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The Attorney-General, Mr. Dominic Ayine, has formerly filed 24 criminal charges against former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, and three others over alleged thievery and money laundering of more than ₵78 million state funds. The accused individuals, which include The Aludiba Foundation, Energy Partners Limited, and Richard Sam-Asante (who is currently evading capture), are facing 24 charges that include theft, money laundering, and fraudulently causing financial loss to the Republic, as well as using public office for personal gain and intentionally misusing public funds.…

Seizes Luxury Vehicles, Jewellery, Weapons, and Documents from Dr. Sledge By Prince Ahenkorah Dubbed dodgy and ineffective in handling corruption cases, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is making efforts to salvage its tainted reputation with intensified probes amidst skepticism. Accusations persist that the OSP has compromised various corruption investigations under the guise of carrying them out, causing public uproar and distrust in its capabilities.In a recent turn of events, the OSP has conducted extensive searches at the Trassaco residence of Nana Yaw Duodu, aka Dr. Sledge, and the East Legon offices of Goldridge Company Limited. These searches uncovered…

Investigative Report Uncovers Owner Profile, Contract Discrepancies, and Systemic Failures By Gifty Boateng The Government of Ghana has terminated the US$100 million contract with the Indian-based vendor responsible for the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), a digital platform previously used to manage patient records nationwide. This decisive move comes after mounting evidence of poor system performance, questionable contract terms, and escalating concerns over data sovereignty and security. The LHIMS contract, signed under the previous Akufo-Addo administration, was awarded to a company reportedly operating out of the Movempic hotel building in Accra. Despite its significant financial scope, the company’s declared…

Supreme Court Dismisses Bias Claims Against Judge in Fraud Trial By Prince Ahenkorah The Supreme Court has thrown out a motion filed by Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), aiming to disqualify Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu from overseeing his ongoing criminal trial.Adu-Boahene is currently standing trial on charges related to an alleged misappropriation of GH₵49 million in a contentious cyber-defence software procurement transaction.In a unanimous ruling issued on October 29, a five-member Supreme Court panel headed by Justice Avril Lovelace Johnson, concluded that the application lacked merit and did not fulfill the necessary legal requirements…

Former ED Deceitfully Takes GH559 Alawa and Embezzles Gh31m By Gifty Boateng The Auditor-General has finally released the full forensic audit conducted into the activities of the National Service Authority (NSA), looking at payroll data spanning the period 2018 to 2024. The exercise uncovered a total financial “irregularities” amounting to as much as GH¢1.01 billion Also contained in the report, aside the frightening irregularities, is the revelation that the Authority’s ex-deputy Executive Director, Gifty Oware -Mensah, who the state has hauled before an Accra High Court, for massive stealing, was enrolled on the Scheme and taking monthly allowance by personnel…

By Gideon Amuah | Email – gideon.amuah@gmail.com Every season, Ghana’s farmers produce food that never finds its way to a stable market. Yams rot in storage, tomatoes spoil in transit, and rice mills stand idle because buyers are uncertain or prices collapse. Yet across the country, thousands of public institutions, schools, hospitals, prisons, the military, and even government offices, spend millions of cedis every year to feed people, often with imported food. This disconnect between what Ghana grows and what its institutions consume is one of the quiet tragedies undermining national food security. What Ghana’s agricultural economy lacks is not…

By Philip Antoh The Numo Kofi Anum Family of Tesa has debunked reports suggesting tension at Regimanuel Estate, insisting that peace prevails in the area and that they remain in lawful possession of a significant portion of land formerly held by Regimanuel Gray Limited. According to the family, the land in question was rightfully awarded to them following a Supreme Court judgment and a subsequent formal possession order, which confirmed their ownership and granted them authority over the property. Therefore, the land is currently being occupied by family members and developers who are developing their lands They emphasised that despite…

By Nelson Ayivor Renowned legal scholar and CDD-Ghana Fellow, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, has called for the establishment of a robust legal framework to regulate unexplained wealth in Ghana, warning that unchecked displays of opulence among public officials are undermining public trust and distorting the meaning of service and merit in the country’s governance system. In a detailed analysis shared under the theme “It is Time to Give Legal Teeth to Accountability,” Prof. Asare observed that Ghana’s urban skylines, particularly in Accra’s affluent enclaves such as Airport Residential Area, Cantonments, and Labone, now serve as physical reminders of inequality and…

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has issued a clarion call to farmers across the country to take an active role in the ongoing national fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. According to the association, the unchecked activities of illegal miners are not only destroying Ghana’s environment but also crippling the country’s agricultural productivity. Speaking on behalf of the association, Nana Ameyaw Manu, a former Vice Chairman of PFAG, warned that the increasing destruction of farmlands by illegal mining is having a catastrophic impact on crop yields and food production. He said the scale of devastation across…

By Nelson Ayivor President John Dramani Mahama has announced a series of sweeping reforms to strengthen Ghana’s disability rights framework, improve access to health and education, and promote inclusion across governance and employment sectors. Speaking at the launch of the Free Tertiary Education Initiative for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Accra, he said the initiative marks a defining step in making inclusion “a lived reality,” for all Ghanaians, adding that the government will pursue complementary actions to make this vision achievable, starting with legal and institutional reforms. “We will introduce a Persons with Disability Amendment Act and a legislative instrument,…