Author: Insight News

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

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has placed Ghana in Group B with Egypt, Cape Verde, and Mozambique. The aforementioned groups were drawn alongside the Black Stars on Thursday in the Cote d’Ivoire capital of Abidjan. The 24 competing teams were divided into four pots of six teams each for the final AFCON draw. The hosts, Ivory Coast, were in Pot 1, along with the reigning champions, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1712562903356973063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1712562903356973063%7Ctwgr%5E04cfd932d9d8413c854561cb02512bea466038b8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2F-DgyJNukF%2F Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were all present in Pot 2. In Pot 3, Cape Verde, Guinea, Zambia, Equatorial…

Controversial Reggae Dancehall singer Charles Nii Armah Mensah, better known as Shatta Wale in the entertainment industry, has attacked well-known businessman Dr. Osei Kwame Despite and his protege, Fadda Dickson. This follows the admission by an employee of Despite Media Group owner Dr. Kwame Despite, Kwasi Aboagye, that Shatta Wale did not receive the £80,000 prize money for winning the recently concluded Ghana Music Awards, which were held in the UK as reported. In response to Kwasi Aboagye’s claims, Shatta Wale allegedly vented his rage and frustrations on Kwame Despite, the businessman who employed Kwasi, saying, “you’re a fool, Kwame…

National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ntim has rendered an qualified apology to Dr. Osei Kwame Despite and Despite Media Group following the invasion of UTV by NPP thugs. Over the weekend, some thugs alleged to be NPP supporters invaded the studios of UTV to attack A-Plus for tearing NPP’s letter and also defend the constant criticisms of the some panelists against the President Akufo-Addo and Veep Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. This uncivilized move by these NPP thugs dominated many media reportage since Monday with the public condemning the act however, some NPP supporters and even some…

William Ato Essien, the former CEO of the now-defunct Capital Bank, was given a 15-year prison sentence with hard labor. This harsh punishment is the result of his failure to pay back his GH 90 million debt obligation despite numerous opportunities. Ato Essien was given a two-month window by the court in May 2023 to pay the first GH20 million of the GH60 million he was ordered to pay in full. After voluntarily entering into a plea agreement with the state in accordance with section 35 of the Courts Act, Ato Essien was found guilty in December 2022, which is…

An application for an interim injunction against the organizers of the already-staged #OccupyBoG Protest was denied by the High Court in Accra (Financial and Economic Division). This came about after the Police (Applicant) retracted their application, which was rendered moot because they claimed the incident had already occurred “peacefully.” George Tetteh Sackey, the principal state attorney, informed the court on Wednesday, October 11, that the demonstration had already happened and “we wish to withdraw the application.” When the Court inquired about the outcome, he added that the “demonstration was peaceful.” As a result, Justice Edward Twum dismissed the application as…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has petitioned Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to remove the presiding judge from the case after accusing him of bias in the ongoing legal dispute between the OSP and former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah. According to the OSP, Justice Edward Twum has a strong bias against the OSP and the Special Prosecutor, and if he continues to preside over hearings, they cannot be certain that they will receive an impartial trial. The OSP claimed it would be unreasonable to expect it and its officials to take part in hearings before the aforementioned judge…

The incumbent MP, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has formally withdrew from the race, so the National Democratic Congress (NDC) must choose a new parliamentary candidate for the Odododiodio constituency. The election has been scheduled for October 31, 2023 as a result of this unexpected development, and three candidates have already filed their nominations to run for the parliamentary position. These prospective candidates will go through a thorough vetting procedure on a specific date before the choice is made. Since 2013, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, who serves as the district’s Member of Parliament, has been a prominent figure in the political landscape…

At Ejura in the Ashanti Region, armed robbers opened fire on a police officer and his fellow officers, tragically taking his life. This terrifying incident took place on Monday, October 9, 2023, according to an official press release from the Ghana Police Service. The gunmen got into a shootout with the police as they tried to foil their criminal plans to rob a mobile money vendor in Ejura, according to reports. According to the press release, two officers were shot and quickly taken to the hospital. Upon arrival, one of the officers was identified as dead. “The police, on 9…

The Deputy Communication Director for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Ernest Owusu-Bempah has vehemently denied ever calling UTV’s entertainment late night show, United Showbiz program useless. The Head of Corporate Communications for the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has been accused of inciting some alleged NPP thugs to attack UTV after he allegedly said the United Showbiz program was useless and need to be stopped. However, speaking in a recent interview with Sefa Kayi on Peace FM, Mr. Ernest Owusu-Bempah boldly claimed he has never made such remarks anywhere. “I heard it has been circulated in the media…