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Organized Labour has declared that it will oppose the government’s proposal to implement a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in place of raising salaries for public sector employees during salary negotiations the following year. When immediate salary increases cannot be made, government employees are given the COLA allowance as a temporary solution. According to Organized Labour, it is rejecting the COLA because it won’t improve pension payments or other benefits in any way. Joshua Ansah, the Deputy General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said in an interview with journalists in Accra that Organized Labour will demand a pay…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Friday, 18th August, 2023.

According to Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a candidate for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer position, he is the only one of the ten candidates with comprehensive plans to improve everyone’s quality of life in Ghana. He emphasized that his innovative plans, along with his intention to launch businesses for the NPP, are pragmatically designed to usher in the long-awaited positive change for Ghanaians. He highlighted his vision of using agriculture as a foundational pillar to drive economic growth across various sectors. Dr. Akoto said he has traveled widely across the country and is driven by a desire to lift…

The former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, is vehemently disputing the claims made regarding the assets found in her home and bank accounts. She claims that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is violating its own legal guidelines and engaging in an arbitrary process that is only motivated by suspicion and fueled by skewed media coverage. The OSP is currently involved in a legal battle and seeking a court order to support the freezing of Cecilia Abena Dapaah’s bank account and the seizure of assets inside her home that they believe were obtained illegally. This…

Cecilia Dapaah keeping money at home and her house aiding in her being arrested have sparked a serious response from dancehall star Shatta Wale. Shatta Wale claims that the housemaids should be arrested rather than the minister for keeping such a large sum of money at home. Shatta Wale continued by saying he is unsure of the length of time the minister “Cecilia Dapaah” has been employed or how she managed to amass such a sum of money parked at her residence. This information was provided by Shatta Wale in a recent video sighted by InsightNewsgh.com on Twitter. https://twitter.com/Ambitiousvilla_/status/1692106768560591267?s=20 Relatively,…

Shatta Wale, a reggae dancehall crooner, has pledged to assist and mentor up-and-coming musicians as they launch their careers in the increasingly cutthroat music business. He claimed in a recent interview with Takoradi’s Empire FM that because he didn’t have the opportunity to get this kind of support when he first started out, he made some avoidable mistakes. He wants to help young talents avoid making the same errors as a result. He mentioned, “Gradually, I would just love to support artistes that are really coming up and would wanna do music and take them through orientation of who an…

A National Deputy Communications director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Queen, has defended government’s decision to tax all wins on betting and lottery. Recently, the ruling NPP government under the administration of President Akufo-Addo passed a new tax bill that would see government earn 10% of every bet and lottery wins. Following this, Ghanaians’ opinions on sports betting have been divided, with some highlighting its negative effects on the youth. Ghanaian youth who partake in sports betting were vocal in their criticism of the new tax on social media. Speaking in a panel discussion on Adekye Nsroma, Jennifer…

Prophet Kofi Oduro has urged the Ghanaian government to shut down some churches right away whose pastors, in his opinion, are acting in a way that is not Christlike and leading the flock astray. The Head Pastor and Founder of Alabaster International Ministries asserts that the Ghanaian government is to blame for the growth of such churches, as well as for the harm they have caused to the community and their ‘ignorant’ adherents. The man of God is heard telling his congregation in a video posted to YouTube by NGOSRA TV GH that it is past time to close down…

Rapper OJ Blaq was once among the best rappers in the Hip-Hop scene before a kidney condition suddenly ended his career and eventually died at the age of 40. When your kidneys are harmed and unable to filter blood as they should, you have kidney disease. If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, you are more likely to develop kidney disease. Dialysis or a kidney transplant are available as treatments for kidney failure. OJ Blaq kidney disease OJ recently discussed his close call with death on Live FM’s Lifestyle Café. The rapper told the host that he survived the…

Andy Nii Akrashie, better known by his stage name OJ Blaq, was a musician and actor from Ghana who passed away at the age of 40. On August 17, 2023, a Thursday, he passed away. The sad news was confirmed by individuals in the entertainment sector and the Empowerment Worship Center, where he served as a junior pastor. The rapper had been battling kidney disease for a number of years, though the exact cause of death has not yet been determined. OJ Blaq received this illness’s diagnosis back in 2021 and required dialysis therapy. Even though he appeared to improve…