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Following her extradition to the United States for her alleged involvement in a $2 million romance scam, socialite Hajia 4 Reall has been defended by Ghanaian mental health activist Nana Abena Korkor Addo. Hajia has been accused of fraud and money laundering by the US Attorney’s Office for her involvement in a romance fraud scheme. Ghanaians have denounced her for previous interviews in which she claimed to have labored long and hard for her money before being revealed to be a fraudster. Abena Korkor, who has previously served time for drug smuggling in a U.S. prison, has attempted to comfort…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership is allegedly plotting to remove Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, a member of parliament from Asawase, from the legislature following the party’s recent primaries. Several NDC executives, according to the former Minority Chief Whip, allegedly conspired to get him elected as an MP. Mohammed Muntaka also expressed his opinion that the recent change in the Minority Leadership in Parliament was a part of the larger agenda in a conversation with journalists following the NDC’s presidential and parliamentary primaries on Saturday. “I can tell you, it was part of the strategy to get me out. No political…

With effect from May 17, transportation fares are anticipated to decrease by 10%. This follows the expectation of a decrease in fuel prices. In a statement released on Monday, May 15, transport companies said, “In line with the administrative arrangement on public transport fares, the road transport operators have reduced public transport fares by 10 percent to accommodate for the reduction in the price of petroleum products observed over the period.” “We further request all operators, commuters and the general public to kindly cooperate for the successful implementation of the new fares”, the statement concluded. Earlier on, from the second…

If Mr. John Mahama is elected president, he has pledged to reinstate the licenses of banks that he thinks were improperly shut down. He claimed that his administration would establish a multi-tiered banking system to strengthen Ghana’s financial system. The pledge was made on Monday, May 15, 2023, at the University of Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale by the NDC’s newly-elected 2024 presidential candidate. On May 13, 2023, following the NDC’s presidential primary, John Mahama was selected as the party’s flagbearer. He said, “We shall promote robust, local participation in our banking and financial, telecommunication, tourism, mining, and agric and…

John Dramani Mahama, the candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared that his ministers and other appointees won’t be eligible for ex-gratia if he wins the 2024 elections. The former president promised not to make the same mistakes the NPP government did in his acceptance speech following his selection as the NDC’s flagbearer. He pledged not to enlarge the size of his administration. In order to protect the public purse, Mr. Mahama stated in a speech at the University for Development Studies in Tamale that his next administration will have fewer than 60 ministers. “Ladies and Gentlemen, our…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Tuesday, 16th May, 2023.

Hajia4Reall was extradited from the UK to the US on charges that she conned elderly, lonely Americans out of more than $2 million in a sickening lonely hearts scam. The Ghanaian social media influencer, real name Mona Faiz Montrage, reportedly appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Monday for her alleged involvement in several romance scams, according to information from Federal prosecutors. The prosecution claims that Hajia4Reall specifically targeted elderly and single Americans who were living alone with their romance scam. According to reports sighted by InsightNewsgh.com, ‘she entered a not-guilty plea to the allegations, and according to her attorney,…

Alhaji ABA Fuseini, a member of parliament for the Sagnarigu Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has spoken out after losing the party’s recent parliamentary primaries. He praised the competitor who had defeated him, Atta Issah referring to him as his son. The MP thanked the chiefs and residents of Sagnarigu for their support during the previous three terms he served as MP in a message posted on Facebook. He thanked Atta Issah, the victor, for assuming the baton in his place. ABA Fuseini also expressed his gratitude to John Mahama, the National Democratic Congress’s chosen flagbearer, who triumphed…

Former finance minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has finally spoken after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) organized a peaceful primaries in which John Mahama was elected as the flagbearer. Prior to the NDC primaries, Dr. Duffuor pulled out of the Presidential race noting his decision was based on his complaints about the procedures surrounding the party’s upcoming primaries, particularly the voters register. He claims that there have been numerous irregularities with the exercise, which the party leadership has not addressed. As a result, he emphasized that he will no longer run for the NDC’s flagbearer position, adding that he will continue…

In the farming community of Agou, located in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, no fewer than twenty-two people have been admitted to hospitals after eating food that was provided to them at a funeral. The victims of what is thought to be food poisoning experienced acute diarrhoea as well as other symptoms after eating at a funeral on Sunday morning, according to myjoyonline.com. According to the news website, nine of them are also being admitted at the Nkwanta St. Joseph Catholic Hospital, while 13 of them have been admitted to Nkwanta South Municipal. The patients came to his…