Author: Insight News

The controversial Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill has made a major return to Parliament, as ten Members of Parliament from both sides of the House reintroduce the bill, also known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025. The bill, which was presented on Tuesday, October, 2025, is expected to receive its first reading as Parliament resumes sitting. The main drivers behind this move are: John Ntim Fordjour (Assin South), Samuel Nartey George (Ningo-Prampram), Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzra (Ho West), Helen Adjoa Ntoso (Krachi West), Nurideen Muhammed Mummuni (Nalerigu Gambaga), Vincent Ekow Assafuah (Old Tafo), Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana (Gushegu), Rita Naa…

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo affectionately called ‘Addo Dee’ on Tuesday October 21, hosted all five flag-bearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to a unity breakfast meeting at his Nima residence in Accra. An official statement issued from Nana Akufo Addo’s office said the meeting was to foster a spirit of camaraderie and unity ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for 31st January 2026. The statement, signed by Fatimatu Abubakar, Spokesperson to Former President Akufo-Addo, said the breakfast meeting with the aspirants was also meant to underscore the critical importance of a cohesive party for the 2028 general…

The Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS) has warned that the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+) could face serious implementation and fiscal challenges unless it is backed by realistic financial planning and stronger institutional coordination. In its latest review released in Accra, CPS said while the 24H+ represents an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to transform Ghana’s economy, the financial assumptions and governance framework underpinning it are weak and risk undermining its success. The report, titled “The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme: A Critical Review”, was prepared by a team led by Executive Director and…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia stands tall in the New Patriotic Party’s 2028 flagbearer race, holding a commanding lead with a wide margin over his competitors, as 72% of the Party’s base voters want him retained as flag-bearer for the next presidential elections. According to the latest polling data from Global InfoAnalytics, which highlights Dr. Bawumia’s overwhelming support among the Party’s core base as the key factor driving his dominance. The September 2025 poll, which surveyed NPP voters nationwide, shows that Dr. Bawumia’s popularity within the party remains firm and largely unchallenged. The data reveals that 72% of NPP voters…

In any serious country, public regulation evolves with technology, not against it. Yet Ghana continues to enforce a rule that requires vehicle owners to paste reflective stickers on their cars even when every modern vehicle already comes fitted with high-grade factory reflectors built into their lighting systems. This insistence on redundant reflector stickers is not only superfluous and archaic, but it also projects Ghana as a country stuck in outdated regulatory habits, detached from global automotive standards. No country striving for modernization should be busy policing the stickiness of reflector labels when vehicles already meet international safety specifications before importation.…

Her Ladyship Justice Mariam Gyasi Jawhari, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, has cautioned that Ghana’s food security and public health are in grave danger due to the devastating impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on the environment. Speaking as Guest of Honour at the 43rd Annual National Ijtema (Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Ghana (Lajna Ima’illah) in Sunyani, Justice Gyasi Jawhari decried the moral and environmental decay gripping the nation, attributing it to the relentless pursuit of material wealth at the expense of human and ecological well-being. “Our quest for financial prosperity has led to the…

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is all fired up after a strategic workshop to agree on what systems and policies to adopt to make the side more effective in the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic which officially commences tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21, 2025 as announced by Speaker Alban Bagbin. The Minority Caucus, on Thursday held the said strategic workshop where it resolved to tighten its internal unity and be a responsible side that holds government to the task in the national interest of Ghana rather than individual or other parochial interests.…

The Independence Square in Accra was on lockdown Saturday night through to Sunday morning as Dancehall King Charles Nii Armah Mensah known publicly as Shatta Wale celebrated his birthday with a massive concert that pulled tens of thousands of fans from all corners of the country. The event, dubbed “Shatta Fest 2025 x Shattabration: The King Calls”, was nothing short of electrifying as the self-styled Dancehall King proved once again that his grip on the Ghanaian and Africa music scene remains unmatched. From the early hours of Saturday afternoon, fans began trooping to the historic venue, draped in Shatta Movement…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested some gunmen who falsely posed as National Security officers, and stormed the Celebrity Golf Club in Sakumono, Greater Accra, on Saturday to shoot indiscriminately, causing fear among residents and patrons. What was supposed to be a calm evening at the Celebrity Golf Club turned into fear and confusion on Friday, October 18, 2025, when the attackers fired several gunshots, damaging parts of the property. In a viral video post on X by GHOne, showed people running for their lives as the guns were fired. One of the men was seen shooting at people on…

Ghana has finalized a comprehensive Oil Palm Plantation Policy with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as part of efforts to drive agricultural transformation and the creation of some new 500,000 jobs in the country, Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced. Dr. Forson said Ghana’s 2026 national budget would contain the financial breakdown of the comprehensive Oil Palm Plantation Policy. “This forms part of a broader national strategy to develop economic crops and to transform agriculture into a powerful driver of jobs, growth, and industrialisation. “The potential is enormous. With the right investment and partnerships, we believe Ghana can…