… The Ministry also revealed that it has engaged the National Security Secretariat to assist in efforts to remove graphic images of Esther’s lifeless body circulating online. …
… During a tour of the area, officials from the National Security Secretariat, NADMO, the Minerals Development Fund, the Logistics Group, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspected the extent of environmental destruction caused by illegal mining. …
… During an inspection of the site, officials from the National Security Secretariat, NADMO, the Minerals Development Fund, the Logeist Group, and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) assessed the extent of land degradation caused by illegal mining. …
… Mr Cromwell also admitted that, although the funds in question were allegedly allocated for national security operations, he did not consult officials of the National Security Secretariat or any other relevant national security institution to establish the purpose, authorisation …
… The correct instrument is a statutory security-vetting regime: any appointee to a designated sensitive office — dual citizen or not — undergoes graduated clearance administered by the National Security Secretariat, with foreign attachments assessed individually. …
… Mr Mubarak further disclosed that the National Security Secretariat had also made available a facility capable of accommodating about 300 displaced persons as part of the government’s emergency response plan.
Six persons have been arrested, and a controversial construction site in Koforidua has been declared a restricted security zone following an operation by a joint team of personnel from the National Security Secretariat, the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service. …
… The other accused persons — Iddrisu, 48, Seidu, 35, Ofori, 32, Bills, 47, Boafo, 48, and McHenry — are self-styled security operatives from the National Security Secretariat. …
The family of Esther Arthur, a victim of the Bukom Junction accident in Accra on July 27, visited the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection to formally invite her to Esther's funeral on Tuesday, August 4. The Ministry is assisting in removing graphic images of the deceased circulating online and will forward funeral arrangements to the President and Vice President's offices.
The family of Esther Arthur, a victim of the Bukom Junction accident in Accra on July 27, visited the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection to formally invite her to Esther's funeral on Tuesday, August 4. The Ministry is assisting in removing graphic images of the deceased circulating online and will forward funeral arrangements to the President and Vice President's offices.
The Ashanti Regional Security Council has intensified operations against illegal mining, impounding nine excavators during a joint security task force operation at the Airport Community in Obuasi Municipality. Officials from multiple agencies inspected environmental damage at the site, and the Deputy Regional Security Coordinator confirmed that three previously disabled excavators had been repaired by illegal miners and reactivated.
The Ashanti Regional Security Council and National Security impounded nine excavators in an anti-galamsey operation at the Airport Community in Obuasi Municipality. Officials from multiple agencies assessed land degradation at the site; the Deputy Regional Security Coordinator noted that three previously disabled excavators had been repaired and returned to operation by illegal miners.
An EOCO investigator testified in the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu Boahene that there was no identifiable complainant whose complaint prompted the investigation into alleged theft and misappropriation of GH¢49.1 million. The investigator also acknowledged he did not consult national security officials to establish the purpose or authorisation of the transactions under investigation.
An opinion piece argues that dual nationals serve as bridges for diaspora capital, remittances, and institution-building that have driven Ghana's economic development—citing examples like Databank and Ashesi University—and contends that excluding them would forfeit a critical source of development finance.
The Interior Minister told Parliament that recent floods in June have killed 35 people across the Central, Greater Accra, and Volta regions, with six still missing and 58,000 displaced. The Central Region recorded 18 deaths, Greater Accra 13, while Volta also reported fatalities.
The Interior Minister told Parliament that recent flooding across Greater Accra, Central, and Volta regions has killed 29 people with six still missing. The Central Region recorded 18 deaths and 58 house collapses a week before the June 29 Accra floods, which claimed 12 lives; Volta Region recorded four deaths.
Six persons have been arrested following a joint security operation at the China Mall project site in Koforidua, where developers had allegedly resumed construction despite a stop-work order from the Eastern Regional Security Council. The site has been declared a restricted security zone due to concerns about the project's impact on drainage systems and flooding.
Joy Online reports that Elubo, a major border town in Ghana's Western Region, has no streetlights, leaving residents and traders operating in darkness at night and creating security risks despite continued economic activity.
An Accra Circuit Court has granted GH¢2 million bail each with three sureties to a soldier and five security operatives accused of assaulting a Chinese national. All accused have been ordered to report to investigators on Wednesdays and Fridays, deposit their passports, and remain within the court's jurisdiction.