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In the midst of a dispute sparked by a Fourth Estate documentary, Strategic Minerals Limited, or SML, is adamantly disputing the allegations made against its operations. In a thorough response, the business asks the Fourth Estate to produce documentation proving the purported 10-year contract duration and the $100 million yearly payment, which SML categorically disputes. SML emphasizes the need for accurate information to be in the public domain and claims that the contract duration approved by the 5th PPA Board is five years, not ten. Furthermore, the business disputes the $100 million yearly payment claim, emphasizing that no revenue has…

The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer and former president, John Dramani Mahama has pledged his utmost support for the Assembly members to help them carry out their responsibilities. Mr. John Mahama has vowed to continue paying allowances to the newly elected Assembly members if he is voted into power in 2024 elections. The NDC flagbearer took to his X (formerly Twitter) page to congratulate all Assembly members and Unit Committee who were elected in just-ended district level elections on December 19, 2023. Mr. Mahama also exhorted them to put in a lot of effort and actively participate in…

John Mahama, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer and former president, has congratulated the newly elected members of the Assembly and Unit Committee in the recently concluded district-level elections. He exhorted them to put in a lot of effort and actively participate in the nation’s development. “Congratulations to all who participated in the exercise. And to our newly elected Assembly Members across the country, let me remind you that we all have a responsibility to contribute and ensure that we get our decentralization right.” He said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Mr. Mahama also reaffirmed his pledge…

Mustafa Gbandi, the deputy general secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has counseled Ghanaians to prepare for the general elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, by arming themselves. Speaking on Okay FM in Accra, Mustafa Gbande of the NDC stated: “I have told the leadership of the NDC that we have to prepare in advance for the NPP ahead of the elections. when we are going to the polling station, let’s carry with us cutlasses. if we do, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not be able to misbehave toward us.” Mr. Mustafa Gbandi insisted that, in the opinion…

Ghanaian actor cum politician, John Dumelo has lauded some National Democratic Congress (NDC) affiliated candidates who took part in the district-level elections yesterday. Yesterday, Ghanaians nationwide went to polls to choose assembly and unit committee positions at the district-level organized by the Electoral Commission (EC). In the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, NDC affiliated candidates won 7 electoral areas out of 13 as revealed by John Dumelo who took to his X (formerly Twitter) page to share the news with his followers. According to him, since 2019, the New Patriotic Party has been dominating the most of the electoral areas in…

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, in the evening, Shalimar Abbiusi, the spokesperson for the New Force political movement, was repatriated by the Ghana Immigration Service. This came after state prosecutors dropped their charges against her, which led to her abrupt re-arrest on court property earlier that day. Joy FM reports that Shalimar was repatriated at around 10 p.m., and that she received her confiscated belongings back, including her ID cards and iPhone 13. Abbiusi, a Belgian national, was charged last week with fabricating documents to obtain a residency permit by pretending to be a student at Ghana Christian University College.…

In 2023, some candidates took the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed how it found out that they were using artificial intelligence (AI) as a cheating method. When WAEC released its provisional results on Monday, it revealed cases of malpractice and took action, including rescinding the results of students who were implicated and withholding results. In response to questions about how the examination body discovered these violations—especially the use of AI—WAEC’s Headof Public Affairs, John Kapi, offered some explanations in an interview that aired on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News. He…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Wednesday, 20th December, 2023.

Bice Obour Obour, also known as Osei Kuffour, has formally announced his candidacy on behalf of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Asante Akyem South parliamentary seat. Obour declared his unwavering resolve to take on the sitting Member of Parliament, Mr. Kwaku Asante-Boateng, and win the next elections in the wake of his defeat in the 2020 NPP primary. In remarks to Kumasi-based journalists, Obour stressed, “I am committed to ‘breaking the 8’ and determined to contribute to its success. It is unacceptable for the NDC to perform better than us in our stronghold at Asante Akyem South.”  Expanding…

The member of parliament representing the Volta Region’s North Tongu constituency Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, has charged the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration with withholding crucial information about ECOWAS’s financial assistance for Akosombo Dam spill victims from Parliament and the Ghanaian public. Mr. Ablakwa claims that ECOWAS Commission intercepted documents show that US$200,000.00 (GHS2.4 million) was approved in response to Ghana’s application; this information was withheld from the public during the most recent 2024 Budget presentation. The MP claims that on November 15, 2023, during the budget presentation, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta only disclosed government applications to the Global Shield Against Climate Risk Fund and…