{
  "id": 8017618,
  "title": "Ex-Sports Minister Ussif to face parliamentary probe over African Games spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ex-sports-minister-ussif-to-face-parliamentary-probe-over-african",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ex-sports-minister-ussif-to-face-parliamentary-probe-over-african-games-spending/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif is expected to appear before Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee on Thursday to answer questions over expenditure linked to Ghana’s hosting of the 2023 African Games. The committee is investigating spending on the tournament after a forensic audit by the Ghana Audit Service flagged financial irregularities and procurement breaches worth […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}