Author: Insight News

From the second window of May, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) forecasts a decline in fuel prices. The decrease is attributable to a decline in the price of crude oil on the global market. Another factor was the Ghana cedi’s relative stability in comparison to other trade currencies, particularly the US dollar. According to COPEC, gasoline will cost GH11.67 per liter at the pump while diesel will cost GH11.51. Currently, the cost of gasoline ex-pump is Gh12.00. COPEC, in a statement, said “indications are that pump prices are likely to decline for fuel products across the country”. “The…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects to deliver the first tranche of cash to Ghana this week, according to Mohammed Amin Adam, Ghana’s State Minister for Finance. He stated that the first loan tranche of $600 million is anticipated to be disbursed to Reuters on Sunday, May 14, 2023. “We expect a deal on Wednesday. With the disbursement, there is going to be $600 million as a first tranche just immediately after the approval,” Adam said by phone, adding that Ghana hoped to receive the funds within a week of the board’s decision. He added that a second tranche of…

The “longest cooking marathon by an individual” record was broken by Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef. On Monday morning, the chef broke the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes held by Lata Tondon, who is no longer the Guinness World Record holder. On Thursday at precisely 4 o’clock in the afternoon, Hilda started the competition by turning on her cooker. As the first person ever to spend that much time cooking, Hilda continued to cook for 96 hours despite having already broken the previous record. Government representatives, famous people, religious leaders, and…

NDC Primaries – Prior to the 2024 general elections, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) held its presidential and parliamentary primaries on Saturday. Over 366 000 voters were anticipated to participate in the election, which began at around 07:00 in all of the country. There were also 739 candidates running for parliamentary office. Finally, a winner has been determined in the fierce competition between all contenders, and each one knows their position. Here is a list of current members of parliament who lost their seats following a full day of voting. Alex Adomako – Sekyere Afram Plains Edward Bawa – Bongo…

John Dramani Mahama, the elected leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged the party’s membership to concentrate on pulling Ghana out of its current predicament. With the successful presidential and parliamentary elections held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, across the nation, he claimed that the NDC has established itself as the most democratic party in the nation. “In your usual astute manner, you turned up in your numbers, across the country, to vote in our party’s presidential and parliamentary elections.” “Let us disagree to agree, but let us keep our collective sights firmly on the supreme objective…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims that the results of its primaries for president and parliament on Saturday demonstrate unequivocally that the party is capable of winning the 2024 election. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the NDC’s national chairman, claims that the caliber of those elected demonstrates the party’s desire for victory. The NDC has chosen John Mahama as its presidential candidate for the elections of 2024 as well as parliamentary candidates to represent it in the various constituencies. Over the weekend, the party organized primaries across the country. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah declared that the NDC is prepared for battle during the…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Monday, 15th May, 2023.

Blacko has consistently highlighted his roots in his success narrative. On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the rapidly rising young rapper from Konongo in the Ashanti Region traveled in history to his hometown to celebrate being named the VGMA “Artiste of the Year.” The entire township came out onto the streets to welcome their superstar, the man who has been making waves in Ghana and the rest of the world through his music, on the way back home. Bloggers and the rapper flaunted the regal treatment on social media. Black Sherif demonstrated his fans’ love for him in an Instagram live…

After one of the candidates showered them with cash at the voting location on Saturday, supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who were there to vote were ecstatic. A viral video of Juliana Wassan standing in a car and throwing money at those who threw her at the Ahmadiya School Park during voting showed her doing just that. JoyNews correspondent Nana Boakye Yiadom reports that there was a mad rush for the cash, which is available in denominations ranging from GH10 notes to GH100 notes. Watch the video below; https://twitter.com/independent_gh/status/1657407033375612930?s=20 She explained to the reporter that she found the…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) are having a peaceful primaries across all constituencies in the country but some delegates are already fighting among themselves. Some NDC delegates are fighting each other over the GHC40 T&T given to the team by presidential hopeful, John Mahama to distribute among the delegates. At the Adentan constituency, Mr. Kweku Owusu, a delegate who had come from Lion of Judah to cast his vote got furious after the team sharing the money disappeared from the voting center. Sharing his disappointed with the Citi TV news reporter, he said they have been tossed around yet they…