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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) intends to hold presidential and parliamentary primaries, but the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has given notice that it will not oversee those elections. According to the EC, this is because of the legal problems that have plagued the primaries scheduled for May 13, 2023. The EC chairperson claims that the decision was made to avoid the commission being found in contempt. “In order that we are not cited for contempt, the Commission has taken the decision not to supervise the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections until after the determination of the case…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of Ghanaian newspaper publications for Thursday, 11th May, 2023.

Viral reports emerging from sources close to the process of selling Manchester United indicate that British Billionaire and owner of INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has emerged as the preferred bidder by the Glazer family. Earlier on, there were reports that sources involved with the sale process expects a preferred bidder to be identified within days. Initially, some reports tipped Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim as the potential bidder to buy the club from the Glazer family with full takeover as his plans. However, according to a multiple reports on social media, insiders at Man United have indicated the Glazer family would prefer…

According to Stand up comedian Kojo PJay the art of comedy is a gift although it can also be learnt. Kojo PJay was a guest on Halifax Ansah-Addo’s Best Entertainment on Okay earlier on today to talk more about his upcoming Stand up comedy dubbed ‘Outside the box’ showing this Saturday, May 13, 2023. During the discussion, the comedian revealed that people who identify comedy as gift do better than those who just learnt the art. According to him, people who are blessed with the gift of comedy easily find humor around everything that happens. He explained that just as…

A “Father Bernard” trend has been roiling Ghanaian social media in recent months. A video of a woman crying and in despair at the burial of the late Ghanaian Reverend Father Bernard Kofi Ackon served as the inspiration for the trend. The Ghanaian woman who became famous for plunging into Father Bernard’s grave and inspiring a viral meme has been located in Saltpond in Ghana’s Central Region. Comfort Baaba Basiwaa Jackson, the woman, has spoken out about the reason behind her fateful jump into the grave. She described her relationship with the late Father Bernard, saying that the spiritual leader…

Dr. Kofi Kukubor, a policy analyst for Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has disputed statements made by Mustapha Gbande, the deputy general secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), that all concerns raised by his team have been addressed. Dr. Kukubor claimed that the party leadership has not consulted with his team about the incomplete voter register during an appearance on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen show. He revealed that his team is drafting an order prohibiting the presidential primary process. “I’m not aware of any address of issues so I’m a bit taken aback. How can issues be addressed where the person who…

Despite requests from Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, one of the flagbearer candidates, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not postpone its primaries on Saturday, according to Mustapha Gbande, the party’s deputy general secretary. The credibility of the primaries on May 13 is not in doubt, according to Mr. Gbande, despite what the former Finance Minister’s campaign team would have you believe. Concerns about the purportedly inaccurate and incomplete delegates register that is anticipated to be used for the primaries were expressed in a letter from Kwabena Duffuor’s team to the NDC general secretary. However, Mr. Gbande claimed that the…

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a flagbearer candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is counting on farmers to win the party’s presidential primaries. The majority of NPP delegates who are farmers, according to Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, benefited from the policies and programs he started while serving as the Minister of Food and Agriculture. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto claimed in an interview with journalists in Accra that his track record makes him the obvious favorite. “Most of these farmers I met in Upper East, Upper West, Savannah regions are also delegates and party constituencies executives. The one million farmers are…

Popular Kumawood actor, Yaw Dabo has got Ghanaians on social media laughing and at the same shocked as well. The actor who’s on vacation in Europe witnessed the Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Tuesday night. After the match ended 1-1, disappointed Yaw Dabo was speaking to a reporter from Marca who asked the diminutive actor about what he makes of the just ended game. Giving his analysis of the game, Yaw Dabo claimed the referee cheated Real Madrid. According his claims, the White Angels had a penalty but the referee…

After a church structure collapsed at Old Bortianor in the Greater Accra Region, seven (7) construction workers are reportedly in critical condition. Earlier today, the Word In Action Church’s three-story auditorium in the Ga South Municipality collapsed. The victims were reportedly engaged in a facility extension project when the disaster reportedly occurred. Seven people who were working on an extension project for the auditorium reportedly heard an unusual noise, but the building collapsed as they tried to flee, according to some eyewitnesses. READ ALSO: Wednesday Ghanaian Newspaper Headlines: 10th May, 2023 – InsightNewsgh.com All of the victims were initially taken…