The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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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

Ameri review worse than previous agreement

The Executive Secretary of the Africa Center for Energy Policy has given a damning verdict of government review agreement of the controversial AMERI deal. Ben Boakye, whose think tank was veheme...

July 26, 2018

CEO of Forestry Commission and Wontumi involved in alleged illegal mining

Traditional leaders in the Amansie Central district of the Ashanti region have urged President Akufo-Addo to deal with his own people if he is really determined to stop illegal mining activities in...

July 21, 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

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

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

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

1.2bn dollars for Ghana card is fraud

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has lashed out at Government over the decision to spend $1.2 billion on the National Identification Project (Ghana Card). According...

May 29, 2018

Presidency, GRA, national security in GHC1.88bn petroleum revenue loss

The government has lost GHC1.88bn in petroleum revenue leakages through nefarious actors within the Ghana Revenue Authority, the presidency and national security, the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Dist...

May 29, 2018

Peter Mac Manu in conflict of interest at GPHA

The four Unions with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has asked government to investigate the board Chairman of GPHA, Peter Mac Manu. They are asking the President to as a matter of ur...

May 24, 2018

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