Author: Insight News

InsightNewsgh.com looks at the stories making headlines of the various newspaper publications for today, Thursday, 12th October, 2023.

Former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Daniel Bugri Naabu, claimed that the Committee’s closed-door hearing into an alleged tape plotting the ouster of Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo-Dampare confirmed his claim that the audio recording was not altered. Superintendents Eric Gyebi and George Asare, who are both witnesses in the ongoing investigation, allegedly acknowledged their voices and the specifics of the conversation on the new tape that was played during the in-camera hearing, according to him. Chief Bugri Naabu, who is also the first witness in the investigation, spoke to the media on Wednesday.…

Justice Edward Twum abruptly changed the course of events on October 11, 2023, by delaying the hearing until 3 p.m. to rule on Mad. Cecilia Abena Dapaah’s request for an expedited hearing of the Special Prosecutor’s application for confirmation. Lawyer Martin Kpebu, a frequent participant on TV3’s weekend political affairs program, was in court for a different matter. Mr. Martin Kpebu and his clients were waiting outside the courtroom after the judge got up. Attorneys for Mad. Cecilia Dapaah and her husband led by Mrs. Victoria Barth followed the couple as they left the courtroom. Outside the courthouse, Mrs. Barth…

A founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has publicly demanded the immediate resignation of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as Ghana’s President describing his leadership style as an efference to the democracy fought for under the 4th republican constitution. According to him, he has known President Akufo-Addo since 1998 when he run for NPP presidential flagbearer but the president has change since he became the country’s president in 2016. “What many Ghanaians may not remember is that General Nuno Mensah was the campaign manager for President Akufo-Addo in the 1998 NPP presidential primaries, and I…

In the United States of America, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, a former minister of sanitation, and her associates are the subject of concurrent investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On Wednesday, the OSP indicated in a post on “X,” formerly Twitter, that “These investigations primarily focus on examining their assets and financial transactions within the United States of America.” The goal of the coordinated effort, according to the OSP, is to determine whether the wealth of Ms. Cecilia Dapaah and her associates is legal, “both in the context of their funds…

Celebrated media personality and UTV presenter, Yaa Knoamah has expressed her outage over the recent New Patriotic Party (NPP) thugs who invaded the studio of United Television. Yaa Konamah blasted Omanhene Kwabena Asante over his criticism on some people who condemned the ruling NPP for sending a letter to request the management of Despite Media Group to reform United Showbiz program. 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.…

The tale of a Ghanaian man who discovered a missing $100,000 in cash and gave it back to its rightful owner has touched Shatta Wale. An ID card, a key, and a polythene bag containing more than GH100,000 were found in the backseat of the taxi the unemployed man took to get to Abossey Okai from the Mobile filling station at Nima, according to a report by Adom FM. According to reports, the good Samaritan delivered the items to the Adom FM studios so that a search could be mounted for the rightful owner. He responded that it doesn’t align…

Ghanaian media personality and a presenter at UTV, Anim Addo has replied Omanhene Kwabena Asante over his criticism on some people who blasted the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for sending a letter to request the management of Despite Media Group to reform United Showbiz program. 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. Following, Omanhene Kwabena Asante criticized the public for condemning the NPP. According to…

Samuel Atta-Akyea, chair of the Committee looking into the tape that was leaked and shows a plot to oust Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has refuted accusations that he is biased. This came about after Mr. Kwame Gyan, the IGP’s attorney, accused him of bias. Mr. Atta-Akyea’s management of the committee’s affairs has been a source of contention for Mr. Gyan since the beginning of the proceedings. Mr. Gyan objected to the presence of COP Alex Mensah and Superintendent Asare, who had testified against the IGP, and asked that they be asked to leave when it…

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of the House, has warned organizations against using national service members as errand boys and girls. He claims that some service personnel are sent to buy roasted plantain, or “Kofi Brokeman,” because they lack chairs to sit on. Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the National Service Scheme’s launch at the University of Professional Studies in Accra was former Nadowli/Kaleo Member of Parliament Alban Bagbin. The Speaker was concerned that some organizations, which fail to shape the personnel deployed to their outfits, waste that “critical” year for the development of personnel. The National Service Personnel…