Author: Insight News

All Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Ghana must now make budget plans to pay their own electricity bills. This new directive was announced by the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, during a meeting with the Energy Committee and power sector agencies on Thursday, May 15, 2025. According to the minister, this measures is to ensure MDAs take full responsibility for their power usage. Some essential services will have partial exemptions. “Cabinet has also adopted a position and we will want to brief you on it. All MDAs are supposed to pay for their electricity bills. They…

Six individuals have been convicted by the High Court in Tamale for their roles in a payroll corruption scheme involving ghost names and fraudulent salary payments within the Ghana Education Service. The convicted persons include school administrators, payroll officers, and accountants who facilitated the illegal validation and reactivation of salaries for a teacher who had vacated his post. Their actions led to the wrongful payment of over GHS 86,000, all of which has now been recovered—bringing the total amount retrieved to GHS 106,319.64. The convictions followed guilty pleas entered under the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) plea bargaining framework,…

THE ASHANTI Regional Police Command has arrested Michael Owusu Ansah aka ‘Baby Last’, who is alleged to have murdered a policeman nine years ago. Also arrested in another operation is a top drug dealer, Adam Mohammed. Baby Last, according to the police, murdered G/Cpl Frank Essel of SWAT/Ashanti at the Open Space Hotel in Denchemuoso on 19th May 2016 and went into hiding for 9 years. He was just arrested few days ago upon intelligence. DSP Godwin Ahianyo of the Ashanti Regional Police Command Public Affairs Department, in a press statement, announced the two major arrests. According to him, the…

A former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, would not hesitate to disclose full sensitive and classified national security information if that becomes necessary as to prove his innocence in the ongoing GHS49 million cybersecurity procurement scandal trial; his lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea has warned. The National Signals Bureau, of which Adu-Boahene was the Director-General is a State Security institution which provides integrated signal systems for National Security and Ghana’s intelligence agencies to ensure the security of the country and the nature of information available to him may be volatile and not for public consumption. Mr.…

A storm of controversy hit the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly on Monday, May 12, as Fummey Selorm Philibert—President Mahama’s nominee and two-time National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate—was confirmed as Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) under disputed and dramatic circumstances. What was supposed to be a democratic confirmation process instead turned into a scene of intimidation, disputed vote tallies, and alleged disregard for constitutional procedures, drawing harsh criticism from opposition leaders and local stakeholders. A former NDC parliamentary candidate for the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency in both the 2020 and 2024 elections, his political career has been marked by accusations of inciting violence and…

A 25-year-old man, Yussif Mohammed, has been arrested after being caught with a large stash of guns and bullets near the Asankare Police barrier in the Ashanti Region. His arrest, on May 8, 2025, happened thanks to the alertness of the public and a fortunate series of events. According to a police statement on May 12, 2025, Mohammed was traveling aboard an Accra-bound bus from Kumasi when his backpack bag  fell off the vehicle near the police checkpoint. The incident raised immediate attention, prompting police officers on duty to investigate. When questioned, Mohammed claimed ownership of the bag, which led…

For nearly two decades, the management of sanitation in Ghana has been significantly influenced by a single entity: Zoomlion Ghana Limited. From its inception under the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) to its continuation through GYEEDA and now the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Zoomlion has held a central role in the nation’s efforts to address waste management and sanitation challenges. However, this long-standing arrangement has increasingly come under public scrutiny, raising critical questions about its effectiveness, fairness, and financial prudence. As the latest contract approaches potential renewal, a growing chorus of voices is calling for a fundamental shift: it’s time…

“I hereby formally petition your office to investigate and take appropriate disciplinary action against Constable Forson, a tall, fair, and heavily built officer who was stationed at the entrance of Parliament House to provide security during today’s “Save the Judiciary” demonstration”, was the opening paragraph of a petition signed by Minority Leader, Osahen Afenyo-Markin on Monday May 5, 2025 and addressed to the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Afeny-Markin has explained that whereas he was the victim of assault during the said incident, there are reports on social media to suggest that he was rather the culprit.…

Two Ghanaian women who were kidnapped in Nigeria after they fell victim to an online romance scam have been rescued, the Ghana Police Service has confirmed from where they were being held hostage in Nigeria. The victims, Anastasia Badoo Atta and Evelyn Serwaa Konadu, were lured to Nigeria on April 22, 2025, after they were deceived by criminals posing as white men on Facebook who promised to marry them. The kidnappers used this fake relationship to convince the women to travel separately to Nigeria, where they were abducted upon arrival. The rescue operation was a joint effort between the Ghana…

Former presidential staffer Charles Bissue and another accused person, Andy Owusu, have pleaded not guilty to corruption-related charges filed against them by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and had been granted bail by the court. Confirming the bail, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) took to its X (formerly Twitter) platform on May 6, 2025, stating: “Court Update: In Republic v. Bissue & Owusu, both pleaded not guilty to 15 counts including abuse of office for profit. Bail: GHS 200k each, 2 sureties (1 justified), passports deposited with court.  To report to OSP monthly. Adjourned to 29 May 2025.” The date…