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Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the first lady of Ghana, has stated that she sees the country electing its first female president in the future. During the 5th session of the 15th Congregation at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, she gave a powerful speech in which she expressed her belief that an achievement of this magnitude would serve as a powerful source of inspiration for girls throughout the country. The First Lady exhorted young women to aim for personal development and to set high standards for their careers. Rebecca Akufo-Addo highlighted the important roles that women play in the executive and judicial…

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, a member of parliament representing Ablekuma West and the minister of communications, has given her support to the anti-LGBTQI bill that is presently in the legislature. She stated that the bill’s criminalization of sex toys shouldn’t be taken into consideration. The MP claims that heterosexual couples who use sex toys to improve their sex lives will unintentionally be impacted by the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021’s clause 3(c), which criminalizes using sex toys. The bill’s clause 3(c) forbids sexual relations between a woman and an inanimate object or between a man…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Wednesday, 13th December, 2023.

Kennedy Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate who was just defeated, is being urged by his supporters to run as an independent in the 2024 elections. This comes after Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia defeated the Assin Central Member of Parliament in the NPP presidential primary. The group’s chairperson, Kwabena Yankey, stated during a press conference on Tuesday that the main factor motivating them to support Mr. Agyapong is his substantial contributions to Ghana’s economic expansion. He cited Mr. Agyapong’s contributions to infrastructure development and job creation as proof of his presidential qualification. “We the supporters of Kennedy…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor was created, but according to Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin, it was a pointless endeavor. He feels that the Attorney General’s office should be separated from the Ministry of Justice and that the Special Prosecutor will not be effective in combating corruption. Speaking at the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, 2021, discussion, Bagbin said, “I did tell you that it was an act in futility, that you were going to achieve nothing, but you went ahead and passed it.” In reference to the law you passed creating the…

The Sowutuom District Court has cleared Boafo Osei Kwame, Manager of Max Buy Ghana Limited, an electrical appliance dealer at West Hills Mall, of all charges related to murder. The Attorney General’s Department examined the autopsy results pertaining to an incident that happened on January 30 of this year before deciding to release him. The defendant was charged with shocking 33-year-old Shadrach Arloo to death with a Taser. But the postmortem revealed that “asphyxiation and obstruction of the airway by a foreign body” was the cause of Arloo’s death. Through a fiat, the Attorney General’s Office recommended Boafo Osei Kwame’s…

Samuel Yaw Dabo, an actor from Ghana, has revealed details of his conversation with Don Little, a colleague, after the latter unintentionally struck a motorcyclist with his vehicle. In contrast to media reports suggesting Don Little’s arrest, Yaw Dabo clarified, saying, “I spoke to Don Little after the incident, but he was not in police cells or something like that.”  Dabo went into more detail about what had happened, stating that Don Little had been rushing a friend to the hospital in an emergency. Don Little caused an unanticipated collision by honking at a motorcyclist to make room. Dabo asked…

Business executives Mr. Fui Tsikata and Kofi Ansah assert that the state has received fair compensation for the agreement the government recently signed with Barari DV Ghana Limited to mine lithium at Ewoyaa in the Central Region. The two evaluated the terms of the transaction and decided whether it should be rejected completely or improved upon in a statement that was made public in Accra yesterday. The four-page statement discussed the views of the IEA, former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo, and Prof. Ransford Gyampo, a lecturer at the University of Ghana. The statement claimed that Prof. Gyampo, Sophia Akuffo, and…

The Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has been formally contacted by the Minority Caucus in Parliament to request a time to officially present their petition for his resignation. Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson signed an official statement on Monday, December 11, 2023, stating that the lawmakers want to personally present the petition to Addison and expect to hear from him by Monday, December 18, 2023. “We, therefore, extend this formal request for your presence at the Bank of Ghana head office premises, where the Honourable Members of the Minority Caucus in Parliament wish to personally submit our petition…

Gospel performer Sonnie Badu, a Ghanaian living in the UK, recently opened up about the difficulties he had getting sponsorship for a recent performance. In a recent interview, Sonnie Badu revealed that his team faced challenges because the majority of the potential sponsors declined to provide support, even after more than five months of careful planning. As a result, Sonnie Badu was forced to sell his pricey Rolex watch in order to pay for the occasion. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0uMy5rKfcl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Ghanaian musician Sonnie Badu, who is based in the UK, performed a successful Rhytms of Africa concert at the Grand Arena of the…