Aide to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has reportedly been escorted by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to his residence at Larteh Akuapem as part of ongoing investigations. The development comes after EOCO granted Mr Aboagye bail in the sum of GH¢50 million with […]
The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has issued a strongly worded condemnation of the Economic and Organised Crime Office, accusing the anti-corruption agency of persistent harassment and open defiance of a High Court ruling in its pursuit of Dr Gabriel Tanko Kwamigah-Atokple, the region’s representative on the Council of State. In an official statement signed […]
A major institutional confrontation has erupted after the Volta Regional representative on the Council of State, Gabriel T.K.A Kwamigah-Atokple, issued a stern and detailed account accusing the leadership of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of abuse of power, defiance of a court ruling, and reputational harm. In a strongly worded statement dated March […]
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stressed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta cannot be treated differently from any other citizen under Ghanaian law. Mr Ofori-Atta served as Ghana’s Finance Minister from 2017 to 2024 under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration and has been at the centre […]
The former Chief Executive of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, has asked the High Court to overturn a freezing order imposed on four of his properties by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). In his affidavit, Hanan contends that EOCO acted unlawfully by targeting assets he either owned before […]
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, has raised concerns about what he describes as the growing “weaponisation” of bail by state investigative bodies, particularly the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, November 22, the MP said recent developments indicate that bail, meant to protect the […]
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in collaboration with Interpol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Speaking in an […]
Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., popularly known as Shatta Wale, has been detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in an investigation related to the tax obligations of a yellow Lamborghini Urus. According to a press release from his management, the artiste voluntarily reported to the EOCO offices on Wednesday, August […]
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for a review of the bail conditions of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul Hannan Wahab and his wife. “Mr Wahab must be released on terms that uphold both his dignity and the principles of justice,” it said. It […]
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after successfully meeting his bail conditions. The General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua, confirmed his release on the evening of Monday, June […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) minority in Parliament has strongly condemned the circumstances surrounding the arrest and bail conditions of the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi. Speaking to JoyNews‘ Kwaku Asante at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters in Accra, the Minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, described the […]
The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has broken his silence on the controversial detention of Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, revealing that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is under investigation for alleged serious criminal offences, including fraud, causing financial loss to the state, […]
