Government has refuted claims that there was intelligence failure on its part in containing last Friday’s attack in some parts of the Volta Region by separatist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF). Rather, government says the security agencies swift response to the intelligence gathered by them led to the prevention …
Read More »Volta militants planned burning down Ho Central Market – Army, Police
The Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service have issued a joint statement in which they said they were able to foil attempts by secessionist groups in the Volta Region, to burn down the Ho Central Market.“It is hereby stated that an earlier pre-emptive operation on Thursday, 24 September …
Read More »Rebels shoot and inflict multiple cutlass wounds on Sogakope Divisional Police Commander
Chief Superintendent, Dennis Fiakpui, the Sogakope Divisional Commander MyNewsGh.com has confirmed suffered multiple cutlass and a gunshot wound in the hands of rebels of the separatists, Homeland Study Group of Western Togoland.The police chief who had gone to find out what was happening after one of the stations was attacked …
Read More »152kg of cocaine intercepted in Tema by NACOC officials
Authorities of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have intercepted 152kg of cocaine (15 slabs) in Tema in the Greater Accra Region. The joint operation by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) led to the seizure of the illegal substance which was concealed in …
Read More »‘I’m not like those who cut sods without funding’ -Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he secured funding for every project undertaken under his administration since assuming office. President Akufo-Addo made this known at Enchi during day 2 of his 3-day tour of the Western North Region, where he cut the sod for the construction of the 71.25-kilometre Enchi …
Read More »Kim Jong-un apologises for killing of South Korean official – South
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has issued a rare personal apology for the killing of a South Korean official, Seoul says. Mr. Kim reportedly told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the “disgraceful affair” should not have happened. South Korea has said the 47-year-old man was found by troops …
Read More »We knew about Western Togolanders’ plans, stopped worse from happening – Letsa
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, says security officials in the region were aware of the plot by the Western Togoland secessionist group to create some disturbances in the region. According to him, the security officials acted swiftly based on intelligence they received on the group’s plot a day …
Read More »Will NPP make impact in Ho Central?
It is left with barely three months to the general election which comes with an expectation that the campaign from political parties, especially the two main political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress(NDC), would gather momentum for people to feel the fever that characterises every …
Read More »‘Exercise caution’ – Police advise travellers to V/R after road blockade by secessionists
The Ghana Police Service has urged persons travelling from Accra to Ho, Aveyime, Adidome, Mepe, Akuse, Sogakope, and Aflao to be cautious on such roads due to heavy vehicular traffic. According to the police, this is as a result of security operations ongoing within those areas following roadblocks believed to …
Read More »Western Togoland: Stay calm and take instructions from security personnel – Volta Regional Minister to stranded travelers
Following the blockade of roads leading to and fro the Volta Region by Western Togoland separatists, the Homeland Study Group; the Volta Regional Minister is calling on stranded travelers to keep calm as national security personnel try to salvage the situation. Earlier this morning, Western Togoland separatists from the Homeland …
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