The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Comprehensive sex education starts in primary one

The Ghana Education Service (GES) will, from next term, introduce sex education into the curriculum of basic schools to equip pupils to know and experience their sexuality. At age six, Primary O...

Sept. 30, 2019

Akufo-Addo's bodyguards prevent man from asking him questions in US

The man who asked president Akufo-Addo about the arrest and deportation of Aisha Huang during a forum at Princeton University in the United States of America says he was prevented by the president’...

Sept. 22, 2019

51% shares for AGI diverted to Enterprise Insurance

Fifty one percent Power Distribution Service (PDS) stake given to Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) to collate Ghanaian businesses to buy has been diverted. According to Jantua an Energy exp...

Sept. 16, 2019

I 'diverted' School Feeding contracts - Deputy Minister

Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi who doubles as the Deputy Works and Housing Minister has said he has absolute powers in determining who wins school feeding contract...

Sept. 16, 2019

Headmasters sacked for 'sabotaging' Free SHS

The Headmaster of Donkokrom Senior High School, John Mensah Dzokoto, has been sacked by the Ministry of Education through the Ghana Education Service. Starr News has gathered that the Headmaster...

Sept. 6, 2019

Akufo-Addo most corrupt President in 4th republic

Former Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Vitus Azeem has described the current Akufo-Addo-led government as the worst in the fight against corruption. Comparing the tenures of leaders...

Sept. 6, 2019

Acting board chairperson rents her buildings to GRA, pockets GH¢1.4m yearly

Ms. Adelaide Ahwireng, acting board chairperson of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has rented two buildings belonging to her as offices for the revenue collecting agency at cut-throat annual char...

Sept. 2, 2019

NYA boss resigns over procurement breaches

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri, has reportedly resigned, days after a board member of the Authority resigned citing "issues". According to ...

Aug. 31, 2019

PPA boss busted for selling government contracts

Adjenim Boateng Adjei, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has being unmasked in an exposé over sale of government contracts. In a documentary by Investigative Jo...

Aug. 21, 2019

Soldiers, police seize placards against Akufo-Addo in Navrongo

Military and police personnel have seized placards bearing anti-government messages from protesters in Navrongo during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the Upper East Region Wednesday. Ahead ...

Aug. 15, 2019

Close to GH¢100 million spent on capacity building

The Minister for Business Development, Mohammed Ibrahim Awal has revealed that his ministry has so far spent about GHC 100 Million as part of its many initiatives to build capacity of entrepreneurs...

Aug. 14, 2019

University of Energy and Natural Resources to be named after Dr Busia

The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani in the Bono Region is to be named after the late Prime Minister of the Second Republic, Professor Kofi Abrefa Busia, President Nana Ad...

Aug. 10, 2019

Gov’t suspends PDS agreement

Government has suspended the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS), bringing back the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to be in full control of power distribution. Accord...

July 30, 2019

$10m wasted on cocoa roads audit

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government of wasting US$10 million of tax payers’ money to illegally procure audits not sanctioned by the Auditor General. The Mino...

July 26, 2019

Ghana's debt levels leading country to HIPC

The World Bank Country Director Pierre Frank LaPorte has stated that Ghana’s rising debt levels places it at pre-HIPC levels and must be checked to prevent the figure from escalating further. Ac...

July 26, 2019

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