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Did Adjabeng sabotage his own case against SML with a Bull in a China Shop invasion? By Gifty Boateng An aggressive, “Rambo-style” raid by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on the offices of Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) has reportedly derailed a major corruption investigation, according to sources within the OSP itself. The highly-criticized operation, which insiders have labeled as “ill-advised at best, and downright self-sabotage at worst,” appears to have handed SML a massive legal advantage. Despite having a court-issued search warrant, the OSP’s “Gestapo-style” invasion of SML’s Osu and Tema offices, conducted with National Security, left a…

By Prince Ahenkorah The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is playing a dangerous game of political theatrics, feigning outrage over proposed utility tariff hikes that are, in fact, the bitter fruit of their own IMF deal. Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has exposed the NPP’s hypocrisy, accusing them of “double standards” for criticizing planned increases by major service providers like the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Water Limited (GWL), and Ghana Gas. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face programme, Kwakye Ofosu didn’t mince words. He revealed that the current tariff review framework isn’t a government…

By Nelson Ayivor The much-awaited infrastructure dream of the Volta Region has been ignited as President John Dramani Mahama yesterday (Tuesday) cut the sod for a colossal road construction initiative under his government’s flagship ‘Big Push’ Project. The ceremony, which follows the official launch of the program in Afienya, Greater Accra, is a clear signal from the President to address the long-standing neglect of the region’s road network. President Mahama, speaking to a huge gathering of chiefs and people, declared that the Volta Region has been given the largest chunk of projects under the ‘Big Push’, a move he described…

By Prince Ahenkorah The political landscape in Ghana is buzzing with controversy as Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the newly-elected National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), embarks on what is officially termed a “Thank You Tour.” The initiative, however, is raising serious concerns and has ignited speculation that it is a calculated move to give the chairman a significant head start in a future presidential race. Reports from inside the NDC suggest that while the tour is being presented as an act of gratitude for the party’s landslide victory in the 2024 general elections, it is, in fact, a strategic…

By Nelson Ayivor Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, a respected legal scholar and Democracy and Development Fellow at CDD-Ghana, has emphasized the urgent need for loot recovery as a vital strategy to protect Ghana’s public resources and strengthen accountability. According to him, the fight against corruption does not necessarily require creating new government agencies but rather fully utilizing the country’s existing legal and institutional frameworks. Prof. Asare highlighted this while discussing recent scandals involving public funds and state resources. He drew attention to the growing issue of ghost names being added to payrolls, such as the case at the National Service…

A man identified as Edward Edem Atigah, posing as an operative of the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) or National Intelligence Bureau, previously known as Bureau National Investigation (BNI), has been busted at the Tema Port. Other accounts also say Atigah claims to work for the National Security under the Police CID headquarters. He stormed the country’s busiest entry point, specifically the Golden Jubilee Terminal, claiming to be on operation for the Interpol, inspecting and taking photographs of cleared vehicles. A disturbing video of the alleged impersonator being confronted by workers and port security shows him, storming…

President John Dramani Mahama has assured of massive and continuous road constructions across the country, under his government’s much touted Big Push programme, for a period of three (3) years. All 16 regions, are expected to benefit equitably from the projects from the GH¢13.85 billion (US$892.9 million) earmarked for the first phase of the programme. He said, very soon, the entire country will look like a construction site where contractors will be everywhere, executing their contracts. The President, who said this at the launch of the Big Push and sod-cutting ceremony for three major road projects including the Dodowa-Afienya-Dowenya, said…

The immediate past Education Minister and a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has distanced himself from former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s recent apology to Ghanaians. According to the former Minister, who is also the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bosomtwe constituency, he is not part of the failures of the erstwhile administration because he discharged his mandate with distinction. He said the feedbacks he get from many Ghanaians show that he performed and he is appreciated because per his estimation, he discharged his responsibility creditably and so should not be…

The Ghana Police Service, together with the Ghana Gold Board, has initiated a search for four individuals suspected of gold smuggling. The suspects have been named as Abdul Karim, Sadique Abubakar, Muhammed Afsal Puth Puthalan, and Muhammed Nandoli Rafeeq. Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, stated that these four are part of a seven-member group involved in illegal trading. During a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, September 16, Mr. Gyamfi announced that three of the suspects have already been captured and are now in the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB). He also…

By Our Reporter In what has been described as the most significant gold smuggling bust in Ghana’s history, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has cracked a sophisticated syndicate, leading to the arrest and prosecution of key suspects while announcing a massive bounty on others still at large. The operation, which uncovered the illegal trade of over 100 kilograms of gold valued at more than GH¢100 million in just two months, was spearheaded by GoldBod and its task force. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday at GoldBod’s head office in Accra, CEO Sammy Gyamfi Esq. detailed the extensive investigation that brought…