Author: Stanley

By Patience Aidam Frimpong Imagine an Accra-based company preparing to pay a Chinese supplier for a shipment of equipment. The companies have worked together before, and the invoice is expected. Then an email appearing to come from the supplier says its bank details have changed. The accounts team updates the payment instructions and sends the money. Later, someone calls the supplier to confirm when the equipment will be shipped. The supplier says it has not received payment and never asked the company to use a new account. The company’s first question is: Can the money be found? In this hypothetical…

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is preparing to arraign the Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, before a weekend court, following his arrest and detention over allegations of financial and economic crimes. In an update on the case, EOCO has confirmed that the MP, who had previously been treated as a person of interest, has now been elevated to the status of a suspect as investigations into alleged criminal conspiracy, financial loss to SIC Savings and Loans, money laundering and tax-related offences intensify. The Office says it is working closely with the Attorney General’s Department…

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reportedly granted the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, bail in the sum of GH¢50 million following his arrest over an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities, money laundering and tax-related offences involving SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited. The MP is also reportedly required to provide three sureties as part of the bail conditions communicated to him by the Office. His arrest on Thursday, October 1, 2026, followed months of efforts by EOCO to secure his attendance for questioning, culminating in the Office obtaining a court…

…After Voluntarily Reporting to EOCO Office The Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO), has arrested the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, after he voluntarily reported himself to the office in Accra on Thursday. A statement from EOCO confirming this has been released, adding that the MP is cooperating with investigators. Baffour Awuah only took himself to EOCO after the Office had secured a warrant for his arrest. The statement, for the first time, clarifies EOCO’s dance with the MP who had used every dirty trick in the book, including snubs to invitations, false kidnapping claims…

The Accra High Court has issued a warrant authorising the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, following unsuccessful attempts by the Office to secure his attendance for questioning over alleged financial irregularities at SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited. The warrant was granted after EOCO applied to the court, citing the MP’s failure to honour invitations to assist with its investigations and expressing concerns about the possible concealment, alteration or destruction of documents relevant to the case. In its application, EOCO also sought authorisation to search…

It was always the case that the antics Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah had been using to explain away why he is a person of interest under invitation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) would only serve him for a while before crumbling in the face of the truth he was trying to suppress. The fullness of time has come, and now the true details behind his hide-and-seek game are becoming clear. According to the bombshell revelation, Baffour Awuah took advantage of his engagement by SIC Life Savings and Loans as a debt recovery lawyer to…

The Mahama administration is taking steps to restore Ghana’s relationship with the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), following the diplomatic and financial fallout from the collapse of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)-Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The renewed engagement, which brought a high-level delegation from the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) face-to-face with MCC officials in New York, signals the government’s efforts to rebuild confidence in Ghana as a development partner and reopen the possibility of securing another major US-funded compact. The discussions focused on Ghana’s previous engagements with the MCC, the…

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has shut down Ponlok Company Limited in Shai after the company allegedly failed to address a series of environmental violations despite previous directives to take corrective action. The Authority ordered the company to suspend all operations with immediate effect following investigations into persistent complaints about smoke emissions and inspections that uncovered multiple breaches of environmental standards. The enforcement action underscores the EPA’s increasingly firm approach towards businesses whose operations pose potential risks to public health and the environment. According to the EPA, inspections at Ponlok revealed visible smoke emissions affecting air quality, inadequate pollution-control and…

Ghana is sticking with cotton banknotes as it prepares to introduce the new Heritage Series, with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) explaining that the decision is driven largely by the country’s tropical climate and the need to balance durability with practicality. Rather than switching to polymer or plastic notes, the central bank says it is strengthening the cotton-based material traditionally used for Ghana’s currency while introducing enhanced security features to make the new notes more durable and secure. Dominic Owusu, Director and Head of Currency Management at the BoG, said Ghana’s climatic conditions were a major consideration in the decision.…

The government’s intensified campaign against illegal mining is yielding fresh results, with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) arresting 12 suspected illegal miners and destroying mining equipment at an illegal mining site in Osino in the Eastern Region. The latest operation demonstrates the government’s determination to keep the pressure on illegal mining, even as operators continue to show remarkable persistence by returning to areas that security agencies have already cleared. In what has become a recurring challenge in the fight against galamsey, NAIMOS personnel returned to the Osino site just days after conducting an earlier operation there, only to…