Author: Insight News

Ten candidates have picked up nomination forms to run for president as of the end of the first week of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries, scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2023. The nomination period was opened by the NPP on May 26 and is anticipated to end on June 24. Each candidate who picked up their application paid a GHC50,000 non-refundable nomination fee. In accordance with additional requirements, all candidates who have picked up forms are required to submit completed documents on or before Saturday, June 24, 2023, and to pay a filing fee of GHC $300,000. NPP…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Saturday, 3rd June, 2023.

Rosemond Brown, better known as Akuapem Poloo, a Ghanaian actress, is blaming some ladies for what she considers to be cheap sex. According to her, “now some of the Ghanaian guys, immediately they have sex with you, they won’t even support you again, they think they’ve gotten what they want, they’ll shower you with everything just to have sex with you and leave you afterward,” he said on Tuesday, May 6. Speaking on Joy Prime, the socialite added, “most Ghanaian girls have also made sex cheap.” Since converting to Islam, the 34-year-old mother has not engaged in any sexual activity…

The Chiefs and people of Nogokpo in the Ketu South Municipality have given Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, the founder of Perez Chapel International, 14 days to appear before the traditional leaders. This comes after a video of him describing the town as the Volta Region’s demon headquarters went viral on social media. Earlier, the General Overseer stated that he had no intention of disparaging specific groups of people or communities, and that “any misrepresentation or misinformation that has characterised the subsequent commentary and reportage” was regrettable. However, the Chiefs insist that if the man of God does not appear before them,…

The Gonja and Mamprusi communities in the North East and Savannah Regions have been urged to embrace peace by former president John Dramani Mahama. He criticized the recent fighting between Gonja and Mamprusi groups along a contentious boundary between the Soo and Wasipe traditional areas. According to Mr. Mahama’s Facebook post, Gonjas and Mamprusis have coexisted peacefully for a long time and have become family through intermarriage and other social ties. “We must endeavour to co-exist peacefully and deploy non-violent means to resolve disputes instead of resorting to arms at the slightest provocation,” he stated. He said the issues that…

The late Christian Atsu’s widow, Marie Claire-Rupio, has defended herself in the wake of backlash over a video in which she can be seen dancing. The German dancer and author gained notoriety after posting a video of herself dancing to Davido’s hit song “Unavailable.” However, some of her fans weren’t impressed with the video and criticized her for dancing while her husband was recently gone. In response to this, Claire-Rupio wrote on Instagram that she dances to cope with her grief, not because she’s happy. She also mentioned that one of the ways she keeps herself occupied and maintains her…

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for students in junior high school in Ghana has not been cancelled, according to the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to GES, the BECE’s nature and format will likely change as a result of the transition from the previous objectives-based curriculum to a standards-based curriculum. Reports of the alleged cancellation of the BECE are untrue, according to the director general of GES, Dr. Eric Nkansah, who was speaking at a stakeholder engagement on the grading system by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). He said “We are not cancelling the BECE. What is confusing…

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration has come under fire from veteran Ghanaian broadcaster Kwasi Kyei Darkwa, also known as KKD, for its inefficiency. The ace presenter claims that Ghana’s current administration will be remembered as the worst ever. In an interview with Accra-based Joy FM, he claimed that the current administration is also the worst in terms of corruption, nepotism, and favoritism. “Right now, our hope is in the IMF, I don’t know which ‘38-year-old boy’ is going to tell us what to do… my point is who leaves his house at Ridge and goes to somebody’s house at…

Controversial Twitter critic and blogger, Bongo Ideas and Shatta Wale are dirtying themselves on social media once again. It all began after Bongo Ideas reported the Dancehall artiste to FBI following his rants on social media amidst Hajia 4Reall’s arrest. Shatta Wale expressed his annoyance at people blaming him for the arrest of Hajia 4Reall. The Dancehall act claims that because he is friends with Hajia 4 Reall, people are asking the FBI to look into him as well. Since the news broke, some fans have pointed fingers at Shatta Wale and other close friends of Hajia 4Reall as potential…

Deputy Minister of Finance Abena Osei Asare has urged the Pensioners Bondholders Forum to be patient with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. She stated that the government is devoted to paying them their bond coupons. The deputy finance minister pleaded with the pensioners to put their protest on hold while the government makes an active effort to raise money to meet its obligations. She made a point of stating that the government is not purposefully delaying the payment of unpaid coupons. Instead, the current economic crisis and the lack of funding are what are primarily to blame for the…