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The minority leader in parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticized the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for its vote-buying strategies in the Assin North by-election. He claimed that in order to persuade some voters to support their candidate, the NPP is giving them 200 and 300 cedis. Dr. Forson denied accusations that he was involved in money distribution while speaking to journalists in Assin North, and he charged the NPP with attempting to deflect attention from its own actions. He stated that he had personally observed money being distributed in ten different places throughout Assin Bereku, the district’s capital,…

Hajia4Reall, a Ghanaian socialite who is currently the subject of an investigation into her alleged participation in a $2 million romance scam that preyed on older, single Americans, has said that she might visit Ghana in July of this year. On her birthday, Hajia 4Reall shared her excitement about visiting Ghana in July during an Instagram live session. She spoke with her publicist, GH Hyper, about it, and he suggested she be the special guest at the opening of his lounge. After being extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States for her alleged involvement in a $2 million…

The world’s largest mobile carrier, MTN Ghana, has decided against raising the cash-out fee for MoMo transactions, which was set to go into effect on July 1, 2023. Following a significant customer backlash to the company’s SMS circular outlining the revised fee structure, MTN recently decided to rescind its earlier directive. Ghana’s dominant telecom company, MTN, informed customers that it would raise the fee or charge for cash-out transactions exceeding GHS1,000. However, the telco stated that all transactions up to GHS1,000 will continue to be subject to a 1% fee. Notably, the new fee structure eliminated the GHS10 maximum fee…

By the close of today, people in the Central Region’s Assin North Constituency will have a new Member of Parliament to represent them. The by-election was scheduled for June 27 by the Electoral Commission (EC). A fresh report received by InsightNewsgh.com in the ongoing Assin North by-election is that a man impersonating security officer has been picked up by the police. A video shared by UTV on Twitter, captures the moment two police officers led the man who disguised himself as a security officer in handcuff in one of the polling stations in Assin North. Some residents were heard saying…

By the close of today, people in the Central Region’s Assin North Constituency will have a new Member of Parliament to represent them. The by-election was scheduled for June 27 by the Electoral Commission (EC). In a latest development to the ongoing Assin North by-election, chaos have broken out at the Assin Bereku polling station as some voters are seen exchanging heavy blows. In a viral video sighted on Twitter shared by UTV, a man is captured busy engaged in a fistfight with another voter while some people gathered to separate them. The man picked up a stone nearby to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo did nothing wrong in his remarks about James Gyakye Quayson, according to Stephen Ntim, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He claimed that the President was correct when he said that the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker would probably go to jail. According to Mr. Ntim, the President’s statements were based on his legal knowledge. According to Mr. Akufo-Addo’s legal background, he is free to forecast the likely result of a criminal trial, Mr. Ntim added. “I am not a lawyer but in law if you kill a human being as another…

In advance of the by-election, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) ordered all police bodyguards of MPs to turn in their weapons to the closest police station in Assin North. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the MP for South Dayi, has criticized the order. On Monday, June 26, 2023, the IGP issued an order prohibiting them from carrying such rifles. The instruction follows a crucial meeting between the Ghana Police Service leadership and representatives from the political parties and the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). Following the meeting, the IGP, who was in charge of the police force, gave the bodyguards instructions to…

Today, voters in the Central Region’s Assin North Constituency will choose a new member of parliament. The by-election was scheduled for June by the Electoral Commission (EC). 27 after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate James Gyakye Quayson’s victory in the 2020 parliamentary election was declared invalid. The Supreme Court ruled that Mr. Quayson had dual citizenship at the time he submitted his nomination paperwork, and it subsequently ordered Parliament to remove his name from its records. James Gyakye Quayson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Bernice Enyonam Sefenu of the…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Tuesday, 27th June, 2023.

Bullgod, a talent agent and entertainment commentator, expressed displeasure with actress Yvonne Nelson for airing her mother’s dirty laundry in public. Bullgod claims that by telling her story, the actress “opened her mom up for public ridicule.” Recently, Yvonne Nelson released her book, which caused a social media uproar due to some shocking revelations. Many internet users and professionals in the field have equally shared their opinions on the book’s subject matter. Different viewpoints have been expressed, with some praising her bravery and others disapproving of the shocking revelations. Speaking on UTV’s Showbiz Night, Bullgod claimed that her mother’s struggles…