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A non-partisan civil advocacy group, Youth For Working Ghana (YOFOWGH) is calling for the government to take a decisive action to clamp down on the activities of partisan vigilante groups in the country as they provide breeding grounds to court the aggression of terror in Ghana. The issue has become …

Two vigilante groups affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party are on a collision course over the status of Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, George Adjei. In what will be a counter move to the Rambo style ejection of the Coordinator from office last Friday by the Delta Force, another group, …

Ghana is practically begging China to help in the fight against Chinese nationals who are contributing to the destruction of its environment through illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, today [Monday], held an emergency meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to …

Ashanti Regional Director for the Invincible Forces of the ruling New Patriotic Party has warned they might be forced to crack down on their rival group of the same party, the Delta Forces “if they try any violent acts again.” According to Kwabena Boakye, it is the vigilante group’s responsibility …

Policy think tank, Strategic Thinkers Network (STRANEK) has suggested that the existence of vigilante groups and their attacks on people, could be a ‘’a microcosm of terrorist groups’’. A statement issued by STRANEK also condemned the attack by Delta Force-a vigilante group allegedly associated with the NPP on the newly …

The Executive Director for the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE), Mutara Mumuni Muqthar, has urged government to declare the recent activities of vigilante groups like the Delta Force, Bolga Bull Dogs and Invisible Forces as a “national crisis”. About 200 members of the Delta Force, a vigilante group linked …

Serial callers of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) have weighed in on the controversy rocking the party, warning the leadership of the NDC to end the unwarranted attacks on former President Mahama. According to them, they’re rallying hundreds of folks within their ranks to embark on a serious protest against …

A documentary on Ghana’s political history screened last Wednesday as part of the country’s 60th Independence anniversary has generated a heated debate between the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and producers of the film. But the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Michael Aaron Oquaye, has said cocoa and education played a key …

Policy think tank, Institute and Policy Innovation (ILAPI Ghana) has described the 12 percent unemployment rate given by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) as inaccurate. A 2015 Labour Force Survey (LFS) report has revealed that over one million Ghanaians above age 15 are unemployed. The first 2015 LFS estimates the …

World Water Day was celebrated across the globe yesterday and Ghana was no exception. In the Eastern Region, the ceremony was held in Kyebi, capital of the East Akim Municipal, on the theme ” Water and Waste Water” chaired by Osabarima Kyiritwie Boakye Danquah, Kyebi Abontendomhene. In his opening remarks, …