Author: Insight News

Bridget Otoo, a broadcaster for Metro TV, has claimed that police assaulted her and other protesters during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration. Protesters demanding the release of their coworkers who had been arrested caused chaos to break out at the Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters. Because she had recorded the police’s brutality toward the protesters, Bridget Otoo claimed that the police tore her dress, physically assaulted her and the other participants, and also took away her phone. The protesters have been calling for a number of reforms, such as lower living expenses, an end to corruption, and better governance. Legal proceedings are…

According to the country’s police chief, George Alex Mensah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is currently in power, is the best candidate to run Ghana’s government. Mensah, who is running for the NPP’s parliamentary nomination in the Bekwai constituency, praised the party’s history of enacting policies that directly assist the underprivileged in an exclusive interview with Asaase Radio. Mensah fervently urged his fellow Ghanaians to keep the NPP in power in 2024 during the interview, highlighting the necessity of maintaining crucial programs like the Free Senior High School (SHS) program. “I see the NPP as the best party that…

The initial picketers have been detained and taken to the Cocobod police station. Initially, the Democracy Hub-led organizers had intended to hold a protest near the Jubilee House from Thursday, September 21, to Saturday, September 23, 2023. They had also informed the police of their plans. The police said in a statement on September 20, 2023, that they had petitioned the court for an injunction to stop the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration and were awaiting the court’s ruling before taking any further action. The Ghana Police Service issued a second statement claiming that serving documents had been sent to the organizers’ attorneys…

President Akufo-Addo has demanded a compensation for the damage caused by the slave trade in Africa. When it was his turn to speak, he reiterated this at the 78th UN General Assembly on Wednesday, September 20 in New York. https://twitter.com/JoyNewsOnTV/status/1704599604077953085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1704599604077953085%7Ctwgr%5Ea1e092a93736c5ae5c75890b49583726bb95f822%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FJoyNewsOnTV2Fstatus2F1704599604077953085widget%3DTweet In order to keep up with evolving trends, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo called on the heads of state and government to demand immediate reforms at the Security Council. President Akufo-Addo declared that it was past time to address the long-standing injustice that the UN Security Council’s current makeup and structure represent for the countries of Africa. According to him,…

Following the filing of an injunction application to halt the protest on September 21, the Ghana Police Service has clarified that it has properly served the #OccupyJulorBiHouse protest organizers with the court process. The Ghana Police Service claims that after submitting the injunction application, it served notice to the protest organizers within the grounds of Jubilee House from September 21, 2023, through September 23, 2023. The Ghana Police Service had been informed of the protest on Nkrumah Memorial Day by the Accra-based civil society organization organizing it, Democracy Hub, “the President and members of the Economic Management Team to #FixTheCountry…

RuffTown Records signee and multiple award-winning Ghanaian songstress, Wendy Shay is seemingly out of the hospital after she was recently involved in a ghastly accident. Around twelve o’clock in the morning, a Tipper Truck rear-ended Wendy Shay’s car on the ACP Kwabenya high road. The news of Wendy Shay’s accident shocked Ghana’s entertainment community and her devoted fan base, many of whom feared she would suffer the same fate as her former label mate Ebony Reigns, who died in 2018 as a result of her injuries. Following this, Wendy Shay has finally broken her silence after the accident. The Uber…

The #FixTheCountry movement is staging a demonstration known as the “Occupy Julorbi House Demo,” but the Ghana Police Service has obtained a court injunction to put an end to it. Just hours before the D-day, Thursday, September 21, 2023, the law enforcement organization made this information public in a statement on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. “The Police have filed an application at the court and successfully served the organisers of a group identifying itself as Democracy Hub in connection with a planned demonstration within the vicinity of the Jubilee House from Thursday, 21st to Saturday, 23rd September 2023,” the Public…

One person has died as a result of fights between land guards and wood vendors at Ofankor in the Greater Accra Region, according to a report by Citi FM. Numerous people were hurt during the violent clash between the two factions, which resulted in the blocking of roads and the burning of tires. According to preliminary investigations, a land dispute between some wood sellers and landguards may have caused the unrest. The Police have increased the area’s security measures, and the affected road has been reopened to regular traffic. “Investigation so far indicates that the riot was in relation to…

According to Prof. Peter Twumasi, Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), neither Stonebwoy nor Shatta Wale have reserved the Accra Sports Stadium for a concert as of yet. According to him in an interview with Ghanaweb monitored by InsightNewsgh.com, the contract for the stadium to be used for a concert is still being negotiated between the two artists, and it has not yet been decided who will receive the contract. “If the sports authority is helping them and they are creating problems for me? The two of them, none of them has a contract with us [National Sports Authority].…

Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, a member of parliament representing the Ellembelle constituency, and Kwesi Bonzoh, the district chief executive, got into an argument over road construction. The constituency’s problematic road is impassable, according to the lawmaker who also serves as deputy minority leader, and the DCE who lives nearby hasn’t been able to fix it. In a video report by UTV, a furious Kwesi Bonzoh was seen arguing with Kofi-Buah and claiming that the road was still under construction and that the MP should not have made a big deal out of it. The two politicians can be seen shouting at…