Reports
A cocktail of scrapped, reviewed, and new taxes introduced by the Akufo-Addo gov’t since 2017
Ghana’s Parliament on Friday 31st March, 2023, passed three (3) new tax bills which are expected to rack up about GH¢4 billion annually. This forms part of the government’s measures to shore up domestic...
This is how much NPP and NDC governments have borrowed in Ghana’s name
There has been a longstanding public debate about who has borrowed more between Ghana's two main political parties, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In the country's Fourth Republic, which began...
Ghana’s 2023 Press Freedom Ranking – Mahama’s claim completely false
Former President John Mahama has been on a regional campaign tour interacting with delegates and members of the National Democratic Congress ahead of the party’s upcoming presidential primaries.
Addressing delegates of the Bolga East and...
Bawumia’s claim about the number of Immigration Service staff completely false
On Friday, April 28 2023, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia attended the passing out ceremony for the Narcotics Control Commission’s Cadet 7. The ceremony was held at the Ghana Immigration Training School in Assin...
US State Department’s report – NPP Dep. General Secretary’s claim misleading
On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, appeared on Joy FM’s News File programme to discuss some contemporary national issues.
During the discussions, she claimed that...
Bossman Asare’s claim that guarantor system is ‘unique to Ghana’ is false
Deputy Commissioner of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Dr Bossman Asare, said on Upfront on Joy News, on March 1, 2023, that the guarantor system has been a unique feature of Ghana’s electoral process.
Dr Asare said...
False! Mahama has not insulted Asantes
An artwork conveying texts that suggest Former President John Dramani Mahama has made offensive statements against Asantes has emerged on social media.
The artwork which is being shared by some suspected politically-aligned social media handles...
NPP’s Dennis Miracles Aboagye’s claim that road tolls were never suspended is false
A member of the New Patriotic Party’s communication team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, said on Citi TV’s news analysis programme, The Big Issue, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, that the government had never cancelled road...
Dr Adutwum’s claims against GES Director-General completely false
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, appeared on Peace FM’s breakfast show, Kokrokoo, to discuss topical issues in Ghana’s educational system.
The Fourth Estate’s latest investigations into the...
