Author: Insight News

During the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest, some street vendors claim the Ghana Police confiscated their goods. The street vendors could be seen sobbing as they begged the Ghanaian government to help them. Efia Odo, a Ghanaian actress and human rights advocate, has been harshly critical of her coworkers who vented on social media about the treatment of peaceful protestors by the police. The second day of the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest is currently taking place at the 37 Military Hospital, where participants include Efia Odo, Bridget Otoo, John Dumelo, and EL. The protest began on September 21—Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, a day that is…

The #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest’s organizer revealed that people had approached protesters with offers of money and government positions in exchange for them ceasing their demonstrations. According to Barker Vormawor in an interview cited on 3newsgh on Twitter, after the protesters turned down these offers, National Security Minister Albert Kan-Dapaah threatened to arrest them and punish them severely if they continued their protest activities. “We were offered not only money but appointments, and if we agreed to stop this, we were going to be free to do whatever we want,” Barker Vormawor asserted during the interview. https://twitter.com/tv3_ghana/status/1705176299935834545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1705176299935834545%7Ctwgr%5E9c0cdc25ed4abc0d95d2e3b0afea6405493bc079%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Ftv3_ghana2Fstatus2F1705176299935834545widget%3DTweet The seriousness of these accusations…

According to Prince Elikplim Ganaku, the protesters’ attorney, almost all of the protesters who were detained by the police on Thursday, September 21 for attempting to march to the Jubilee House have been released. At the 37 bus terminal, where they had congregated for the protest on Thursday morning, the “Occupy Julorbi House” protestors were taken into custody by the police. The organizers, Democracy Hub and Atuguba & Associates, allegedly received an application to stop the protest from the police as early as Tuesday, September 19. However, the march was not called off by the organizers. 49 protesters were detained…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Friday, 22nd September, 2023.

Tragically, a shooting attack by unidentified gunmen on a car on the Pusiga road is believed to have killed at least nine passengers in the Upper East Region of Ghana. A police convoy that was accompanying traders from Bawku to Cinkase in Togo was ambushed by heavily armed men early in the morning. A lot of people attribute this attack to the ongoing unrest in the Bawku municipality. Approximately nine patients who suffered injuries of various severity are currently being treated at the hospital. Despite the fact that no one has been arrested as of yet, according to the police,…

For alleged illegal violations of the Public Order Act on September 21, 2023, at the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration organized by Democracy Hub, the Ghana Police detained 49 suspects. At the protest, a sizable number of Ghanaians gathered at 37 truck stops and marched to the Jubilee House to voice their disapproval of a number of issues, including the high cost of living, corruption, and governance issues. The police had earlier warned the public not to take part in the protest because they were taking steps to limit it and had declared the area where it would take place to be a…

The police have refuted earlier claims that they detained a BBC reporter and his cameraman during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest. The police clarified the situation and denied reports that the BBC Reporter had been arrested in a statement. The police declared that the journalist’s arrest had not actually occurred and that the report should be ignored. “The attention of the Police has been drawn to an erroneous report by a section of the media that a BBC reporter and his cameraman have been arrested” “The police will like to put on record that the report is false and should be disregarded”…

After a protracted period of silence, Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has addressed Prophet Nigel Gaisie’s dire predictions regarding him. The family was urged to pray for Sheriff Black after Prophet Nigel Gaisie shared on social media that he had seen a concerning vision involving him. Prophet Nigel Gaisie clarified in a later interview on UTV’s United Showbiz that his vision had been misunderstood and that Sherif Black, not Black Sherif, was the subject. He clarified that, contrary to earlier rumors about Black Sherif, his prophecy concerned a Ghanaian celebrity by the name of Sherif Black. He emphasized how crucial it…

Users of Twitter (X) have berated their favorite celebrities for not joining the “Occupy Julorbi House” protest. While some well-known people have shown support for protesters and raised their voices in support of the problems in the world, others have chosen to remain silent, which has angered their supporters. On September 21, the demonstration—organized by the advocacy group Democracy Hub—went ahead despite a Ghana Police order. According to reports, police detained protesters and transported them by bus to the regional police headquarters in Accra. Protesters have been sent to various police stations throughout the city after being divided into smaller…

Bridget Otoo, a Ghanaian journalist, endured her fair share of roughhousing at the “Occupy Julorbi House” protest that was broken up by the police on September 21, 2023. The well-known Metro TV Journalist was present when numerous protesters were detained and arrested at the police station. Bridget was seen waiting and protesting the arrests with other media outside the Police Headquarters in a video that has been circulated online. The gate was then locked as a group of men grabbed her and dragged her inside the police station. On September 21, the demonstration—organized by the advocacy group Democracy Hub—went ahead…