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Appointing new IGP while injuction is pending is contempt of court – Kofi Bentil

The government's move to name a new Inspector General of Police (IGP) while a Supreme Court verdict about the dismissal of the previous IGP is still pending has been sharply criticized by Kofi Bentil, vice president of IMANI Africa. He asserts that it is...

I find nothing wrong with Mahama changing the IGP – Prof Agyeman-Duah

According to Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a former UN Governance Advisor, President John Mahama's choice to replace the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is perfectly acceptable. On Friday, March 14, President Mahama removed Dr George Akuffo Dampare as IGP and replaced him with Commissioner of...

Your good works will never be in vain – Methodist Bishop tells Dampare 

The immediate former Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has been commended by the Very Reverend Richardson Aboagye Andam, the Bishop of the Methodist Church's Cape Coast Diocese, for his excellent leadership. The Central Regional Chairman of the Peace Council, Rev. Andam, has...

Five granted bail in payroll fraud case, trial adjourned

The Tamale Commercial Court has granted bail with stringent terms to five of the six defendants awaiting trial for offenses relating to corruption and payroll fraud. The sixth defendant was not present since the summons was served briefly. Along with Mohammed Yusif Jay, Stafford...

Ashanti Region: Six excavators seized, 3 foreigners arrested for mining along River Anum

In the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region, six excavators used in illegal mining operations near the River Anum have been seized by the Ashanti Region Anti-Galamsey Task Force. Three foreigners, including a Chinese, Indian, and Burkinabe, were taken into custody as part...

President Mahama Makes Major Changes In Fire, Prisons, and Ghana Immigration Services

President John Dramani Mahama continues to effect changes in the security service systems of the country following an announcement of DDGP 3 Patience Baffoe -Bonnie as the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service. In a letter dated Friday, March 14, 2025, and signed by the...