Author: Insight News

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tolon Constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu continues to send fear down the spines of his political opponents as he kick starts a campaign for his re-election. Alhaji Habib Iddrisu who is leaving nothing to chance in his quest to retain the seat for the New Patriotic Party(NPP), has intensified his engagements with Chiefs, opinion leaders, Religious Leaders, youth groups and women’s associations who he indicates all matter in the development of Tolon. On Saturday, August 31, 2024, residents of the Tolon District were shocked when the launch of ‘Volunteers for Soyalana’…

In what appears to be an attempt to subdue the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary Candidate in the Akuapem North Constituency of the Eastern Region, Mr. Samuel Awuku, top guns of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by its National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah have intensified campaigns in the area. The NDC leadership spent several days in the Constituency visiting communities and interacting with various youth groups with the sole aim of getting them to reject the former National Organiser of the NPP as their lawmaker in the 2024 polls. READ ALSO: SAMMI AWUKU: NPP has solid records to win 2024…

THE POLICE has arrested three male suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of Yao Xian, a 52 year old Chinese miner. They are Kwadwo Mensah, aged 32, Robert Agyei, aged 29, and Abdullah Mohammed, aged 45. The trio are said to be workers of the deceased. Yao Xian, the police said, was shot in the chest by his runaway killers whilst riding a motorbike at Manso Watreso 11am on August 30. The body has since been kept in the morgue for preservation and autopsy to confirm what exactly ended the life of the Chinese miner. According to the police,…

The Ghana Police Service has successfully secured convictions of five armed robbers, with some receiving sentences of up to 120 years of hard labor and one getting 105 years for dishonest receiving. Taking to their official Facebook page on Friday, 30th August 2024, the Ghana Police Service confirmed that the convicts, Jeffrey Dwomoh, Clifford Opoku, KwabenaKyeiBarfour, Prince Opuni, and Henry KusiMarfo, faced charges including conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, abetment of crime by supplying ammunition, and dishonest receiving. READ ALSO: Police on manhunt for Kumasi fuel station robbers Jeffrey Dwomoh and Clifford Opoku, both convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery and…

Celebrated Christian musician, Broda Sammy, has called on the Church to be truthful about the current realities of life and stop preaching the sermon of no sex before marriage among dating couples of fiancées. Broda Sammy narrated an incident where, according to him,  a popular pastor in Ghana discovered during his honeymoon night he had married a hermaphrodite who had  a bigger penis than he, the man. Speaking to Abeiku Santana on Okay FM, the award-winning gospel singer explained that forcing adults in courtship to abstain from sex completely before marriage has led to the collapse of many marriages as…

Former President, now turned aspiring president John Mahama has stated on official record that should Ghanaians make him president again, nightclubs in Ghana would operate for 24-hours, seven days of every week as a part of his ‘24-Hour Economy Policy’, a campaign promise that has left many with dropped jaws. Nightclubs, as the name suggests,  are entertainment venues that are open from dusk until dawn and  have facilities such as a bar and disco or other entertainment so for the former President to promise that night clubs in Ghana would operate for 24 hours meaning morning, afternoon, evening and midnight…

The National Lottery Authority (NLA)may soon clinch a transformative partnership with Scientific Games to further position it as a competitive global player in the lottery industry following fruitful deliberations between its Director-General, Mr. Samuel Awuku, and Scientific Games’ CEO, Mr. Patrick McHugh. Established in 1973, Scientific Games prides itself on being an industry pioneer in data analytics, retail solutions, and iLottery. Scientific Games is also famed as a global leader in retail and digital products, technology, and services that drive profits for government-sponsored lottery and sports betting programs. Scientific Games currently operates on six continents and seeks to make inroads…

The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has recognized and awarded Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) among state institutions in the country for exemplary leadership at the 2024 Conference and Awards. These awards are presented to the heads of Ministries, Departments, and Government Agencies that provide sufficient logistics and build the capacity of the internal audit unit of the ire respective organizations they head. It also makes sure that the internal control systems are  effective. EOCO topped these agencies after being awarded in various categories by the IAA at the event held at the University of Professional Studies in Accra…

Ghana chalked yet another major historic success in tacking its unemployment challenge when a first batch of 10,000 Ghanaian youth who have successfully completed training in 10 various artisanal skills were graduated and ready to be enrolled into the job market, courtesy the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Skills Training Programme. The graduation ceremony, held at the at Valley View University, in the Bono East Regional Capital, Techiman yesterday Tuesday August 27 was wrapped in tears of joy and excitement by the 10,000 grandaunts and their families. Their training were in the areas of auto-works mechanics, modern Plaster of Paris (POP)…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that six teachers and invigilators have been arrested for engaging in various examination malpractices during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Speaking to JoyNews, John Kappi, the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, reported that the arrests took place during the first week of the WASSCE. The arrested teachers, along with a significant number of students from both public and private schools across the country, were found involved in these malpractices. According to Kappi, the teachers were apprehended for allegedly writing answers for candidates and committing other violations. READ ALSO: Tyrone…