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The government does not currently have any plans in place to resettle the people who were displaced by the controlled spillage of excess water from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams, according to Minister of Energy Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh. The Energy Minister claims that there are no immediate plans for relocation because the government has already established an interministerial committee that is still in operation and under stress until its task is finished. On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the Energy Minister spoke to Parliament regarding the Volta River Authority’s spill and the ensuing destruction. Significant flooding caused by the spillage…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Thursday, 9th November, 2023.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and party flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), paid the National Executives and staff at the Party headquarters a courtesy call on Wednesday. His purpose for visiting was to formally meet with the Party’s national leadership after he was chosen to be the NPP’s flag bearer on November 4, 2023. In his welcome speech, the Party’s general secretary, Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, commended Dr. Bawumia and his group for their timely visit to the Party headquarters in spite of the challenging circumstances surrounding the recently concluded flagbearership campaign. He also gave the…

Gospel performer Cecilia Marfo has been transparent about the alarming decrease in her church’s membership, which has gone from more than 400 to just 40. She blames fellow gospel musician Diana Asamoah and Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) Kennedy Agyapong for the near-collapse of her church. Some of her congregation stopped coming to her church as a result of their problems with her. Cecilia Marfo stated that she has forgiven those who have had a negative influence on her ministry in an emotional interview with JoyPrime TV on the Prime Morning show. However, she still believes that God will…

Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, the majority leader, has voiced opposition to the practice of requiring the Ghana card to be the only form of identification when registering to vote. He claimed that since many Ghanaians do not possess cards, it will be difficult for them to rely solely on them. Relying exclusively on the Ghana Card for voter registration would be premature, according to Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who cited the ongoing difficulties with the National Identification Authority’s (NIA) Ghana Card issuance. He noted that some eligible voters who have registered for the card are still waiting to receive it, and that many…

Adepa Okomfo Black, MzBel’s son, is retaliating against the Christians who are offended by his contentious interview. In a widely shared interview, the 10-year-old expressed his lack of belief in God. Okomfo Black stated in a podcast interview that he doesn’t think God made him as well. When the host asked, “Who created you?” he said, “My mother, she gave birth to me.” ” I believe through science, human beings were born not created and if human beings were created in the first place, I never got to see God as my father or mother. The only person who cares…

A new judge will be assigned to handle the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s confirmation application against Cecilia Dapaah by Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkonoo. Prior to this, the OSP had written to the Chief Justice requesting that the judge recuse herself from all cases, including those involving Cecilia Dapaah, on the grounds of perceived bias against the office and the special prosecutor. This is now required since Edward Twum, the judge overseeing the case, is about to take his vacation. The Chief Justice had issued a warrant for the High Court Judge to sit during the legal vacation; he…

Ralph Agyapong, an attorney and a brother to Kennedy Agyapong,a defeated NPP flagbearer aspirant has said the Member of Parliament for Assin Central may not actively involved himself to campaign for Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Ralph Kennedy, who was part of Ken Agyapong’s campaign team said the New Patriotic Party revealed 10 sins of the defeated presidential hopeful after he sacrificed his dignity to campaign vigorously for President Nana Akufo-Addo and NPP win elections. According to him, the 10 sins of Kennedy Agyapong came from the camp of the Vice President, adding that…

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Samuel Koku Anyidoho has questioned the party’s leadership’s silence regarding Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s election as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer. He declared that the NDC’s failure to congratulate the Vice President following his victory over the weekend is extremely odd. Anyidoho tweeted his disappointment in a series of tweets, citing a long-standing custom of congratulating political opponents as a sign of unity and democratic values. He questioned why the NDC took so long to respond to the NPP’s presidential primary, which resulted in Dr. Bawumia being chosen as the party’s…

The Odododiodoo Constituency Member of Parliament, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to include funding for the reconstruction of La General Hospital in the 2024 budget. He threatened to stage a protest on behalf of the Greater Accra caucus of the Minority, the people of La and Ga Mashie, and the government itself if the funding for the La General Hospital is not included in the 2024 budget. Speaking on Tuesday in Accra’s Parliament, he stated, “I am assuring you that, if we don’t see it in the 2024 budget, we will not make the…