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Deputy National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kweku Boahen has said that Members of Parliament of both NPP and NDC party were afraid of losing their seats if they opposed the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. Kweku Boahen speaking in a panel discussion on UTV, stated that ahead of the 2024 general elections, MPs were scared of standing against the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Kweku Boahen added that the MPs proved that all the allegations that NPP were doing everything possible to win Assin North by-election in order to vote against the anti-LGBTQ+ bill are all false. The 275 members of…

James Lutterodt, a contestant who represented Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO) in the competition’s 2021 finals, passed away unexpectedly, and his sudden passing has been mourned by former president, John Dramani Mahama. James Lutterodt, a contestant from Keta SHS who competed in the 2021 NSMQ, passed away. While this is happening, sympathies are being shared on social media. The news of James’ passing leaves them in a state of shock. Commiserating with the family of KETASCO 2021 NSMQ star, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer recalled James’ and his colleagues sterling performance during the 2021 NSMQ even though they…

Deputy National Communication Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaah Queen has descended heavily on Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammad over his altercation with Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, a Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West. Recall, InsighNewsgh.com previously reported that the Minister of Communications and Digitization and Murtala Muhammad nearly exchanged blows in Parliament during the debate on the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (LGBT+), 2021. Murtala allegedly whispered at the back that Ursula practiced same-sex marriage, and Ursula’s response seemed to deviate from the general condemnation of the act. He did…

Kobina Tahir (KT) Hammond, the minister of trade and industry, has stated that James Gyakye Quayson, the member of parliament for Assin North, has had his fate decided. He claimed that Gyakye Quayson would be sentenced to prison similarly to Adamu Dramani Sakande, a former Bawku Central MP who was locked up for fabricating his Burkinabe and British citizenship. On Monday, July 4, 2023, KT Hammond said that Adamu Sakande’s case is essentially the same as that of Gyakye Quayson and that is why he is expected to go to prison in an interview with Oyerepa TV at Parliament. “There…

Alhaji Mohammed Ababio Quaye, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly, has resigned from his position due to poor health. The MCE explained that the nature of his illness has prevented him from carrying out his duties as such, needing a necessary extended medical treatment as well as a period of rest and recuperation, in a letter dated July 2, 2023, addressed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Alhaji Quaye asserted that it would be best for the municipality if someone else filled his position. He also said it had been an honor for him to…

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, an outspoken member of parliament for Ablekuma West, and Ibrahim Murtala Muhammad, an MP for Tamale Central, got into a fight on the House floor on Wednesday over offensive remarks made about the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (LGBT+), 2021, during the bill’s second reading. Following the unanimous adoption of the report on the bill supported by Andy Appiah-Kubi, MP for Asante Akim North, the Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Asiamah, allowed time for members to offer their input. Murtala allegedly whispered at the back that Ursula practiced same-sex marriage, and Ursula’s response seemed to deviate…

Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the minister for communications, has urged Ghanaian women who are forced to engage in oral or anal sex with their partners to report them to the police. She claimed that the unnatural carnal knowledge that the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 seeks to outlaw also affects these women. She claims that Act 29’s Section 99, which the anti-LGBTQ+ movement is criminalizing, is gender neutral. “And so for the avoidance of doubt and for the information of Ghanaians oral sex, anal sex, regardless of whether it is between man and woman,…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Thursday, 6th July, 2023.

Paul Adom-Otchere has voiced his dissatisfaction with Sarkodie’s response to the claims made by Yvonne Nelson in her book. Sarkodie’s “Try Me” response, according to Paul Adom-Otchere, was inappropriate, he said during his Good Evening Ghana show. Paul asserts that he thinks Sarkodie ought to retract his comments in front of Yvonne Nelson and the general public. “In my opinion, Sarkodie owes Yvonne and the readers of her book an apology. While it is true that Yvonne may have revealed something she shouldn’t have, she is trying to play the victim and exploit the story,” he said. “However, the story…

Former Blackstars player John Paintsil has allegedly owed a woman named Boahemaa money and has been refusing to pay her. The woman claims that the ex-football player has been contacting her for assistance, which she happily and without hesitation extends to him. John allegedly borrowed money from her for GHC 15,000 two years ago, but she has made no attempts to get her money back. Before the footballer decided to comment on her Instagram post and force her to expose him, Boahemaa remained silent about the entire situation. She claimed that after purposefully severing ties with her due to a…