President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on the Ghana Police Service to revisit its operational strategies to prevent the recurrence of prolonged violence following elections. His appeal follows reports of unrest after the 2024 general elections, including acts of vandalism targeting public property and the Electoral Commission’s offices. The incidents were allegedly linked to supporters of […]
Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has denied plotting to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. COP Alex Mensah, who is a former Director-General of Technical at the Ghana Police Service, also told the parliamentary committee probing a viral leaked tape that the IGP is mismanaging the Police Service. […]
About 85 police officers have petitioned the Police Council over delays in their promotions. The petitioners are seeking “academic promotion” due to their attainment of higher academic degrees after being granted study leave by the Police Administration. In a petition signed by their lawyer, Ayikoi Otoo, the police officers said all attempts to impress on […]
Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. He was granted a self-recognisance bail in the sum of GHc100,000. The court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh also granted bail to Ghanaian hip-hop musician Samuel Adu Frimpong, aka Medikal, who is facing the […]
The Ghana Police Service has introduced shuttle services for its personnel. The intervention is meant to facilitate the movement of personnel to and from their places of residence to various duty points. The programme which has been implemented in fifteen (15) out of the eighteen (18) Police Operational Regions is intended to ease the burden […]
