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Keta hosts photo exhibition in honour of FK Tagbor
For an eyeful of history, family lore, and tradition, all roads lead to Vui-Keta in the Volta Region from Saturday, April 16 to Monday, April 18, 2020 for the first ever grand photo exhibition.
The three-day event which opens from 9am and closes at 5pm daily would showcase the works of veteran and iconic photographer, Mr. Frank Kodzovi Tagbor of “Agfa Fotos” fame.
FK Tagbor, as he was popularly known, is a self-taught photographer who started photography as a hobby whilst in elementary school. (Profile on page 7).
The range of photos on display spans the 1950s and 2000s, and include social, political, educational, cultural, religious, individual and family collections among others.
Some photographic equipment from the beginning of FK Tagbor’s work, the 1950s to the 2000s will also be on display for those interested in the development of photography for the past seven decades.
The collections depict FK Tagbor’s photographic coverage of activities like sports, speech and prize-giving days of the secondary schools in the southern Volta, including Ketasco, Ketabusco, Anseco, Spaco and Zico.
Basic schools (Dzelukope RC A and B schools, Dzelukope EP, Vui Zion, Keta RC, Keta EP, Keta Zion and Anlo State schools) and churches like St. Peter Claver RC Parish, Dzelukope, the St. Michael-Pro Cathedral, Keta among others are also featured.
The Hogbetsotso Festival of the Anlo and other traditional events also feature greatly. Political events from the pre- and post Independence era are not left out.
Thus, those with an eye for the technological history of photography can feast their eyes on old equipment that did the trick before today’s technological revolution of selfies from phone cameras.
On show are not only the sights of Keta but the diverse traditional music of the Anlo, the sizzling and mouthwatering cuisine as well as the proverbial friendliness of the people of the area.
In all, the photo exhibition tells the story of southern Volta over half a century through the lens of FK Tagbor.
The exhibition, billed to be an annual event on the Easter calendar of the Keta Municipality, is free but donations towards the establishment of a foundation that will organise the event going forward are welcome.
By Spectator Reporter
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has amended the charges in the ongoing case against former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others.
The number of counts has risen from 25 to 54 after investigators uncovered new evidence.
The accused are facing trial for alleged large-scale extortion, abuse of public office, and money laundering involving over GH¢291 million and US$332,000.
According to the OSP, the accused persons allegedly extorted huge sums of money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies under the pretext of carrying out official duties.
The proceeds were reportedly laundered through the purchase of properties and investments in business entities to conceal their source.
The accused persons include Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Jacob Kwamina Amuah, Wendy Newman, Albert Ankrah, Isaac Mensah, Bright Bediako-Mensah, Kwaku Aboagye Acquaah, Propnest Limited, Kel Logistics Limited, and Kings Energy Limited.
The OSP has also seized and frozen several assets, including tanker trucks, fuel stations, houses, apartments, and parcels of land valued at more than GH¢100 million pending the outcome of the trial.
The case, titled The Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & 9 Others (Cr/0603/2025), is currently being heard at the Accra High Court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The National Operations Directorate (NOD) Surveillance Unit, of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a 32-year-old man, Akoto Nelson, for posing as a police officer during a public event at the Black Star Square in Accra.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday, 19th October 2025, by a team of officers deployed to provide security at a musical concert. The team observed the suspect dressed in a police uniform with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) behaving suspiciously. Upon interrogation, he admitted that he was not a police officer.
Investigations revealed that the suspect impersonated a police officer to gain free entry to the event, claiming he did not have money to pay the entry fee. He further disclosed that the uniform belonged to a deceased Chief Inspector, identified as Gyasi, from whom he obtained the police accoutrements in 2022.
A subsequent search conducted at his residence in Taifa-Ashaiman uncovered several items that were retained as exhibits. These include one toy P99 pistol, one pepper spray, two ZTE mini handsets, one pepper spray pouch, one ZTE charger, one Xinfa cutter knife, some complimentary cards, one voter ID in the name of Akoto Nelson Elikem, and one birth certificate in the name of Nelson Akoto.
Preliminary investigations further established that the suspect works as a security guard and a messenger at a private company. He remains in police custody and will be put before the court.
