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A revealing tale of how an embattled Spy Agency Chief’s Lamborghini ended up with Shatta Wale By Prince Ahenkorah The yellow Lamborghini Urus that dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has fought to keep is not merely a celebrity status symbol caught in an international fraud net. Court documents and investigative sources now link the vehicle to Kwabena Adu Boahene, the embattled former Director General of the National Signal Bureau, who is already facing trial in Ghana on multiple corruption charges.The connection transforms the case from a simple asset forfeiture into a web of alleged fraud, political connections, and what accusers describe…

By Gifty Boateng The forensic audit report that was supposed to expose how $195 million was spent on the 2023 African Games has missed its deadline and no one in authority seems to know why.President John Dramani Mahama ordered a “comprehensive forensic audit” of the Games in November 2025, following a damning National Intelligence Bureau report on the event’s organisation under the previous administration. The Auditor-General was given until the second week of December 2025 to submit his findings.More than two months later, the report remains outstanding.What the Audit Was Meant to UncoverWhen Ghana hosted the African Games for the…

-GH¢26.5 BILLION VANISHED -BOAHEN AIDOO WALKS FREE -RANDY ABEY HELPLESS The contrast could not be starker. On one side, the Dr. Randy Abbey led management team at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) lays bare the financial wreckage of eight years billions in debt, phantom rehabilitation projects, and contracts signed with no apparent regard for payment timelines. On the other, the man who presided over it all, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, walks free, uncharged, uninvestigated, and publicly silent.President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the Attorney General to investigate. Current CEO Randy Abbey has provided the dossier detailed, specific, and damning. Yet as the…

By Prince Ahenkorah A new poll from Global InfoAnalytics has dropped a grenade into Ghana’s cocoa politics, revealing that a majority of farmers actually accept the government’s steep producer price cut even as opposition figures denounce it as a betrayal of the rural heartland.The numbers are stark. When the government slashed the price of a 64kg bag of cocoa from GH¢3,625 to GH¢2,587 a reduction of GH¢1,038 per bag the public outcry was predictable. Opposition parties framed it as an attack on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Civil society groups warned of political repercussions in cocoa-growing regions.But the poll, shared…

…revives NACOB, FBI marriageBy Prince Ahenkorah Socialite Frederick Kumi, better known as Abu Trica, finds himself back in familiar surroundings. The Gbese District Court yesterday declined to grant him bail, remanding the flamboyant businessman in police custody until 18 March 2026 a development that raises fresh questions about the coordination between Ghanaian law enforcement and their American counterparts. The remand follows Abu Trica’s re-arrest by the National Anti-Corruption Coalition (NACOC), months after the same court had discharged him alongside his co-accused. That earlier discharge, sources close to the case suggest, caught US authorities by surprise and may have strained relations…

Chief Justice throws out EC and OSP petitions, shifting political ground By Gifty Boateng The Chief Justice’s summary dismissal of ten petitions seeking the removal of the Electoral Commission’s top leadership and the Special Prosecutor has reshaped Accra’s political calculations. The ruling, handed down on 18 February, is being read not merely as a legal judgment but as a significant test of institutional independence under the new administration of President John Dramani Mahama.For the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), which had strongly signalled its desire for a clean sweep at the Election Management Body, the decision is a major political…

as Ghana Medical Trust Fund Breaks Ground for New Cardio Centre By Phillip AntohIn the red earth of Kumasi, a new beat is stirring. Construction of the Cardiothoracic Centre at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is forging ahead with uncharacteristic speed, just six weeks after the ceremonial sod was turned. A recent technical inspection suggests that this time, the paperwork may actually translate into concrete.The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, the entity steering the project, dispatched its Administrator, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, to the site for a rigorous assessment of the foundational phase. She was accompanied by Adann Benjamin Diaz, Chief Executive…

…Signalling Economic TurnBy Leo Nelson The government has crossed a significant threshold in its protracted fiscal rehabilitation, paying out GH¢10 billion in interest obligations under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The settlement, the sixth coupon payment since the programme’s inception, marks the second consecutive instance where the state has met its commitments entirely in cash, without resorting to Payment-In-Kind (PIK) instruments.For a nation still nursing the wounds of a sweeping debt restructuring, the transaction is more than a bookkeeping entry. It is a declaration of solvency. Official statements accompanying the payment underscored the shift: “This payment reflects strengthened fiscal…

…No Light, Water, Company Swimming in Debts By Phillip AntohThe Komenda Sugar Factory, a towering monument to unfulfilled promise on Ghana’s coast, has been plunged into darkness and dry taps after its utility supplies were severed over unpaid bills. The disclosure, made in Parliament by Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, lays bare the catastrophic state of a project once touted as a flagship of industrialisation.In a stark admission to legislators on Tuesday, the Minister painted a picture of systemic decay. The factory, she revealed, has been disconnected from the national grid by the Electricity Company of Ghana and its water supply…

Article By Frank Nana Amponsah, Mining Expert International Experts Warn Against Abandoning Established System; Critics Question Wisdom of Adopting Demonstrably Flawed Framework The Ghana Gold Board’s (GoldBod) announcement to abandon its current licensing framework in favour of Tanzania’s gold trading model has triggered significant concern among industry stakeholders, international trade experts, and government officials who question the prudence of dismantling a system that has become a continental benchmark for gold sector governance. The proposed cancellation of Tier 1 and Tier 2 trading licenses, along with the Self-Financing Aggregator programme, represents a fundamental departure from the regulatory architecture that has positioned…