The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Gov’t engages Singaporean master-planner to ‘redevelop Accra’

The government’s plan to engage a foreign national to design a master redevelopment plan for the nation’s capital, Accra has angered key professionals who have described the move as an insult to th...

Oct. 7, 2018

Gov’t accused of giving expired food products to flood victims

It has emerged that some food items recently supplied by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to flood victims in the Upper West Region had expired, resulting in some beneficiaries becoming ill afte...

Sept. 25, 2018

Ghana ranked among countries with worst government integrity

Ghana has been ranked among countries with the lowest government integrity. According to the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom released by the Heritage Foundation, loose fiscal policy and political fa...

Sept. 21, 2018

Government to yield DTT to China's StarTimes

Ghana’s attempt to transition from analogue to digital is set to meet another major snag. This is because the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has rolled up its sleeves to resis...

Sept. 18, 2018

Asuogyaman DCE buys GHC1,850 printer for GHC16,000

The Asuogyaman district assembly in the Eastern region has been hit with a massive price inflation scandal that has angered residents of the district. Documents sighted by Starr News reveal pric...

Sept. 18, 2018

Over 600,000 litres of BOST’s contaminated fuel disappears

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) is in the news again, this time over the disappearance of about 600,000 litres of its contaminated fuel. A five-member committee set up by the current...

Sept. 14, 2018

Board Chairman of Auditor-General department violating procurement processes

Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to stop the “manipulation” of procurement processes in his office. Mr Domelevo is accusing his Board Chairman, Prof. Edwar...

Sept. 12, 2018

Ghana Hires McKinsey to Boost Tax Take

Ghana’s tax agency has hired McKinsey & Co. to help boost collections after missing the revenue target for the year trough August by 1.8 billion cedis ($367 million). The move to increase income...

Sept. 12, 2018

Over 10,000 hectares of farmlands under Planting for Food & Jobs destroyed

Government’s flagship agriculture programme, Planting for Food and Jobs has suffered a major setback following the destruction of over 10,000 hectares of farmland in the Upper East Region. The s...

Sept. 11, 2018

Sawla DCE awarding contracts to himself

Executives of the New Patriotic Party in Sawla in the Northern Region are demanding the removal of their District Chief Executive, Lawal Tamimu. At a press briefing in Sawla, the party executive...

Sept. 5, 2018

Mass dismissals hit the economy

The Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) has said over one million Ghanaians have lost their jobs since 2017. “The CSS, from its study of the situation, found that over a million individuals w...

Aug. 31, 2018

GNPC buys $7.5m property from CEO's former company

Documents available to Joy FM indicate the Chief Executive of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) last year ordered an urgent transfer of $7.5 million to a company he once worked for. The ...

Aug. 28, 2018

Government destroying bungalows for Judges to build National Cathedral

Plans are underway to clear Judges from their Ridge Roundabout residence to make way for the construction of the 5000-seater National Cathedral. About ten six-bedroom bungalows that would be demoli...

Aug. 24, 2018

Finance Minister deceived Parliament on public debt

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Mr James Avedzi has accused the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta of deceiving Parliament on the country’s debt as at December 2016. The 2017 ...

Aug. 21, 2018

Nursing trainees’ quota system officially starts

The government via the Ministry of Health has introduced the quota admission system for nursing trainee schools. This new directive means public and private institutions accredited to train nurses ...

Aug. 3, 2018

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