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InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Thursday, 1st June, 2023.

When Police Inspector Ahmed Twumasi showed up in court on May 31, 2023, the Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region charged him with murder. The Police Inspector is on trial for allegedly killing Victoria Dapaah, his girlfriend. On April 20, 2023, at Adum, a short distance from her home, 26-year-old Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maa Adwoa, was allegedly shot by her boyfriend, Police Inspector Ahmed Twumasi. During his initial court appearance, the suspect admitted to carrying out the act but insisted that it was not deliberate. However, on his second court appearance, Inspector Ahmed Twumasi was formally…

James Gyakye Quayson will be the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Assin North by-election, the party has reaffirmed. The party claims that Mr. Quayson, whose appointment was suspended by the Supreme Court, will still be a candidate on the party’s ballot. Speaking on Citi FM in Accra, Mustapha Gbande, the NDC’s deputy general secretary, said it was best to ignore rumors that Mr. Quayson would be replaced. “The party has a plan, but what we are sharing with the public is that the NDC is ready for the by-election. We know that the government is coming to…

Kennedy Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer candidate, has declared that he is far and away the best candidate for the 2024 presidency. He claims that his experience as a businessman and an employer puts him ahead of the competition. The unconventional politician claimed that the majority of the other candidates depend on government handouts while on a campaign stop in Asawase, in the Ashanti Region. In contrast to his rivals who rely solely on the government, he claimed to have employed over 7,000 Ghanaians. “One day we went to Odotobri, and a young man came to me with…

Celebrated media personality and businesswoman Deloris Frimpong Manso, popularly known as Delay,has revealed why she has never won Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Award before. Throughout Delay’s media career, she has so many awards but yet to win a RTP award, meanwhile, the like McBrown, Abeiku Santana, Vim Lady, Bernard Alve of Citi FM have all won this prestigious award. In a recent video, during her regular programme on Wontumi FM, a caller asked Delay why she has never been nominated or won RTP award before. Responding to the question, she said the organizer of the RTP award has a…

Accra has received news of the passing of Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, a celebrated playwright and author. A statement from her family claims that the renowned author passed away this morning, May 31, 2023, in the early hours. “The Family of PROF. AMA ATA AIDOO with deep sorrow but in the hope of the resurrection, informs the general public that our beloved relative and writer passed away in the early hours of this morning Wednesday 31st May 2023, after a short illness. “Funeral arrangements would be announced in due course. The Family requests privacy at this difficult moment.” READ ALSO:…

Brazilian forward, Neymar Jnr. has been linked with a move to Manchester United in the past few weeks after it was reported that the star is likely to leave France this summer. Previously, the Brazilian superstar has reportedly been given permission to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer and is interested in moving to the Premier League, according to reports in France on Monday night. According to L’Equipe, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Newcastle were all interested in signing the player on a one-year loan. They proposed that, rather than paying a transfer fee, his suitors pay his £606,000 weekly salary. While…

Prophet Kofi Oduro, the general overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry, has descended upon President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and declared that he will be remembered as the fourth Republic’s worst president of Ghana. Prophet Oduro claimed that since taking office on January 7, 2017, Nana Addo has only been able to inflict unimaginable hardship on regular Ghanaians. During a sermon at his church, Prophet Oduro claimed that Nana Addo had failed and that he was unable to end the nation’s current economic crisis. “I want to tell my president; your expertise cannot fix this. From now until 7th December…

The Assin North seat has been formally declared vacant by the Ghanaian Parliament. The Clerk of Parliament announced this in accordance with the Supreme Court’s decision regarding James Quayson’s eligibility to serve as the district’s member of parliament. The Clerk in a memo to the Electoral Commission stated: “In the exercise of the power conferred and the duty imposed on the Clerk to Parliament by section 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana (Amendment) Act, 1996 (Act 527), I, CYRIL KWABENA OTENG NSIAH, Clerk to Parliament do hereby formally notify you of the occurrence of a vacancy in…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Wednesday, 31st May, 2023.