The Kaneshie District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina, Mr Francis-Xavier Sosu. This was after the MP, who has been charged for unlawfully blocking a public road and the destruction of public property, failed to appear in court for the third […]
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Funny Face arrested after threatening to kill his baby mama and commit suicide
Police has arrested comedian, Funny Face for threatening the lives of some individuals in a video on social media. On Sunday, October 17, Funny Face, born Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng in a video noted that he will take the life of Vanessa Nicole, mother of his children, and commit suicide thereafter. “Your mother, Vanessa. […]
Provide armoured bullion vans or go without police – IGP to bankers
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh has reminded the Association of Bankers to provide fortified armoured vehicles for carting currencies by the close of June, 2021, or the police will withdraw its officers from escort duties. The Police Service says the provision of fortified armoured vans has been agreed with the Association of […]
Police deployment cannot guarantee the safety of MPs – Criminologist
Emmanuel Sowatey, a criminologist at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK, has indicated that the deployment of police officers cannot guarantee the safety and security of MPs. He argued that Ghana’s security services should rather look at another strategy to deal with armed robbers since they pose a threat to all persons living […]
My father told police officers to deal with me when I broke traffic rules and called him for help-Ken Agyapong’s son
Kenneth Takyi Agyapong, the first son of Businessman and Politician, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has disclosed how his father, instead of rescuing him from the hands of law enforcement officers, rather encouraged them to deal with him. Mr. Takyi Agyapong who made the disclosure on the Dentaa Show during an interview which was monitored by BestNewsGH.com, […]
Confirmed: Two police Men test positive for COVID-19
Mynewsgh has confirmed that two policemen have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and are currently undergoing treatment. The two were exposed to patients of the virus in separate instances while on official duties. According to police sources, one of the policemen who was on escort duties to the Upper East Region was exposed to […]
Video: Taxi Driver tricks Police officer, avoids arrest and picks passengers he was forced to off-load
Like a confidence trickster, a taxi driver who was caught by lenses of GhanaWeb managed to manoeuvre his way around a COVID-19 police checkpoint at Darkuman Junction. How did it happen? As per usual in this period of lockdown, police barriers have been mounted at vantage points to maintain order and enforce the president’s directives on […]
COVID-19: Driver asks police officer to sanitize her hands before he gives her his license
A police officer got the shock of her life when a driver she stopped by the road, insisted she sanitized her hands before he would hand over his license for inspection. The incident which was caught on camera showed the police officer with a straight face as she repeatedly ordered the driver to present his […]
Cops take seized SUV for joyride; owner tracks car, locks them inside for 3 hrs
Three policemen had a harrowing time on Wednesday for taking a ride in a seized sports utility vehicle (SUV) to Lakhimpur Kheri district as the owner used the global positioning system (GPS) to track down the car and got it locked. The policemen, who were caught unawares, remained stranded inside the vehicle for over three […]
Most wanted criminal in Kumasi nabbed by Police
A Man being touted by security agencies as the most wanted man in the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi has been nabbed by the police. Baba Musah according to the police has been involved in a series of criminal activities in the Region and has been on the wanted list for some time now. Information available […]
Afro-barometer report shows Judges, MPs, and Police are still the most corrupt in Ghana
Perceived corruption among personnel of the Ghana Police Service is still the highest among public institutions as the latest Afrobarometre survey of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) indicates that 57 per cent of Ghanaians think the police is corrupt most or all of the time while 32 per cent think they are corrupt some […]
Just in: Police officer shoots trotro driver dead over 2 Cedi bribe
A tragic event hit Owo, Ondo state yesterday Monday December 2nd after a police officer allegedly shot a commercial truck driver dead over N100 bribe. According to eyewitnesses, the driver was stopped by the police officer who, along with some other officers, were on a stop and search duty. The officer allegedly asked for a […]