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Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a flagbearer candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has forewarned the party’s leadership prior to the flagbearer contest scheduled for November 4, 2023. He related how some of Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten’s supporters were attacked at various polling places, but that neither the Electoral Commission (EC) nor the police took any action and never detained the attackers after the polls. Additionally, he issued a warning to the EC and the Police not to submit to intimidation by public servants during the flagbearer competition. He said: “I am sending a nice caution to both the police personnel and…

Mavis Hawa Koomson, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) member of parliament for Awutu Senya East, has declared that party delegates will not support Kennedy Agyapong. He said he shouldn’t expect party members to vote for him because the Assin Central Member of Parliament has attacked them in recent years. Hawa Koomson, the Minister for Fisheries, addressed NPP delegates in the Central Region over the weekend. He reminded Kennedy Agyapong of his previous remarks in which he called NPP members “fools” and called the party “foolish,” emphasizing that “he doesn’t know why he’s a member.” You say NPP members are fools…

The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Multimedia Group’s Erastus Asare Donkor for winning Journalist of the Year at the just-ended 27th Ghana Journalist Awards (GJA). At the 27th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards, Erastus Asare Donkor of the Multimedia Group was named P.A.V. Ansah Journalist of the Year. The Multimedia Group’s JoyFM, JoyNews, and Luv FM are all home to journalist Mr. Donkor. He was crowned at the event on Sunday at the Accra International Conference Centre. Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, gave him the award. Eratus Donkor was also awarded the Best Reporter…

New Patriotic party (NPP) presidential hopeful and Member of Parliament for Assin Central constituency, Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has claimed that he was given a huge amount of $800million to resign from the November 4 presidential elections. Kennedy Agyapong was speaking in an interview on Kumasi-bsaed Time FM, when he refused that claims of requesting for $500milion to step down from the NPP presidential race. According to him, he was rather offered $800million from one of the camp of the NPP presidential aspirants to drop from the November 4 polls but he rejected. “The money they offered me was $800million…

Last Saturday, after a special joint operation that resulted in the recovery of weapons used in a recent attack by an enraged youth in the town, the Ministry of National Security and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) brought peace back to Garu in the Upper East Region. The operation also resulted in the arrest of the perpetrators of the violent attack on a few security officers who had been called in to put an end to the disturbances. “The meticulously executed operation proved highly successful as the threats in Garu were effectively neutralised”. “The perpetrators responsible for the aggression were…

According to the most recent Global Info Analytics Survey, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will receive the majority of votes in as many as 13 of the 16 regions in the contest to lead the New Patriotic Party as flagbearer. Additionally, he shares eighty percent of the votes in the Oti Region with Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a businessman and unconventional politician who emerges victorious in the Ashanti and Central regions. And the Vice President puts some distance between himself and his opponents, including a near-clean sweep of the votes in the North East region when he garners 90%, with the…

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Monday, 30th October, 2023.

In the first Clasico of the season, Barcelona fell short against Real Madrid despite Jude Bellingham’s two goals in the second half to seal the victory. Barcelona won La Liga last season, winning the league for the first time since 2019 with Xavi leading the team. With seven victories and three draws this season, the champions were unbeaten, but after this setback, they are now four points behind Real Madrid in the standings. Madrid’s latest addition Jude Bellingham, who joined the team from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, has scored 13 goals in his first 13 games in the Spanish…

Traditional rites are performed at the funeral, and rich Ga culture is on display as part of the final funeral rites of the late Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III. It is anticipated that dignitaries, chiefs, and other prominent guests will be present at the ceremony. A magnificent procession of Ga chiefs and their flags, burial rites, musketry, and a flag procession led by Asafoianyemei to the coffin were displayed at the funeral. Red and black decorations are used all over the city to symbolize mourning and highlight the importance of the occasion. Certain members of the royal family and…

Shops and markets in Accra’s central district remained closed on Saturday, October 28, 2023, in observance of the late Queen Mother of the Ga State, Naa Dedei Omaedru III. This closure complies with the Ga Traditional Council’s directive to honor the late Queen Mother’s last funeral customs. The directive has been followed by the normally busy Kwame Nkrumah Circle and other business streets, such as the Dome market, Adabraka, and Osu, leading to deserted streets and closed businesses. https://twitter.com/utvghana/status/1718208764359098768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1718208764359098768%7Ctwgr%5E948f7caf23dca1acfb3de8d2f2576f6d5211d839%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Futvghana2Fstatus2F1718208764359098768widget%3DTweet This is to make room for the funeral procession and related ceremonies for late Queen Mother of the Ga State. Traditional…