… The application reportedly seeks an order restraining Labadi Beach Hotel, Hotel Investments Ghana Limited, Richard Jakpa, the National Security Coordinator and the Attorney General from demolishing or interfering with the club until the court determines the underlying dispute. …
… A major focus of the cross-examination was whether Mr Cromwell had contacted the National Security Coordinator to establish whether an account operated by BNC Communications Bureau Limited at the United Bank for Africa (UBA/UMB) was authorised for national security operations. …
… He explained that the account referred to by the prosecution as “STATE BNC” was actually a special operations account established and operated by the National Security Coordinator at Fidelity Bank. …
The National Security Coordinator, COP Dr Osman Alhassan Abdul Razak, has warned that political vigilantism in Ghana has evolved from informal party youth mobilisation into organised groups capable of threatening the country’s electoral processes and national security. …
National Security Coordinator COP Osman Abdul-Razak has warned that private security companies and informal community security groups that operate as political task forces or private militias during election periods risk losing their licences and facing criminal prosecution. …
National Security Coordinator COP Osman Abdul Razak has warned that political vigilantism has evolved from informal party youth mobilisation into organised groups capable of threatening Ghana’s electoral processes and national security. …
National Security Coordinator, COP Osman Abdul Razak, has warned that some political vigilante mobilisation is increasingly moving into less visible spaces, including social media platforms and encrypted communication channels. …
… He explained that President Mahama was speaking about the release of GH¢150 million to support post-flood mitigation efforts during a meeting with the National Security Coordinator. …
… The Court of Appeal had ordered the prosecution to disclose, among other things, missing pages of bank statements, records relating to the source and purpose of the GH¢49.1 million paid into a National Security Coordinator’s special operations account and later transferred to the …
… Moreover, Mr Mutawakilu commended the National Security Coordinator for supporting GWL in identifying persons involved in illegal water connections. …
Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has warned the government against demolishing the Polo Beach Club at La Beachfront before the courts determine the ongoing land dispute, distinguishing it from the recent Laboma Beach demolition carried out as part of a flood-mitigation programme.
Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has warned the government against demolishing the Polo Beach Club at La Beachfront before the courts determine the ongoing land dispute, distinguishing it from the recent Laboma Beach demolition carried out as part of a flood-mitigation programme.
Lead counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene concluded over 10 weeks of cross-examination of the prosecution's final witness in a GH¢49.1 million cybersecurity case at the High Court in Accra. The defence challenged whether a BNC Communications Bureau Limited account at UBA was authorised for national security operations, while the EOCO investigator maintained the account was unknown to the National Signals Bureau.
Samuel Atta Akyea, defence counsel for former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene, will complete his cross-examination of EOCO investigator Frank Marshal Cromwell today at the Accra High Court. The prolonged questioning, centred on a disputed GH¢49.1 million transaction, has yielded admissions the defence says undermine key aspects of the prosecution's case.
The National Security Coordinator warned that political vigilantism in Ghana has evolved from informal youth mobilisation into organised groups with uniforms, command hierarchies and weapons capable of threatening electoral processes and national security. He traced the practice to the 1950s and cautioned that election-related violence risks eroding public confidence in elections, weakening trust in state institutions, and undermining Ghana's democratic development.
The National Security Coordinator has warned that private security companies and informal community security groups operating as political task forces during elections risk losing their licences and facing criminal prosecution under the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019. He stressed that no private entity would be allowed to assume state security powers or functions reserved for the state.
National Security Coordinator COP Osman Abdul Razak has warned that political vigilantism has evolved from informal party youth mobilisation into organised groups with uniforms, command systems and weapons, capable of threatening Ghana's electoral processes and national security. He said election-related violence could undermine public confidence in elections, weaken trust in state institutions, affect investor confidence and threaten democratic stability.
Ghana's National Security Coordinator warned that political vigilante groups are adapting by operating through social media and encrypted communication channels, rebranding as security teams or volunteer task forces, and dissolving into less visible networks despite the 2019 Vigilantism and Related Offences Act.
The government, through Minister of State for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu, dismissed social media claims about a viral video of President Mahama, stating his remarks were taken out of context. Ofosu said the President was discussing the release of GH¢150 million for post-flood mitigation efforts and urged the public to disregard what he called misleading interpretations.
The Attorney-General's Office has admitted to the High Court that it does not possess key documents relating to the disputed GH¢49.1 million transaction at the centre of the prosecution's case against former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others. The disclosure followed a Court of Appeal order directing the prosecution to produce missing bank statements, records relating to the source and purpose of the funds, and other documents essential to the defence.
Ghana Water Limited has spent GH¢5 million fabricating new transmission pipelines to replace deteriorating ones conveying water from the Kpong Water Treatment Plant to Tema and Accra West. About 40 per cent of water produced at Kpong is lost through leakages along the transmission lines, and the Managing Director expects improvement once the over 70-year-old pipelines are fully replaced.