Tag Archives: Violence

The Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) took to the chamber on Tuesday afternoon, following ministerial vetting proceedings, to demand government action against what they described as increasing violence in the country. The MPs were seen singing in the chamber as a form of protest, …

There have been violent incidents at several polling stations in Lagos. At one visit by the BBC, in Channels Estate, in Ajah, a suburb of Lagos, a group of men were seen holding bottles and sticks and leaving ballot papers spread on the ground. “There was pandemonium, people ran and …

The euphoria at the Moshood Abiola Sports Stadium in Abuja was marred by a surge of agitated football fans on Tuesday, March 28. Prior to that, Thomas Partey’s 10th-minute screamer sent the pockets of Ghanaian fans at the stadium into a frenzy. Back home in Ghana, it was an earthquake …

The Electoral Commission (EC) says blame for the violence and related deaths that characterised the 2020 election must be laid at the doorsteps of the agencies mandated to provide security for the election. According to the Chairperson, Jean Mensa, the Commission is not in charge of election security thus, cannot …

Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police, (COP) Isaac Ken Yeboah, has said that total number of eight (8) people, including three (3) minors lost lives in the just ended Presidential and Parliamentary  2020 elections. COP Isaac Ken Yeboah disclosed to the …