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A number of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer candidates have chosen nomination forms to run in the party’s presidential primary. An organization led by one of his assistants, Benjamin Armah, picked up the nomination forms for the former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. Both Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, a former general secretary of the NPP, and Francis Addai-Nimoh, a former member of parliament for Mampong, chose to run for office. The Addai-Nimoh spokesperson, George Obeng Antwi, is optimistic that his boss will be president of Ghana in 2025 and is confident of winning the election. “We just went for the forms for…

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

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s nomination papers for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race have been chosen by the “Bawumia Fun Club” organization. The group decided that Dr. Bawumia should be chosen to lead the NPP in order to help the party “Break the 8” and maintain control in the 2024 elections. The group led by Ntim Jakari said “The Bawumia Fun Club decided that we will pay and go and present it to their father and our President to be. He is not aware we are doing this. We are taking him by surprise. After payment, we are…

After his interview with Marca in Spain became widely known, Ghanaian actor Yaw Dabo addressed the concerns raised by his age. The Kumawood actor gave Wontumi TV an explanation of why he claims to be 24 years old during an interview. Dabo claimed that he was about to make up his age when he realized that he was in Europe on a mission to raise money for his football academy, which required him to always act with integrity and truthfulness. The actor claimed that he gained a lot of knowledge while traveling and that he had not anticipated that his…

Ghanaians are reacting massively to current vawulence on social media between Bishop Agyinasare and the Nogokpo shrine. The leaders of Nogokpo earlier on issued a long statement after the founder of the Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare referred to the village as the ‘demonic headquarters’ of the Volta Region. In a viral video, he revealed this following a close call with tragedy that occurred at Nogokpo. He claimed that he and his pastors attended a crusade in Aflao and had to travel through Nogokpo to reach the next town. He added that it happened after they had preached about…

The leaders of Nogokpo has issued a long statement after the founder of the Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare referred to the village as the ‘demonic headquarters’ of the Volta Region. In a viral video, he revealed this following a close call with tragedy that occurred at Nogokpo. He claimed that he and his pastors attended a crusade in Aflao and had to travel through Nogokpo to reach the next town. He added that it happened after they had preached about witchcraft and destroyed their works on the second night of the crusade at Aflao. READ ALSO: Deputy Education…

Reggae Dancheall artiste cum media personality, Blakk Rasta has descended heavily on incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after leading Ghana back to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Blakk Rasta’s recent attack on President Akufo-Addo is not only about the IMF loan deal but the consistent economic hardships coupled with high taxes on the citizenry have provoked the 3FM radio presenter rain heavy criticisms on him. According to him, if the devil can create anything then President Nana Addo is the most useless man he has ever created. Blakk Rasta claims that he will never understand that God…

John Ntim Fordjour, the deputy minister of education, has harshly criticized Excellence Publications for releasing a book with derogatory information about Christianity. The Assin South MP, Mr. Fordjour, referred to the material in the textbook, “History of Ghana for Basic Schools,” as offensive and misguided in a tweet on Thursday. He denounced the book’s disgusting content and criticized its availability on the market, where unaware students might come across false information. “I condemn entirely the rather obnoxious content found in a textbook published by ‘Excellence Publications’ and smuggled into the market for unsuspecting learners. The content is appalling and misconceived,”…

As the candidate for Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will go through vetting today, May 26. Justice Torkornoo is vying for the position of Justice Kwesi Anin Yeboah, who announced his retirement from the bench this week. In April 2023, she received the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nomination. President Akufo-Addo stated in a letter to the Council of State that Justice Torkornoo, who has “on the Supreme Court for the last four (4) and has been a member of the Judiciary for the last nineteen (19) years is duly qualified and eminently fit to discharge the functions…

John Mahama, the NDC’s 2024 presidential candidate, has responded to Nana Akomea’s request that he stop accepting ex-gratia payments from the government. Akomea is the managing director of the State Transport Corporation (STC). Speaking on Accra-based Peace FM, Akomea declared that if Mahama wins re-election, he will demonstrate his support for abolishing ex-gratia. He said Mahama was receiving ex-gratia on a monthly basis. He said: “So, you, President Mahama, today if you claim you don’t believe in the ex-gratia, the ones that you have taken, we know that you have spent it already, so we can’t say that go and…