Author: Insight News

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed confidence that his party will secure a majority of the seats in the orphan constituency in the 2024 election. He believes that this can be accomplished by the party’s grassroots members working extremely hard and with a great deal of determination. On Saturday, December 2, 111 orphan constituencies across the country saw the election of parliamentary candidates by the NPP. The Vice President said in a statement that the peaceful and orderly election process demonstrates their preparedness for the 2024 election. “Our party’s preparedness and determination to…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Monday, 4th December, 2023.

Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, a former member of parliament (MP) for Ledzokuku, has been elected as the NPP’s parliamentary candidate for Ledzokuku constituency in just-ended primaries. Following his victory, he has heard that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is saying that he is their biggest headache. Speaking to reporters prior to the results being announced, Dr. Okoe Boye expressed confidence that he would be the most suitable candidate to represent the NPP in the general elections of 2024. “The NDC has been telling people that I am their biggest headache, the good news I have for them is that the…

A 41-year-old businesswoman, Madam Ida Ajoa Asiedu, has been elected as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ayensuano constituency in the just-ended primaries. Madam Ida Ajoa Asiedu defeated the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey to become the new NPP parliamentary candidate for Ayensuano constituency. Mark Okraku Mantey lost his bid to be the parliamentary candidate of the NPP in the Ayensuano constituency in the Eastern Region. He received 136 votes, compared to Ida Adwoa Asiedu’s 410 votes as the winner. Ernest Addo and Kingsley Boateng Adomah, the other contenders, received four and three…

Delegates from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Greater Accra region’s Ledzokuku constituency are gushing about Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, a former member of parliament. Following the voting procedure, the delegates were served breakfast and were treated to a buffet lunch. They praised Dr. Okoe Boye for his thoughtful act, which they claimed was a sign of love for them. The delighted voters expressed confidence that the former MP would lead the party to victory in the 2024 election and carry on the excellent work. Collins Nii Ashitey Ollenu, Clifford Martey, and Ibrahim Adjei—a presidential staffer—challenged the former MP.…

Ghanaian rapper, Pappy Kojo has revived his beef with Ghanaian music group Keche Global after they took a long break. Recall, 4 years ago, Pappy Kojo invoked the wrath of the music group after he refused to heed to the warning from the music group following a constant troll on social media. Keche released a diss track titled “Face2Face” to clap back at the Fante rapper who proceeded to drop a video from Countryman Songo to mock him. However, Pappy Kojo in an interview on Hitz FM showed maturity when he was asked if he was going to also drop…

It is with great sadness that I share with you the agony of rice farmers in my constituency today, farmer’s day 2023. The pictures attached, shared with me by the Chief of Gbdembilisa, a rice farmer [the Gbdembilisa Valley is one of the largest and most recognized rice vallys in Ghana], capture the sad situation. Several bags of harvested rice are going waste, exposed to the elements and thieves because there are no buyers. Chief and other rice farmers informed me that they had an agreement with a company called Farmerline to buy their rice when harvested. Farmerline as part…

A 57-year-old woman from the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region has been honored as the National Best Farmer for 2023. Charity Akortia was awarded a cash prize of GH¢1 million sponsored by the Agricultural Development Bank. As captured in the photos, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia presented the award and cash price to Madam Charity Akortia at the event. Yesterday, December 1, 2023, marked the 39th National Farmers’ Day celebration, which takes place at the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, Western Region. This year’s Farmer’s Day was themed “Delivering smart solutions for sustainable food security and…

The Ministry of Education has been instructed by Parliament to postpone the reopening date of December 4 for new SHS students until January 4, 2024. During Thursday’s session, Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin emphasized the critical nature of the issue and called for a briefing with the Minister of Education on Monday, December 4. He asked the Ministry of Education to think about reopening in the first week of January 2024 as a more suitable date, giving parents, kids, and teachers plenty of time to prepare. The House stressed the need for a more convenient and appropriate time to start…

Today, December 2, 2023, is the scheduled date of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries in orphan constituencies. Delegates from the New Patriotic Party have descended upon different polling places to participate in the party’s ongoing parliamentary primary in its orphan constituencies. Voting at the various polling places started at 7 a.m. The election is a component of the party’s planning for the general elections in 2024. The purpose of this internal election is to choose parliamentary candidates for the 111 constituencies in which the party does not currently have any sitting members of parliament. The party has made…