The President's daughter, Gyankroma Akuffo Addo, was awarded a $38 million contract to supply ambulance spare parts. The contract was signed at midnight before the former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, resigned. On 9th February 2024, Ken Ofri Atta instructed the Controller and Accountant General to release US$ 10 million (GHS120,711,000.00) to Service Ghana Auto Group Limited owned by Gyankroma.

The scandalous rise of Ghana's Army Chief, Brig. Gen. Thomas Oppong-Peprah, and an extensive leadership conflict in the Ghana Military.

Read more… On July 1, 2016, Brigadier General Thomas Oppong-Peprah’s career took a decisive turn when he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General by the Mahama government.
He was assigned the esteemed position of Chief Staff Officer at the Army Headquarters, marking the beginning of a

General Fred Akuffo executed by a firing squad 41 years ago, on 26 June 1979, Ghana’s former head of state, Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo was executed by a firing squad after being convicted of “corruption, embezzlement and using his position to amass wealth” after a short trial by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) which had seized power under the leadership of Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings. He was executed together with General Akwasi Afrifa, also a former Head of state and Major General Robert Kotei, Colonel Roger Felli, Air Vice Marshal George Yaw Boakye and Rear Admiral Joy Amedume.

The Sagrenti War (Sir Garnet Wolseley) of 1874 The Asantes and the British fought several times. Those battles were called Anglo-Asante wars. Prominent amongst them are the Nsamankow war (January 21, 1824), Akatamanso war (August 1, 1826), Sagrenti war (March 14, 1874) and Yaa Asantewaa war (March 25, 1900).

How “Ashikishan” the woman on the 50 pesewa coin was killed Rebecca Naa Dede Ayeetey, born in 1923 in Osu, Ghana, was raised in James Town, Accra. Her parents hailed from Ga Asere and Osu. Following her primary education, she ventured into the flour business, achieving significant wealth and influence. Her success in the industry earned her the nickname "Ashikishan," derived from the Ga word for flour.

Corruption: Education Minister fingered in US$1.2 million training scandal In 2022, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, was implicated in an alleged World Bank training scheme for teachers, purportedly costing $1.2 million. The World Bank initiated investigations into the claimed teacher training and formally contacted Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), seeking confirmation of the training timeline.

Full story behind the “Imperial Homes Limited $270,000 Property fraud”

How Raymond Maglo forged Imperial Homes CEO, Mr. Francis Biney’s signature to sell Property to a client. In our extensive investigation into the "Imperial Homes Property Fraud," it has been revealed that in 2022, Mr. Raymond Maglo purportedly forged the signature of Imperial Homes Limited's CEO, Mr. Francis Biney, in order to facilitate the sale of a property to Derrick Kwesi Appiah, without Mr. Biney's knowledge.
Unfortunately, Mr. Appiah and his representative, Ernest Danso, omitted any further inquiry with Imperial Homes Limited to confirm property ownership, choosing instead to rely on Mr. Maglo's misinformation and transferring funds to him.

Just in: Imperial Homes caught up in US$270,000 fraud case

A dispute arises concerning a three-bedroom apartment in Accra owned by Imperial Homes Limited, with allegations of fraud filed at the Airport Police Station by Ernest Danso. Danso claims he paid US$270,000 for the apartment but faced eviction three years later due to disputed ownership, leaving his belongings behind.

Massive Corruption and Money Laundering Affect COCOBOD as CEO Gives His Son Billions in Contracts, Financial Intelligence Centre Reported in 2020 Documents obtained from the Financial Intelligence Centre expose pervasive corruption, nepotism, and money laundering within the Ghana Cocoa Board. These findings, submitted to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, stem from an inquiry into contracts awarded to the newly established entity, Agri-Plus Horizon Farm Limited.

Investigations highlight that Agri-Plus Horizon Farm Limited secured a contract to supply 75,000 litres of Transform Akate Insecticide at a rate of US$103.5 per litre, totaling US$7,762,500.00. Notably, this contract was sole-sourced to the company through the beleaguered Public Procurement Authority.

