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OSP freezes over GH₵100m in assets linked to Former NPA CEO
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has frozen assets valued at more than GH₵100 million and US$100,000 in connection with the ongoing prosecution of former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, and nine others.
According to a statement from the OSP, the seized properties include real estate holdings, fuel stations, and logistics vehicles believed to be connected to an alleged grand extortion and money laundering scheme.
The OSP explained that the move is in line with its powers under the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), which allows the preservation of suspected proceeds of crime until a final decision is made by the court.
So far, the OSP has secured court confirmation for the seizure of several vehicles, including five HOWO SINOTRUK fuel tanker trucks and one HOWO SITRAK articulator head with fuel tanker semi-trailer.
Other assets yet to be confirmed by the court include a Mercedes Benz GLE 450, several parcels of land in Accra, Kumasi, and Tamale, and multiple filling stations under the name “Kings Energy” located at Lapaz, Dansoman, Opeikuma, and Millennium City.
Luxury apartments and developments in prime areas such as East Legon, Airport Residential, Roman Ridge, and Adenta have also been listed among the frozen properties.
These include units in The Signature Apartments, The Monarch, The Address, The Bantree, Beyond Residence, and The Atlas projects.
The OSP noted that efforts are still underway to identify and trace additional assets connected to the case as investigations continue.
The prosecution of Dr. Hamid and his associates follows what the OSP describes as a major anti-corruption drive to uncover illicit wealth acquired through abuse of public office.
More updates are expected as the case progresses in court.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The forecourt of the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB) in Accra came alive on Friday with colour, creativity and innovation, as Level 300 students transformed the space into a lively exhibition of ideas.
Under the theme “Building meaningful brands beyond the logo,” the students invited patrons into a world where ordinary products were reimagined through storytelling, design and purpose.
From scented candles to innovative food concepts, each stand told a unique story, one that went beyond aesthetics to capture identity, value and human connection.
For many of the students, the event was more than just an academic exercise; it was a moment to dream out loud.
Guided by their lecturer, Peter Wonders, they explored what it truly means to build a brand in today’s competitive world where trust, consistency and experience matter just as much as logos and slogans.
Chairman of the occasion, Nana Kum Gyata VI, in his remarks said a brand is what people say about you when you are not present.
At the end of the presentations, awards were presented to deserving groups with Vida Nyaneba emerging as the overall best branding student.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Senior Correctional Centre (SCC) has initiated a lecture session to broaden the horizon of level 400 students at the Social Work Department of the University of Ghana (UG).
The initiative is under the auspices of the Counselling Unit and OIC of the Station, in consultation with the University.
The inaugural lecture delved into education of Social Work students about the role of Ghana Prisons Service and its core mandates, while emphasising the need for counseling as a psychological intervention for inmates mental health and well-being.
It also gave clearer insights about what was required of them in contributing their quota to creating awareness about the Service’s reformational agenda.
The session forms part of the ‘Think Prisons 360 degrees’ initiative, a collaborative efforts of the SCC Counseling Unit to conscientise the final year students of their roles as future social workers.
ASP Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah, a Public Relation Personnel highlighted on the core roles of the Service which include the welfare of inmates, safe custody of inmates, reformation and rehabilitation of inmates, respectively.
Discussing the ‘Think Prisons 360 degree’ agenda birthed by the Director General of the service, DGP Patience Baffoe-Bonnie Esq, Mr Ankrah enumerated the five core pillars of the initiative which include welfare of inmates and staff, agriculture mechanisation, industrialisation, wealth creation and strategic relations.
DSP Belinda Adjei-Attah, Head of SCC Counselling Unit schooled the final year students about the role of counseling as a pivotal reformational tool in the service with the tendency to enhance inmates’ psychological needs.
DSP Adjei-Attah further highlighted how Prison Officers and social workers could work together to reduce recidivism.
DSP Eugene Ansu Ohene-Tutu, a Counseling Personnel at SCC further elaborated on the role of social workers in aiding psychosocial interventions, expanding support systems and bringing in-house psychiatrists to help circumnavigate inmates’ mental health.
Dr Abena Oforiwa Ampomah, Lecturer at the Department commended the Senior Officers for their time with the final year students and commended the Officer-In-Charge of SCC, DDP Yayra Ashong Mettle, for releasing the officers to make such a memorable lecture.
By Spectator Reporter
