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JOYTON KASKY Foundation donates to orphans
The JOYTON KASKY Foundation has donated food items and clothing worth GHc 6,700 to 34 inmates of the Christian Village Orphanage based in Akwadum, a suburb of Koforidua in the New Juaben North Constituency of the Eastern Region.
The occasion coincided with the third anniversary of the establishment of the Foundation.
Among the items were children’s clothing and footwear, bags of rice, some gallons of vegetable oil, soft drinks,key soap, and bags of sachet water.
Madam Joyce Osei Owusu, Vice President of the Foundation who made the donation on behalf of the group, explained that the gesture was in line with the spirit of Christmas which focused on God’s great gift to humanity through the birth of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ who ultimately became a sacrifice to save humanity from sin.
She said that act of great love by God continued to motivate JOYTON KASKY to also sacrifice its meagre resources to help alleviate the suffering of vulnerable people like orphans, prisoners, and widows.
Madam Osei Owusu appealed to corporate bodies, churches, philanthropists, and well-meaning people to assist the Foundation to sink a borehole for the orphanage which the institution listed as its priority need.
Madam Edith Ahama, Deputy Administrator of the home, mentioned lack of stationery, school uniforms, and sponsorship for continuing students who passed out of the home and were eager to continue their education as some of the problems they faced.
Receiving the donation, Madam Janet Amankwah, a mother of the home thanked the Foundation for making the Christmas season memorable once again for the children just as the group did last year, too. She promised to ensure fair distribution of the items to the children.
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.
