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US Embassy trains 35 NIB officers
The United States Embassy in Ghana has donated laptop computers and printers to the Counterterrorism Directorate of the National Investigative Bureau- (NIB) to enhance its operations.
The presentation forms part of the embassy’s support to the directorate’s centralised case reporting and investigative functions.
The gesture was part of the programme for the closing ceremony of a six-week comprehensive capacity-building initiative for 35 Ghanaians from the BNI.
It was organised by the Legal Attaché Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau to enhance the capabilities of BNI personnel to better address the complex security challenges confronting the country.
The participants selected from the regions were taken through intensive training designed to develop core competencies across six critical areas, such as basic Counterterrorism Investigations, CT Intelligence Operations, Interview and Interrogation Techniques, Report Writing, Documentation Standards, Investigating Terrorist Financing & Emerging Technologies, Legal Frameworks for CT Prosecution and Human Rights Compliance.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chargé d’ Affaires of the Embassy, Rolf Olson, said the training reflects the U.S. government’s ongoing dedication to building partner capacity in West Africa’s counterterrorism efforts.
Receiving the items, the Director General of the NIB, Charles A. Kipo, appreciated the gesture which he said would boost their outfit’s efforts to gather and analyse intelligence.
By Victor A. Buxton
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Chief Imam issues disclaimer on unauthorised petitions
The Office of the National Chief Imam has warned Muslim organizations and individuals against issuing statements and petitions to the Government in his name without permission.
In a statement, the Chief Imam said he had observed that some groups had been circulating petitions, including a recent one on Hajj, using his name without authorization.
He stressed that such actions were unlawful and cautioned those involved to stop or face the law.
The Chief Imam reminded the public that on October 4, 2022, he, together with the National Imams of all Muslim sects, signed a deed and presented it to the Government at the Jubilee House.
The agreement recognised the National Muslim Conference of Ghana as the official body representing Muslims in their dealings with state institutions.
He urged that any petitions meant to be sent to the Government in his name should go through the National Muslim Conference of Ghana with the approval of the Advisory Board of his office.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Abronye remanded in police custody for one week
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been remanded into prison custody for one week.
He was brought before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, September 12, 2025, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news, which are classified as misdemeanours under Ghanaian law.
After hearing the case, the court ordered that he be kept in custody while investigations continue.
He is expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, September 19, 2025.
By: Jacob Aggrey