The battle of Dodowa, the Katamanso war.

Full story The Katamanso War (the Battle of Dodowa) began on August 7, 1826, exactly 197 years ago. The war was fought between the Asantes and the people of Accra; Dangme people of Prampram, Ningo, and Ada after the people of Accra (AKRA) aided the British, Denkyira, and Fantis in repelling an Asante attack on Cape Coast in July 1824.

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The 1958 Preventive Detention Act

In July 1958, the government introduced the Preventive Detention Act to extend the period of pre-trial detention for suspected opposition terrorists, not dissimilar to the wave of anti-terrorist legislation passed in countries such as United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, France and many countries round the world since September 11, 2001.

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Post-independence violence and separatism:
While preparations for independence were underway, supporters of the Togoland Congress Party were busy setting up military training camps in Alavanyo as part of a plot of violent disturbances with elements of the N.L.M. The police moved in to dismantle the camp and in the ensuing riots three people were killed.  Two members of parliament – S. G. Antor and Mr. Kojo Ayeke – were tried, found guilty and sentenced to six years imprisonment but their convictions were quashed on appeal because of a misdirection in the summing of the original trial judge.

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Reign of terror, violence and threats of secession:

In March 1955, R.J. Vile, the Assistant Secretary at the Colonial Office gave one of the first independent assessments of the N.L.M. after his visit to the Gold Coast.

In 1982, Three Ghanaian Judges Were Killed. On the 30th of June in 1982, three High Court judges— Justices Kwadwo Adjei Agyepong, Poku Sarkodie and Mrs. Cecelia Koranteng-Addow, a nursing mother— were killed.
The three justices were murdered together with a retired Major in the Ghana Armed Forces. Sam Acquah, the retired major, was the Director of Personnel at the Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC).

Today in History🇬🇭: The 1964 Flagstaff House Kitchen Brawl: President Nkrumah vs. Constable Ametewee, and How Supt. Dagarti Died Police Constable Seth Nicholas Kwame Ametewee shot at President Nkrumah but Police Superintendent Salifu Dagarti, a British trained Ghanaian veteran Police Officer saved the President by shielding him and receiving the bullets on his behalf. Salifu died as a result of Ametewee’s gunshots.

🚨SUMMARY OF THE SPUTNIK VACCINE PROCUREMENT SAGA. Where the Health Minister purchased a vaccine at $19 per dose instead of $10 per dose. On June 3, 2021, Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (VG) published that it had documented how intermediaries have obtained the Sputnik vaccine and are re-selling it at a premium. “Through investigations in countries including Ghana,  Russia, Pakistan, Guyana and Iraq, VG has been

Last year, the Special Prosecutor cited Council of State member and GRA officials in an act of corruption that resulted in the loss of revenue to the state.

(Ms. Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh)

In a corruption report from the Office of the Special Prosecutor, it was revealed that Ms. Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh allegedly leveraged her roles as a Council of State member and a Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority Board Director to exert influence. The investigation

🚨In 2021, Gov’t was accused of misusing $2.1bn Covid funds on corrupt deals A report on the assessment of corruption risks, jointly conducted by the Community Development Alliance (CDA-Ghana) and the Commonwealth Foundation, implicated the government led by President Akufo-Addo for allegedly misusing more than US$2.1 billion in COVID-19 funds through

🚨In 2021, Ghana was fined $170 million for unlawful termination of a power contract, as London court declares “Covid-19 and election” excuse as “intrinsically weak.”

Thread 🧵 👇🏼 The original agreement had an annual value of $24.9 million, summing up to $99.6 million over four years. Regrettably, the government did not challenge the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Tribunal's January 26, 2021 ruling. Instead, it cited the

🚨Ministers demand GH¢1 million from road contractors before awarding road contracts to them. The former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), who used to shower praise on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for running the country better than any other personality under the Fourth Republic, is at his wit's end for the current state of

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