The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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VAT hiked through ‘backdoor’

Dr Theo Acheampong, a fellow of think tank IMANI Africa, has pointed out that the new Value Added Tax (VAT) structure will place more financial burden on the public, as consumers are likely to pay ...

July 20, 2018

Adwoa Safo requests $8,500 from 'broke' NHIA for US trip

The Deputy Majority Leader and Minister of State in charge of Procurement, Sara Adwoa Safo has requested $8,500 ailing from NHIA for US training trip. She requested $8,500 for tuition as well as fu...

July 19, 2018

NHIA blows Ghs62k on gov't communicators

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Dr Samuel Annor says the memo by his deputy in charge of marketing authorizing the approval of payments to government commu...

July 17, 2018

Anas impersonator now serving as Presidential Staffer

Joseph Osei who was arrested by the personnel of the Adabraka Police for allegedly defrauding two companies of GHC 12, 200 under the guise of being a colleague of ace investigative journalist, Anas...

July 12, 2018

Ministry of Finance squanders GHC697m in 2017

The public accounts of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the financial year ended December 31, 2017 have revealed that the overall financial impact of weaknesses and irregularities di...

July 11, 2018

Freddie Blay buys 275 buses for NPP

Aspiring National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay has honoured his promise to purchase 275 buses for each constituency in the country. Freddie Blay, who's currentl...

July 5, 2018

Ghana Cedi hits a record low

The cedi has hit one of its highest falls so far reaching of ¢4.85 to one United States dollar. Cumulatively, the Cedi depreciated 5.3 percent in the first six months, compared to 3.3 percent in...

July 4, 2018

Flagstaff House guards arrested for armed robbery, rape

Two young men, stationed at the ceremonial gates of the Flagstaff House have been arrested by the Legon Police Station for armed robbery. The two were recruited by Captain Koda to man the seat of g...

June 23, 2018

Mrs Kennedy Agyapong ‘silently’ chairs Shippers Authority Board

Wife of Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong, Stella Wilson Agyapong has been revealed to be a ‘silent’ Board Chairman of the Ghana Shippers Authority since September 2017, when ...

June 15, 2018

YEA Sanitation module 1,050 protocol list for NPP officials

Twenty Districts and constituencies in the Central Region are expected to benefit from the Youth Employment Agency allocation of some 1,050 workers based on the strong protocol of their NPP Members...

June 15, 2018

Excluding NACOB from port checks disturbing – Aning

Security analyst Dr. Kwesi Aning has described as disturbing the decision by government to exclude the Narcotics Control Board and the National security from inspection agencies at the ports. Vi...

June 14, 2018

EC boss, Charlotte Osei, two others removed

The President Nana Akufo-Addo has removed the Electoral Commissioner Charlotte Osei and her two deputies from office for “misbehaviour and incompetence.” The removal is on the recommendation of a c...

June 13, 2018

Sammi Awuku’s Wife Grabs Juicy Feeding Contract At Free Zones Board

Ghana Palaver has reported that a lucrative feeding contract has been packaged by the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Michael Okyere Baafi, for a company owned by Mary Awuku,...

June 12, 2018

GEPA Saga: Klenam blows GHC93k on clothing allowances; $132k for rent

The dismissed CEO of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) Gifty Klenam is being probed by the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) over financial impropriety during her tenure. Doc...

June 7, 2018

Sell ‘cocaine’ if you can’t withstand economic hardship – Minister to traders

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has asked petty traders in the Kumasi metropolis to venture into the sale of cocaine if they cannot withstand the economic hardship in the country. H...

June 6, 2018

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