The Ministry of the Interior has announced that although Tuesday, July 1, 2025, marks Republic Day, the official public holiday will be observed on Friday, July 4, 2025. A statement issued on Thursday stated that the declaration was made by President John Dramani Mahama through an Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance with Section 2 of […]
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No more special security protocol for pastors, individuals – Interior Ministry declares
The Interior Ministry has denied issuing directives or protocols allowing any groups or individuals to bypass security checks. This follows misinformation circulating on social media, claiming certain individuals, including pastors, had been granted special privileges to circumvent security procedures. A statement issued by the Public Affairs and Communications Unit of the Ministry said, “These claims […]
90,000 apply to join security services; 12,000 places available
The Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, has revealed that nearly 90,000 individuals have applied to join Ghana’s security services, following the closure of the recruitment portals on Tuesday, 13 August 2024. The recruitment drive, which was announced by the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prisons Service, and Ghana Immigration Service on 7 August 2024, saw a […]
NR: government imposes 6 to 6 curfew on Bole following Chieftaincy clashes
Government, following the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council has imposed a 6pm to 6am curfew on the Bole township of the Northern region, following renewed Chieftaincy clashes between two feuding factions. A statement announcing the curfew and signed by the Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery also imposed a ban on the carrying […]
Adenta bridge brouhaha: police deployed to avoid more deaths, work on bridge to commence next week
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced that work on the six (6) uncompleted pedestrian bridges in Adenta will commence within a week. Temporarily, the Ministry in collaboration with the Interior Ministry has requested the Ghana Police Service to deploy officers of the Motor Traffic Unit to prevent further deaths. A statement from the […]
Kweku Adoboli deportation: UK Authorities set September 18 for deportation of former UBS banker
Kweku Adoboli deportation: UK Authorities set September 18 for deportation of former UBS banker jailed for the UK’s biggest ever fraud Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS banker jailed for the UK’s biggest ever fraud, was on Wednesday transported to a immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport as the government pushes ahead with his deportation despite […]
N/R: Minister’s SOS for support for flood victims yet to yield results
An SOS sent by the northern regional Minister Salifu Saeed to public spirited individuals and institutions soliciting help for victims who have been displaced by floods in the region has not yielded any dividends yet. This is because those who have been asked to help are now making enquiries and taking statistics on the extent […]
Just in: Police administration temporarily close roads in Accra for Kofi Annan’s funeral
As part of measures to facilitate a smooth and hitch-free funereal for the late United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Police administration has temporarily closed some roads in Accra. The road closure is beginning today and will run through till Thursday 13th September when the 3 day mourning sanctioned by government for the late […]
E/R: Military man arrested for stealing
Police at Osenase in the Eastern Region have arrested and detained a man who claims to be a military officer for stealing. The complainant in the case, Rev. Maxwell Fosu Asamoah of the Hour of Faith Church at Nkurakan near Osenase reported to the police that on 8th August 2018 the suspect Jonathan Annor in […]