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Mantse Ankrah Royal Mausoleum receives facelift
Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II, the Supreme Head of MantseAnkrah Royal Family of the OtublohumDadeben-Naa Division in Accra has given the Mantse Ankrah Royal Mausoleum located at the North Kaneshie Feo Eyeo Street a facelift.
The Head of family said abandoning the resting home for departed royals was not a good sign of cultural integration and history for posterity.
He said that, cemeteries were homes for the deceased and should to be preserved well for memorial purposes because families, sympathisers and friends usually or occasionally paid reverence to the dead.
Explaining the purpose of the mausoleum, Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II said it was a cemetery for only royals who were from the stool houses.
The Supreme Head noted that there were some deceased who were buried at the cemetery, but did not belong to the Mantse Ankrah royal family.
In a bid to curb such practice, Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II petitioned the court about the scenario and won the case.
He lamented that, the cemetery which was not in good form and was surrounded by squatters, had now been given a new look.
He was optimistic that, the renovated mausoleum would serve as a tourist attraction for people who would want to know the rich culture and history of the family.
In a brief statement to the public, Nii Adjabeng Ankrah II called on individuals respect traditional authority because chiefs were highly revered in their communities and areas of jurisdiction.
He again called on all chiefs in the Ga Traditional Area to live in harmony and unite for the betterment of the Ga State and pleaded with kingmakers to help preserve properties given to them by their forefathers.
By Alfred NiiArday Ankrah
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.
