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AG Unleashes Christmas Eve Hammer on NPP Kingpin’s Forgery Fiasco By Prince Ahenkorah Ghana’s anti-graft machinery is gearing up for a post-Christmas courtroom showdown, with Attorney General Dominic Ayine dropping the hammer on Wontumi Farms and its high-profile directors including the bombastic Chairman Wontumi for allegedly cooking up a GHS24.25 million fraud at the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, using doctored docs to siphon state cash for phantom farm gear.In a no-nonsense press briefing Monday, December 22, 2025, Ayine laid out the EOCO probe’s damning findings: charges of defrauding by false pretences, forgery, and bleeding the public purse dry. The tab? GHS24,255,735…

Traffic Nightmare Turns Suburbs into Shopping Saviours as Central Markets Starve By Prince Ahenkorah As the Christmas countdown tightens, gridlock on the capital’s arteries isn’t just snarling commutes it’s quietly rewriting the festive economy, forcing households and hustlers alike to pivot from central bazaars to backyard bargains. What started as a seasonal snarl-up has morphed into a market disruptor, with time-hungry shoppers ditching Makola’s bargains for neighbourhood nooks, handing local vendors an unexpected windfall while squeezing the heart of the city’s trade hubs.Dawn raids on the roads from Kasoa, Adenta, Madina, and Tema already devour two to four hours double…

–Says Forex Came from Ghana’s Gold, Not IMF Dollars–Accuses NPP of “Jandam Economics” and Hypocrisy Over Budget Criticism By Gifty Boatreng In a blistering takedown on the floor of Parliament, Bolgatanga Central MP Isaac Adongo tore into the Minority caucus for what he described as “reckless misinformation” over Ghana’s foreign exchange strategy, accusing them of peddling falsehoods about the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) alleged injection of US$10 billion to prop up the Cedi.Adongo, a key figure in the Majority and a member of the BoG board, dismissed claims that the central bank was burning through reserves to stabilize the currency.…

Fake Facebook Friend Begs for Cash By Philip Antoh Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is on high alert after unmasking a shadowy Facebook phantom masquerading as its top brass, Julius Neequaye Kotey part of a creeping wave of cyber cons targeting officials in the cash-strapped transport sector.In a terse statement dropped Monday, December 22, 2025, the DVLA fired a shot across the bows: ditch any social media lures or DMs purporting to be from the CEO hawking contracts, begging bucks, or prying for personal data. Kotey, they insist, doesn’t wheel and deal on Facebook official business sticks to verified…

By Gifty Boateng In a ruling that has sent shockwaves through Ghana’s press corps, Justice Nana Brew’s High Court has slapped a perpetual injunction on investigative reporter Innocent Samuel Appiah, barring him from publishing a probe into Lysaro Group CEO Cynthia Adjei’s alleged tax shortfalls, lapsed filings, prime land grabs, and procurement favoritism tied to her husband Jacob Kwabena Adjei’s stints at GOIL and the Students Loan Trust Fund. Delivered on December 10, 2025, the decision awarding Adjei all but damages reliefs plus GH¢10,000 costs frames Appiah’s standard pre-story queries as a privacy invasion, urging him instead to tip off…

By Nelson Ayivor Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has robustly defended the government’s decision to deploy 54 personnel from the 48th Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to Jamaica. Speaking in an interview, Ablakwa dismissed claims by the parliamentary minority that the mission required prior legislative approval, asserting that no constitutional provisions were violated. “We asked them to show us any provision in the constitution, but they couldn’t. We are not deploying troops for combat, they need to get it. These are troops going on a humanitarian mission – aimed at assisting a fellow Commonwealth…

The Zug-Raan Bawku Naba and President of the Kusaug Traditional Council, Zug-Raan Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has formally accepted in full the mediation report submitted by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on the protracted Bawku conflict, pledging his support for the implementation of its recommendations toward lasting peace in Kusaug. In a statement issued on behalf of the Zug-Raan and the people of Kusaug, on December 18, 2025, His Majesty expressed profound gratitude to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his more than two years of sustained engagement between the Zug-Raan and the Nayiri, which culminated in the submission of…

By Nelson Ayivor Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recorded the highest financial recoveries in its history, exceeding its 2025 target by a wide margin, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra, Dr. Ayine disclosed that EOCO has recovered a total of GHS 337.4 million, far above the GHS 200 million recovery target set for the year. He described the achievement as unprecedented and a clear indication of renewed effectiveness in the fight against economic and organised crime. “Now, in terms of recoveries,…

By Nelson Ayivor Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced the recovery of more than $15 million in proceeds linked to a sophisticated international cybercrime syndicate involving mostly Chinese and Malaysian nationals, describing the operation as one of the most significant asset recovery successes in the country’s law enforcement history. Addressing journalists at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra, Dr. Ayine said the recovery followed a complex and ongoing investigation conducted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), an agency that operates under the supervision of the Attorney-General’s Department. He noted…

By Nelson Ayivor Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that his office has formally initiated extradition proceedings for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his former chef de cabinet, Ernest Darko Akori, following corruption-related charges filed against them by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Speaking at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra, Dr. Ayine said the request for extradition has now been transmitted through the appropriate diplomatic and legal channels and is awaiting determination by the judicial authorities in the United States of America, where the two accused persons…