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At the district police command this morning, the parties running in the Kumawu by-election will meet with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. Dr. Dampare is currently in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region to check in on the police presence there and to evaluate security readiness before the elections on Tuesday. On Saturday, May 20, he made his way to the region. Senior police officers, including the IGP, have been strolling through the town’s streets. As part of a security tour in advance of the upcoming by-election, they have been interacting with residents, police officers, and…

When his term ends in January 2025, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured party members that he will cede power to a successor from his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP). During the NPP’s last rally before the eagerly awaited by-election in the Kumawu Constituency of the Ashanti Region, the President is rumored to have made the remarks. “I’ll hand over power to NPP – Nana,” read the banner headline at the top of the pro-government Daily Guide’s edition from May 22. By making this statement, Nana Addo is implying that the NPP will win the 2024 election and…

John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general election, has urged voters in the Kumawu Constituency in the Ashanti Region to reject any inducements from members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and cast their ballots in opposition to them on Tuesday. The former President urged the voters to change their voting behavior this time around while he was in the area to offer condolences to the family of the late MP Philip Basoah, who was buried on Saturday, May 20. “Kumawu constituency, shake yourself a bit in this by-election…

The campaign for Alan Kyeremanten’s spokesperson, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has blasted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for betraying the former Minister of Trade. He claimed that while Mr. Kyerematen made sacrifices for Nana Akufo-Addo to serve as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer in 2008, the President declined to support him in the 2024 elections. On May 19, 2023, Buaben Asamoa revealed in an interview with Wontumi TV that in the 2007 and 2008 NPP primaries, which featured seventeen competitive candidates, including twelve cabinet members, Alan Kyerematen finished second and then-Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama finished third. But Alan Kyerematen…

The Northumberland Football League has named Joshua Twasam, the first child of the late Christian Atsu, player of the year. The nine-year-old plays for the Gosforth Football Club’s youth team and is the eldest son of the late former football player. Joshua has begun a career in football, following in the footsteps of his father, and most recently assisted his team in winning the Pro Motiv8 competition. https://twitter.com/iambettyyawson/status/1660350309980422147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1660350309980422147%7Ctwgr%5Ef8e78717e5566652038f25eb9e28f7bd5c5bd2e1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2FFMI0na39D%2F Children can play football on a platform provided by the Northumberland Football League, which oversees Mini Soccer & Youth leagues and initiatives in England. The governing body in charge of these leagues…

Black Sherif, the current VGMA Artiste of the Year, performed an electrifying set at the Palladium in Times Square to make his eagerly awaited New York City debut. With its impressive 2,100 seats, the Palladium was packed with devoted spectators who were treated to an unforgettable evening. Sensational music infused the air, generating an environment brimming with excitement and vigor. Expectations were high for Black Sherif’s performance as the current VGMA Artiste of the Year, and he did not disappoint. He entered the stage to a stunned audience and gave a dynamic performance that had everyone spellbound. The audience was…

Following a 5-1 thrashing of Hears of Oak on Sunday afternoon at the Accra Sports Stadium, Medeama SC surpassed Hears of Oak to take the top spot in the Ghana Premier League standings. Following Aduana’s blunder on Saturday, the Yellow and Mauves, who narrowly lost in the previous match, were in position to earn all three points and shoot up the table. Derrick Fordjour gave the visitors the lead in the 17th minute with a powerful shot from just outside the penalty area that bounced before finding the back of the net. However, the Phobians quickly equalized thanks to Ibrahim…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) top leaders have stepped up their efforts to ensure that their candidate wins the seat as the hotly anticipated by-election in Kumawu is about to take place. The seat is being sought after by the two major political parties, NPP and NDC. In the by-election on Tuesday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is urging residents of the Kumawu constituency to cast a sizable number of ballots in favor of the NPP’s parliamentary candidate. President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are persuading delegates to support their party’s candidate, while…

The Electoral Commission (EC) changed the bird from one of the independent candidates running in the Kumawu constituency’s parliamentary by-election to a hoe. Following social media teasing about the resemblances between the two independent candidates’ clothing, names, and symbols on the Notice of Poll, this happened. The poll notice that is making the rounds on social media features images of the independent candidates with the same name, wearing kente cloth, and bearing the bird symbol. However, the Commission clarified in a statement it released that the Notice of Police making the rounds on social media is merely a draft that…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Monday, 22th May, 2023.