The Accra High Court has rejected an open-court plea by lead counsel for former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, seeking a long adjournment of the trial. …
The High Court has dismissed an application by former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and seven others seeking to have corruption charges against them struck out. …
A religious scholar and First National Vice Chairman aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has dismissed claims that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential ambitions are part of an agenda to turn Ghana into an Islamic state. …
… Mustapha Abdul-Hamid made a delivery during a public lecture on how some bad politicians are seeking to disregard the dangers of faith disharmony to their advantage. …
Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has pledged to lead efforts to revive the ideological foundations of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) if elected as National Vice Chairman. …
Lawyer for former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has pushed back against comments by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai, insisting that the Constitution guarantees the speedy trial of all cases and not only selected …
The trial of former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and seven others has been adjourned to August 27, 2026, pending the determination of an injunction application challenging the directive for selected cases to be heard during …
… His comments follow the Accra High Court’s rejection of an application by lawyers for four accused persons, including former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, seeking to adjourn proceedings until October. …
The Accra High Court has rejected a request by lawyers for four accused persons in the case involving former National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, to adjourn the trial until October. …
The Accra High Court has rejected a plea by the lead counsel for Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, to adjourn his trial on grounds of ill health, exhaustion, and an upcoming bar conference. Abdul-Hamid and seven others are on trial over allegations of extorting monies from players in the petroleum sector, with the court ordering the case management conference to resume the following day.
The Accra High Court has rejected a plea by the lead counsel for Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, to adjourn his trial on grounds of ill health, exhaustion, and an upcoming bar conference. Abdul-Hamid and seven others are on trial over allegations of extorting monies from players in the petroleum sector, with the court ordering the case management conference to resume the following day.
In a Global InfoAnalytics poll, Nana Akomea recorded a 68% net favourability score for the NPP First Vice Chairman position, leading five other candidates. The NPP's national executive elections are scheduled for October 3.
The High Court has dismissed an application by former NPA Chief Executive Officer Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and seven others seeking to have corruption charges against them struck out, allowing the substantive trial to proceed. The Republic has brought 54 charges against the accused, including corruption, extortion, money laundering and conspiracy, alleging that between 2022 and December 2024 approximately GH¢291.57 million and US$332,407 were unlawfully obtained through a scheme involving NPA officials.
Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, a religious scholar and NPP First National Vice Chairman aspirant, dismissed claims that Dr Bawumia's presidential ambitions seek to turn Ghana into an Islamic state, citing voting patterns of Ghanaian Muslims in the 2024 election that showed religious affiliation did not determine their political choices. He argued that if a coordinated Muslim agenda to Islamise Ghana existed, Bawumia's 2024 candidacy would have catalysed Muslim support, but Muslims instead voted for Christian President Mahama in several Muslim-majority constituencies.
An opinion piece warns that selfish individuals are attempting to exploit religious divisions between Christians and Muslims in Ghana for political gain, using social media to stoke discord, and calls for such actors to be publicly shamed as Ghana's interfaith harmony should not be taken for granted.
Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, filed his nomination for the NPP's National Vice Chairmanship position on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, pledging to revive the party's ideological foundations and strengthen its research and intellectual development.
Joseph Kpemka, lawyer for former NPA chief executive Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, told JoyNews that the Constitution guarantees expeditious trials for all cases, not selected ones, and criticized Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai's comments on PM Express as an erroneous interpretation that reinforces concerns about selective justice.
The trial of former NPA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and seven others has been adjourned to August 27, 2026, pending a Supreme Court determination on August 20 of an injunction application challenging whether the case should proceed during the legal vacation or be deferred until October. The Office of the Special Prosecutor has accused them of unlawfully obtaining money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies; the accused deny the allegations.
Former Attorney-General Joseph Kpemka has called the decision by specialised High Courts to continue substantive criminal trials during Ghana's legal vacation a "novel" departure from tradition, noting that vacation courts have traditionally focused on urgent applications and motions rather than full hearings.
The Accra High Court has rejected a defence request to adjourn the trial of former NPA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and others until October, directing that proceedings continue during the legal vacation unless the Chief Justice withdraws the warrant for high-profile cases to proceed.
Aspiring First National Vice Chairman Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has called on the NPP to rebuild its intellectual foundation and restore its tradition of attracting the country's brightest minds, arguing that the NDC currently appears to have gained that advantage.
Hajia Adama Musah, mother of former National Petroleum Authority CEO and former Minister of State Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has passed away after a short illness. Funeral prayers are scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the Police Mosque in Cantonments, Accra.