Several newly recruited police officials in Ghana face expulsion for presenting false academic documents for enlistment into the Ghana Police Service. Local media report that an estimated 3,000 people will be expelled from various police training schools across the country. “I will confirm the fact that indeed some police recruits are going to be expelled from the training school….
Bribery is prevalent in Ghana. It is a canker that permeates virtually every sector of the Ghanaian economy. Sometimes, nothing gets done without money changing hands. Here are six places in Ghana where people suspect that bribery takes place. 1. Police MTTD offices Many research findings have named the police as one of the most corrupt institutions in Ghana, despite the…
Commissioner of Police (COP) David Asante-Apeatu was on Wednesday named Ghana’s new Inspector General of Police. The 59-year-old Forensic Scientist takes over from the retired Mr. John Kudalor, and according to President Nana Akufo-Addo who introduced him to the press corps at the presidency, David Asante-Apeatu is a highly qualified official for the job of keeping the peace and…
BALTIMORE — With just days until Donald J. Trump is sworn in as president, the Obama administration is making a last-minute push for police overhauls in two of the nation’s most violent cities, Baltimore and Chicago, where officers have been accused of routinely mistreating African-Americans. In Chicago, where a city task force appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuelconcluded that “the…
The Ghana Police Service would temporary close some principal streets on Saturday, January 7, to the motoring public at certain locations from 0400 hours in connection with the inauguration of the President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The event would take place at the Black Star Square. The roads to be closed are: the 28 February Road at the CEPS…
