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Dismissed PPA CEO explains the millions in his bank accounts

The dismissed CEO of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has broken his silence on the millions of money deposited into his...

Lighthouse loses case against resigned bishop, Larry Odonkor

At the Ivato International Airport in Madagascar, the missionary-in-charge of Lighthouse Chapel International’s branch in that country, Bishop Larry Odonkor, faced his assistant pastor,...

RE: How the dismissed PPA CEO cleared all funds in his “frozen” bank accounts

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority, Adjenim Boateng Adjei has said he got a court order to defreeze his bank...

Council of State misfires on RTI law, directs Togbe Afede’s aide to Metro TV for information

The Council of State has redirected a right to information(RTI) request applicant to liaise with a private entity, Metropolitan Television (Metro TV) to secure...
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“There was no procurement process” – Transport Ministry contradicts Paul Adom-Otchere on airport X’mas tree saga

The Ministry of Transport has stated that “there was no procurement nor bidding process for the award of contract” in the controversial Christmas tree...

VIDEO: Bribery scandal hits GJA elections, Tobinco boss accused

After two years of protracted conflict and disagreements that have seen mediations in the court of law and the palace, the Ghana Journalists Association...
Manasseh Azure Awuni

Asset Declaration: Bawumia, Ofori-Atta, Osafo-Maafo, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and 89 others did not fully comply

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was sworn into office in January 2017, one of the first constitutional obligations he embarked on was the...

Health

Agric minister’s claims on maize-production figures since 1950 completely false

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Afriyie Akoto, appeared on Joy FM to discuss topical issues concerning his...

Billions in the bush: 8 hospitals delayed, abandoned

Governance is supposed to be a continuum, such that development policies and initiatives of an outgoing administration must be seen to its planned completion...

Frontiers lays off Covid-19 testing staff at the airport

The management of Frontiers Healthcare Services Limited, the company in charge of COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport, has laid off staff it...

The women who “menstruate” through their palm, nose, and mouth

It was late night, and most people had gone to bed. Lydia Ansong, 16, was supposed to be sleeping. But, she was dozing intermittently...
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Akufo-Addo’s Private Jet: The Fourth Estate drags presidency to RTI Commission

The Fourth Estate has dragged Ghana’s presidency to the Right to Information (RTI) Commission for its refusal to disclose information on the cost of...

ECOWAS Court to hear 60 cases, deliver 25 judgments in Ghana

The Community Court of Justice, often referred to as the ECOWAS Court, is heading to Ghana to pitch its judicial camp at the Law...
Manasseh Azure Awuni

“You’re not exempted”– RTI Commission fines Ghana Police Service GH¢ 50,000

The Right to Information Commission has imposed a fine of GH¢50,000 on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for denying The Fourth Estate access to information. This...

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False! Ken Ofori-Atta did not say Gov’t spent GH¢36 million on agenda 111 logo

News is circulating on social media that Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said government spent GH¢36 million on designing the agenda 111 logo. The...

NSS Deputy Director’s claim on personnel transport allowance completely false

The Deputy Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Gifty Oware Aboagye, has said the government does not disburse transport allowance to national service...
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The contradictions in Paul Adom-Otchere and Transport Ministry’s response on airport X’mas trees saga

The Ministry of Transport has said in a recent communication that there was no procurement nor bidding process in the controversial airport Christmas tree...

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Presidency orders investigation into fake COVID-19 test certificates at Jubilee House Clinic

The Office of the President has ordered investigation into issuance of fake Covid-19 test certificates at the Jubilee House Clinic, the health facility at...
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