Author: Gifty Baoateng

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) is promising to be very busy next year as it gears up to investigate 450 cases in 2026 alone, as part of it continuous ruthless fight against organized crime and it related issues. The Office, in 2025, became one of the vibrant, relevant and performing anti-graft institutions, investigating and tackling organized crime and related matters. It went after prominent personalities in society including, government appointees, entertainers, politicians, religious leaders without fear or favour. Notable were the Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi, dancehall artiste…

Over GH¢10 Billion Saved After Auditor General’s Independent Validation Of Arrears And Commitments-Ato Forson Government has rejected a total of GH¢10.4 billion in claims after commissioning the Auditor General to conduct an independent validation of arrears and commitments as at the end of 2024. The amount was disallowed due to unsupported documentation, duplicate and recycled IPCs, inflated invoices, falsified stores receipts, and instances of no work done. Of the rejected amount, GH¢1 billion comprised Bank Transfer Advices that had already been approved and were ready for payment. The figure is part of GH¢68.8 billion marked as outstanding arrears and payables…

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nhyiaeso constituency in the Ashanti Region, has passed a comment amidst the raging paternity fraud case against Samuel Aboagye, one of the 8 prominent Ghanaians who lost their lives through the August 6 helicopter crash near Obuasi. According to Dr Stephen Amoah, popularly known as Stika, the mere fact that a man sleeps with a woman and she gets pregnant, and marries her does not mean that the pregnancy is automatically his. In the opinion of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), there must be a proof because there may be another man in the…

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed concern about the way and manner some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have so far been treated by the John Mahama-led government. The Effutu constituency Member of Parliament (MP) observes that, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), after forming government, has had a field day, arresting leading members of the opposition party and former government officials, basically because there is palpable disunity in the NPP. He complains that the government has capitalized on the seeming in cohesion to treat these members any how it likes because the largest opposition group, is not…

Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced that it is now possible to acquire a passport in a day. This is a clear departure from the era where passport seekers spent months, years and good money to middlemen to secure the international document. It is also part of bold and innovative passport reforms the Ministry is embarking on to relieve passport seekers of the usual challenges they go through. It is anticipated that this will bring clear comfort to everyone including those with medical emergency. Implementation the Minister state begins tomorrow, Thursday, November 13, 2025. In a post…

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) Edwin Provencal, has reportedly been arrested at the Kotota International Airport (KIA). He was grabbed by officials of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) after attempting to fly out of the country while his name is on stop list by investigative bodies. The former appointee of the Akufo-Addo government was nabbed on Monday, November 10 and he is currently in the custody of the Office in Accra. He was enroute to Maputo, Mozambique, without securing the necessary authorization from security agencies. Provencal is under…

Highlife musician Ofori Amponsah has stirred public conversation after openly expressing his desire to vote for President John Mahama should the President be permitted to run again after completing his current and final term. According to the Otoolege hitmaker, President Mahama’s performance so far has been exceptional, and he would gladly show his appreciation at the ballot box if the Constitution allowed the President to seek another term. In an interview, Amponsah explained that the President’s achievements within a short period have convinced him that the country is moving in the right direction. “If President Mahama is coming for another…

The investigative committee tasked to investigate the tragic helicopter crash, has disclosed the cause. It emerged from their probe that, a sudden and powerful downdraft caused horrendous helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight prominent Ghanaians including to ministers on Wednesday 6 August 2025. This was confirmed by Captain Paul Forjoe, an Investigator and Retired Pilot with the Aircraft Accidents Investigations Bureau of Ghana (AAIBG) at a briefing today, Tuesday, November 11 at the Jubilee House in Accra. It comes barely 24-hours after the report was presented to President John Mahama by the acting Minister for Defence, Dr Ato…

Ghanaian economist and political risk analyst, Dr Theophilus Acheampong, has allegedly been appointed to the Finance Ministry. He heads to the Ministry as an economic advisor. He goes there with rich insight, background and knowledge in not only in the area of the economy but petroleum as an expert. He has over the years been working with private investors, governments and international organisations on the intersections between natural resource extraction and public financial management. He adds to a number of professionals appointed by the government to the Ministry to ensure the firm stability of the economy. Dr Acheampong has himself…

Journalists across the country have been assured of a conducive environment as they go about their duties as the Fourth Estate of the Realm, President John Dramani Mahama has said. As a committed member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mahama said it will not be under his watch that journalists will seek asylum elsewhere because of threats to their lives due to their work. He reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to free, safe and efficient media, indicating there is no way he will tolerate any form of intimidation, interference or attack on practitioners. President who has been applauded both…