Indexing government scandals one at a time
Ghana’s 2020 Eurobond which was oversubscribed by up to more than US$14 billion was co-managed by Databank, Fidelity Bank, IC Securities, GCB Bank and SAS Finance Group. Databank has consistently …
Feb. 10, 2020
The whereabouts of a huge consignment of gold and gold ores seized from illegal miners who were arrested in the course of their mining activities during Anti-Galamsey operations has gone missing unde…
Feb. 6, 2020
It has emerged that a sister to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is alleged to have masterminded the relocation of some 400 tricycles belonging to the Northern Development Authority (NDA) that repo…
Jan. 31, 2020
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, has disclosed that hundreds of seized galamsey excavators have gone missing at the various assemblies. Acc…
Jan. 27, 2020
It has been revealed that Ghana loses thousands of cedis as a result of confiscated cars being auctioned cheaply to people who are politically connected. JoyNews investigations have uncovered how…
Jan. 15, 2020
A video call conversation between the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah and an unidentified lady has gone viral. In the video, the National Security Minister who was obviously love str…
Jan. 12, 2020
400 tricycles worth Ghs2 million have been allegedly stolen from the Northern Development Authority’s (NDA) yard. Some National Security officials and a deputy chief executive officer of the North…
Jan. 6, 2020
Some of the dams built by government under the 1 village 1 dam initiative have dried up after just one week of harmattan. Under the One Village One Dam flagship programme, the Ministry of Special …
Jan. 6, 2020
The Presidency spent 62,578,224 Ghana Cedis on foreign travels and related expenses in the first nine months of 2019. This is according to documents presented to Parliament as part of budget estim…
Dec. 19, 2019
Government has refused to distribute ambulances badly needed to save lives of patients. The government procured the first batch of ambulances numbering 96 for distribution to all 275 constituencies. …
Nov. 25, 2019
President Akufo-Addo has withdrawn the appointment of Dr Baffour Awuah as Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). A source close to Dr Awuah said his appointment was withdrawn via an e…
Nov. 20, 2019
In the 2020 budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, government’s plan to fix deplorable roads across the country excluded roads in the Volta Region. The budget had …
Nov. 13, 2019
President Akufo-Addo has over 50 relatives occupying various positions in his government. In a press statement purposely held to address the "family and friends" nature of the NPP government, the NDC…
Nov. 5, 2019
A leaked memo from Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) showing its Board has approved some outrageous amounts running into millions of Ghana Cedis as donation and sponsorship requests for var…
Nov. 4, 2019
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has disclosed that anyone complaining of hardship under the current Akufo-Addo administration is a 'witch'. She said it's only a 'witch' that wi…
Oct. 21, 2019