The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Sanitation Minister justifies threats against TV3 journalist

Sanitation minister, Kofi Adda has justified death threats against TV3/3FM journalist, Kwakye Afreh-Nuamah, accusing him of being bribed to run him down. An NPP activist, Hajia Boya called up Afreh...

Feb. 20, 2018

Mobile-clinic vans procured by NDC gov’t rotting away

Joy News investigations have revealed that eight Mobile-clinic vans imported by the John Mahama administration are currently rotting away Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The specialised vans were de...

Feb. 14, 2018

Exton Cubic floors government in court

A High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo has ruled in favour of Exton Cubic Limited in a suit it filed challenging the revocation of their mining lease by the Lands and Na...

Feb. 8, 2018

I wasn't appointed to be a 'borla man' - Sanitation Minister

Sanitation Minister Joseph Kofi Adda has told his critics that he was not appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo to go about sweeping the streets and collecting public waste. In his view, those ...

Feb. 7, 2018

Fisheries Minister kicks out Director from office

Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye has attacked the Ministry's Director of Finance and Administration, Cecilia Ezuah in a bid to forcibly remove from her position. ...

Jan. 29, 2018

Luxury cars valued at $3.2m seized from MCE's residence

Two luxurious Mercedes Benz vehicles, with the street value of $3.2 million, allegedly smuggled into the country through the Aflao border has been seized at the residence of MCE for Ketu South. ...

Jan. 22, 2018

Gov’t deal with Exxon Mobil unlawful

Co-Chair of the Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative, Dr. Steve Manteaw, has accused the government circumventing the law by signing an oil exploration deal with Exxon Mobil. Dr. Ma...

Jan. 20, 2018

DVLA selling GH¢10 first aid kit for over GH¢100

The Minority in Parliament has urged drivers to refuse to pay for a mandatory first aid kit charged by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) describing the cost as overpriced. The Nation...

Jan. 3, 2018

Presidential staffer mocks jobless youth

Clara Napaga Tia Sulemana, a Presidetial Staffer has mocked unemployed youth who go to her seeking for a job. In a Facebook post, she wrote "Those of you who usually meet me at events and immedi...

Dec. 29, 2017

Special Development Ministry to blow GHC800k on website

Parliament has approved a staggering amount of GHC800,000 for the development of a website for the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives. The figure was contained in the breakdown of the mini...

Dec. 21, 2017

Senior Minister office illegal, budgetary allocation rejected

An Executive Instrument (EI28) containing a list of ministries signed by President Nana Akufo-Addo and gazetted on 28th February, 2017 did not include the office of the Senior Minister as a ministr...

Dec. 18, 2017

Expats Charged $100k To Sit With Akufo-Addo

Expatriates who work in Ghana were recently charged $100, 000 to sit on the same table with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak has revealed...

Dec. 15, 2017

Ken Attafuah sacks NIA staff for criticizing government on Facebook

The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has sacked a staff of the authority for his constant criticism of the government via social media platforms. A lette...

Dec. 15, 2017

Conflict of interest? NLA boss takes $60K personal loan from service provider

NLA boss, Mr. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw took a $60K personal loan from service provider barely one month after he was appointed Director-General of the National Lottery Authority in March 2017. When Kofi...

Dec. 13, 2017

Congestion at SHSs exposes students to meningitis – Ghana Health Service

The Head of Disease and Surveillance Unit at the Ghana Health Service has identified congestion at senior high schools (SHSs) as one risk factor for the spread of meningitis. Dr Franklin Asiedu-...

Dec. 13, 2017

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