owusu Sekyere, has observed that the number of unresolved chieftaincy disputes across the country is not only frightening but also poses a security threat to the entire nation. As a way forward, he suggested that the government and security agencies should place a premium on identifying, detecting and curbing chieftaincy disputes … Read more
A security analyst, Nana Owusu Sekyere, has observed that the number of unresolved chieftaincy disputes across the country is not only frightening, but also poses a security threat to the entire nation. As a way forward, he suggested that the government and security agencies should place a premium on identifying, detecting and curbing chieftaincy disputes … Read more
The four women lay dazed on the beds of the clinic. The face of one of them was burnt. Another broke her leg during the Nigerian army offensive against Boko Haram Islamists in their village. Civilians have often been collateral damage in the conflict that has raged in remote northeast Nigeria for nearly eight years, … Read more
All traditional leaders profiting from the recurrent Bimbilla conflict must be arrested, prosecuted and jailed as part of efforts towards ending the protracted chieftaincy violence in the Northern Region, security analyst Irbard Ibrahim has said. His suggestion comes on the heels of Thursday’s renewed gun conflict in the area which led to the death of … Read more
A security analyst, Nana Owusu Sekyere, has indicated that the sacking of police personnel from the Police Service after three months’ training poses a security threat to Ghanaians. According to him, it is not only a security issue but also a national issue. He said it was necessary to also critically examine any lapses that … Read more
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu must institute measures to address corruption in the Ghana Police Service, David Agbey, Executive Secretary of policy think tank Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS), has admonished. The security analyst further explained that impunity within the service needed to be addressed. He told Moro Awudu … Read more
A security analyst Emmanuel Sowatey has urged the Ghana Police service to immediately restore protection for the whistle blower in the murder of the Abuakwa North MP JB Dankwa-Adu. The informant in an exclusive interview with Starrfmonline.com alleged that the police have withdrawn all forms of security and support that was given him when he … Read more
Sacking 3000 police recruits – about a tenth of the entire population of the Ghana Police Service – in one fell swoop is dangerous for Ghana’s security and stability, security analyst Irbard Ibrahim has said. “3,000 is no mean a number, Ghana’s Police force is only a little over 30,000, I don’t know of any … Read more
Government has put in place the necessary measures to evacuate Ghanaians from The Gambia where a political crisis is imminent following Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to cede political power to the elected Adama Barrow. The government has been criticised for not evacuating Ghanaians in The Gambia before committing over 200 troops to ECOWAS to help oust … Read more
A security analyst, Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to call the executive of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to order. According to him, the current attack on the Ghana Police Service by the executive did not augur well for the security of the nation. The NPP, at a press … Read more
By: Owusu Sekyere K Jnr Recent elections and political activities in Africa and for that matter the west African sub-region continues to amuse critics, analysts, experts of security and international relations. This amusement is in the paroquial interest of how some African leaders view democracy. They subscribe to the tenets of democracy when it favours … Read more
Police officers must as a matter of urgency arrest the supposed New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth who attempted taking over the Sagnarigu and Tamale offices of the National Health Insurance Authority, Nana Owusu Sekyere, a security analyst, has said. According to him, it was illegal for the youth to have embarked on such an act, … Read more
Security analyst Nana Owusu Sekyere has suggested that the Ghana Police Service is not doing enough to prevent pockets of post-election violence from escalating. Speaking on Class FM’s 505 news programme in an interview with Emefa Apawu on Friday, December 16, Mr Sekyere suggested that proactive measures must be instituted, adding that the number of … Read more
Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa. The Ethiopian troops had been assisting the internationally funded African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The draw-down could imperil Somalia’s chances of becoming a viable nation state. Many assumed this redeployment was … Read more