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A popular Nigerian socialite and an partner in crime with Hushpuppi, Mr. Woodberry has been jailed eight years by a U.S court. Mr. Woodberry, who’s real name is Jacob Olalekan Ponle has slapped with 8years and three months in prison for his coordination of a multimillion-dollar fraud by a federal judge in the United States, Chicago. Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago pronounced his final judgement on Woodberry’s fraud case on July 11, 2023. “The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to…

On July 11, 2023, seasoned Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke was officially declared dead. This occurred a year after the actress and her coworker Clemson Cormel were freed from the kidnappers’ den. Joseph Okechukwu, a colleague in the entertainment business, broke the sad news. The filmmaker claimed that he was about to purchase Cynthia Okereke’s airline ticket to travel to America when she tragically passed away on Tuesday night. He wrote, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma. I’m shattered beyond words. The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come finish what we started only to here…

Yaw Buaben Asamoa, the spokesperson for Alan John Kyeremanten’s campaign, has praised Alan Kyerematen for his unwavering commitment to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) advancement and unity and expressed his love for the flagbearer candidate. He was adamant that Kyeremanten was the ideal candidate to head the NPP. He claimed that Alan Kyeremanten is a man of vision who will rescue, rebuild, restore, and reward the Party. He is also a man of action and integrity. “Hon. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is the only hope for Ghana, he is competent to break the eight that is why we are pleading…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Wednesday, 12th July, 2023.

Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko, a candidate for the position of flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has hinted that some of his rivals in the flagbearership race number eight are opposed to vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s candidacy and will support a different candidate in the event of a runoff. He stressed that the eight of them regularly communicate and will probably decide as a group to vote against Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia when the chance arises while speaking on Citi TV’s Point of View program on Monday. “Let’s not prejudge what will happen. But my suspicion is yes,…

En Huang, also known as Aisha Huang and the “galamsey queen,” a Chinese national currently on trial in Ghana for her role in mining operations, has described her stay there. On Monday, July 10, 2023, Aisha Huang, who was the defendant in the State Prosecution’s case against her, stated her defense in court. She claimed she had contact with the other four Chinese nationals who had been arrested alongside her. She claimed to live in Ahodwo in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region, and own a supermarket, which she claimed helped her understand the fundamentals of English for her daily activities…

The allegations that the government intends to remove Dr. George Akuffo Dampare as Inspector General of Police have been denounced by Interior Minister Ambrose Dery. He asserts that, contrary to some reports, neither the government nor the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are attempting to remove the IGP. His claim is in response to a purportedly leaked secret tape alleging that the governing party planned to remove the IGP as part of a larger scheme to rig the 2024 election. Ambrose Dery stated that the IGP has been exceptional in the performance of his duties and that there are no attempts…

Before the general elections in 2024, Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, a former minister for local government and rural development, claimed that none of the NPP’s presidential candidates posed a threat to the NDC. Oppong-Fosu believes that the NPP administration presided over by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has failed. According to him, Ghanaians will find it extremely difficult to put the country’s leadership in their own hands due to the level of mismanagement and corruption that has characterized the government. No one poses a threat to the NDC and John Mahama in 2024, he claimed, regardless…

Sally Mann, an entertainment critic, criticized Stonebwoy for calling the head of the Bhim Nation and a dancehall artist “stupid.” She claimed that she arrived at that conclusion in light of the fact that Stonebwoy was unable to be aware of Kelvynboy’s haughtiness when he was still his signee. “When Stonebwoy was signing Kelvyn Boy, if he didn’t know he was arrogant, then he is a big… I don’t want to use the word. He was stupid,” she said. Sally noticed a difference in Kelvyn Boy’s behavior when someone compared him to Wizkid, so she pressed the issue by saying,…

Ampaabeng Assimeng, the chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Akim Oda Constituency, is said to have acknowledged that the party made arrangements for money to be distributed to voters on the day of the Assin North by-elections. Ampaabeng Assimeng is heard saying that the polling station (PS) he was overseeing received GHc600,000, which was supposed to be given to voters, in an audio recording played on Accra-based Onua FM on only July 6, 2023. However, he claimed that the NPP supporters were not given the money, which caused them to vote against the party’s nominee in the…