The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Ken Yeboah has appealed to the general public especially the media not to be quick in publishing security-related matters on social media. He said such acts expose the strategy of the security agencies to the entire world and enable the criminals […]
Everton have appointed former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as their new manager. The 61-year-old Spaniard has signed a three-year deal and succeeds Carlo Ancelotti, who resigned in early June to return to Real Madrid. “I am delighted to be joining Everton,” said Benitez. “I believe this is a club that is going places. I’m determined […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has explained to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament the circumstances under which Police officers can shoot at protesting crowd. He stated that the laws permit the men and women in uniform to use lethal force when their lives are in danger. He said “Honourable Chair, […]
A United States-based Ghanaian Professor, Kwaku Asare, has chastised the military officers in Ejura in the Ashanti region for the manner they handled the protesting crowd. His comment follows the gruesome murder of Macho Kakaa in Ejura over the weekend. There was also a violent clash among the military officers and the youth of the […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has instructed the Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, MP, to conduct, forthwith, a Public Inquiry into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate occurrences of Tuesday, 29th June 2021. The Interior Minister is to provide a detailed report from the Inquiry, with recommendations for appropriate […]
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), DCOP Ken Yeboah has questioned claims that security officers in Ejura opened fire on the protesting crowd leading to the death of two people. He said at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday June 30 that there have been several videos capturing different scenes from the […]
Ghanaian dancehall musician, Shatta Wale has advised the conveners of the #FixTheCountry to direct their grievances in a better way. The artist took to his social media pagesin the early hours of Wednesday, June 30, to address some issues relating to the attack and murder of member of the #FixTheCountry movement. The post states that […]
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has relayed government’s sentiments about events that have ensued in Ejura in the Ashanti Region involving the suspected murder of a social activist Mohammed Kaaka and the subsequent deaths of 2 others. He described the situation as unfortunate and condemnable. The Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker described the action as a crime […]
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) DCOP Ken Yeboah has revealed that henceforth, two Police officers will be providing escort for a bullion van instead of one officer. This is one of the measures adopted to deal with the attacks on bullion vans by armed robbers in the country, he said. A police […]
Trying to dodge a hefty gridlock on the Kumasi-Accra road, a vehicle has knocked down two school children who were on the pedestrian lane on their way to school at Odumasi near Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The traffick congestion spanning over 2 kilometers was caused by a truck loaded with sugar somersaulting on the […]
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) DCOP Ken Yeboah, has asked members of the public who are in possession of unlicensed weapons to return them to the Police. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday June 30, he said if these people fail to do so, they will be dealt with in accordance […]
The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) has asked the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to invite Ministers for Interior and Defence, Ambrose Dery and Dominic Nitiwul respectively, to answer questions relating to the killings in Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Their call follows the gruesome murder of activist Macho Kakaa in Ejura over the weekend. There […]
Asante Kotoko communications director David Obeng Nyarko has denied reports claiming some fans have sacked head coach Mariano Barreto from training. According to reports, Barreto had been prevented from leading the team’s training at Adako Jachie on Wednesday morning by the fans who are angry about the 1-0 loss to Hearts of Oak in Accra […]
Former Member of Parliament for the Okai Kwei North constituency Fuseini Issa, has defended the New Patriotic Party government’s cancellation of the Emergency Power Agreement(EPA) with the Ghana Power Generation Company(GPGC), describing it as a ‘reckless’ agreement that merited abrogation. He said the botched agreement with GPGC was a liability that was milking the taxpayer […]
Security and Fraud Consultant Richard Kumadoe, has entreated the President to rescind putting politicians like District Chief Executives(DCEs) and Municipal Chief Executives(MCEs) in charge of security in the local jurisdictions within the country. To Mr Kumadoe, this approach towards security in the country is an ‘archaic’ strategy because oftentimes they are the same culprits behind […]
The Executive Secretary of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Mr Sulemana Braimah, has questioned the professionalism of the soldiers who were deployed to douse the tension in Ejura. There was also a violent clash among the military officers and the youth of the area who were demonstrating in that town on Tuesday, June […]
Many have condemned the killing of two civilians at Ejura in the Ashanti Region during protests over the murder of a social media activist Ibrahim Muhammad Anyass, widely known on Facebook as Macho Kaaka. The #FixTheCountry campaigner lost his life on Monday after a mob ambushed and launched a scathing attack on him over the […]
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that assaults and brutalities meted out to the people come to an end. His comment follows the gruesome murder of the Macho Kakaa in Ejura in the Ashanti Region over the weekend. There was a violent […]
Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC0 Peter Boama Otokunor has described the murder of the #Fixethcountry activists Ibrahim Kaaka Mohammed in Ejura as a state sponso-ed attack. He noted that the country is saddled with impunity borne out of political intolerance, a development he said must stop. In a tweet, Mr Otokunor […]
Contrary to claims by the Ghana Police Service that the youth of Ejura were wielding implements including firearms when security personnel took over the town Tuesday to restore calm during a protest, journalists on the ground say they did not see the protesters wield firearms. A statement released by the Ashanti Regional Police command Tuesday, […]
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