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The #FixTheCountry Movement’s organizer Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been sued for defamation by Kan Dapaah, Minister of National Security. This is in response to claims made by Barker-Vormawor that National Security officials and other government representatives offered him cash during a meeting in 2021 in order to silence him. In the lawsuit, Minister Kan Dapaah seeks compensation for Barker-Vormawor’s defamatory remarks. The Minister is also requesting that the court declare Barker-Vormawor’s statements to be defamatory “recovery of the sum of Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHC10,000,000.00) as General Damages, including Aggravated and/or Exemplary Damages for Defamation for the words uttered by the…

All regional chairs in the 47 constituencies have been instructed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region to immediately take down any signs, banners, or other campaign materials connected to the late Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen from their respective party offices. The former flagbearer candidate, in the party’s opinion, is no longer a member; therefore, anything connected to him should be thrown away. The NPP stressed that Mr. Kyerematen’s promotional materials are no longer relevant within the party offices as a result of his resignation in a memo dated September 25, 2023, signed by Mr.…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Tuesday, 26th September, 2023.

Charles Nii Armah Mensah, better known by his stage name Shatta Wale, has responded to a letter from Sammy Flex, a member of his management team, regarding the cancellation of his Freedom Wave Concert at the Accra Sports Stadium this year. Sammy Flex pleaded with the dancehall star to think about postponing the event for everyone’s safety in the letter. Sammy Flex also cited escalating political unrest and the venue being given to another performer as reasons to look into other possibilities. He expressed worry that these aspects might interfere with the event and annoy Shatta Wale’s team and supporters.…

The incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released press statement following Alan Kyerematen’s resignation from party and decision to contest in the 2024 elections as an independent candidate. Earlier on, InsightNewsgh.com reported that the former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyeremanten announced his immediate exit from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). In the most recent super delegates congress, he claimed that the party had not treated him fairly. The former flagbearer candidate announced at a press conference in Accra that he would run as an independent in the general elections of 2024. “Under the circumstances and given the context…

Wife of Ghanaian politician and former Trade and Industry Minister, Mrs. Patricia Kyerematen has rallied her support behind Mr. Alan Kyerematen resignation from New Patriotic Party (NPP) and contest in 2024 elections as independent candidate. Speaking to the media after Alan addressed the nation on his political future, Mrs. Patricia Kyerematen said her husband is right person the country needs at the moment. According to her, Alan Kyerematen is a good man who has the people of Ghana at heart and is ready to serve Ghanaians if voted into power. “Now the signal is clear and it is more than…

Mr. Alan Kyerematen, former Trade and Industry Minister has indicated that all survey conducted both locally and international shows that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will lose power in 2024 elections. Mr. Alan Kyerematen made this statement while speaking in an interview with TV3 shortly after he announced his resignation from the NPP. According to him, his resignation and decision to contest for the 2024 Presidential seat as an independent candidate will provide an opportunity for NPP not go into opposition. “My standing an independent candidate who has root from the NPP as a founding member, I am providing…

Residents of Accra, the nation’s capital, have been warned by the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) that additional flooding incidents are likely to occur after recent heavy rains. Following last Friday’s torrential downpour, which submerged many areas of Accra and caused havoc on its streets, the agency has issued a warning. In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, Joseph Portuphy, the Head of Forecasting at the GMeT, revealed that the downpour’s record rainfall was a staggering 78 millimeters, which helped to explain the widespread flooding throughout the city. Portuphy emphasized that whenever rainfall totals exceeded 50 millimeters in a period…

Francis-Xavier Sosu, a lawmaker from Madina, has submitted a draft bill to Parliament that urges the government to eliminate the 15 percent value added tax and the 20 percent luxury tax on sanitary pads in order to make them more affordable. The proposed bill aims to repeal the VAT on sanitary pads and tampons under the VAT (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 1082). READ ALSO: Police goes after fake doctor who ‘chopped’ prostitutes and robbed patients Additionally, it will work to have the 20 percent import tax on finished consumer goods reclassified as zero-rated essential social goods and to forbid further…

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared that Alan Kyerematen cannot be the answer to the mess the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in which he took part, caused. He claimed that Alan is not a suitable replacement for the NPP’s failed current administration. He claimed that Alan actively contributed to the demise of the economy from 2017 to 2023 as the Cabinet Minister in charge of Trade and Industry and a member of the Economic Management team. Sammy Gyamfi added that while Alan was in charge, the Komenda Sugar Factory…