Author: Insight News

The third accused person in the case of the Republic versus Cassiel Ato Forson and two others, Richard Jakpa, has told Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe’s court that he chose to present portions of his WhatsApp chat with the Attorney General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, that supported his case and not the full complement of his exchanges with the AG. Mr Jakpa made this disclosure when he answered cross-examination questions from the director of public prosecution (DPP) Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa in court today, Tuesday, 18 June 2024. Richard Jakpa according to the DPP sent a total of sixty-eight (68) WhatsApp…

The “Hands Off Our Hotels” demonstration, spearheaded by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has kicked off with protesters converging at the Labadi Beach Hotel. The demonstration, which took place on Tuesday, June 18,2024, aimed to pressure the government into halting the sale of 60 percent shares in four hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The proposed buyer is Rock City Hotel, a company owned by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong. The hotels involved in this contentious sale include the Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, Elmina Beach Resort, and…

Spontaneous scenes of a free-for-all blood-stirring jamboree broke out at Suame Magazine and other parts of Kumasi on Tuesday when maverick politician Kennedy Agyapong showed up in flesh in the company of Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Bawumia Campaign train was on tour of the Ashanti Region when Kennedy flew from Accra to join them on Tuesday. Kennedy’s presence created excitement because there had been speculations that  he was a pained man and would not play any active role in the party’s 2024 campaign. Kennedy contested Dr. Bawumia during the party’s presidential…

Anti-corruption campaigner and Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has been dragged before the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to be investigated in a matter in which he has been accused of breaching Article 98(2) of the Constitution. The said Constitutional provision forbids a Member of Parliament from holding any other office of profit-making unless that Member has been given an approval by the Speaker based on the recommendation of a Committee of Parliament. The Deputy Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ernest Owusu-Bempah  has…

The Chief Executive  of Labianca Company Limited, Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh is reported to have passed on in Accra after a short illness. Sketchy reports say she died on Tuesday June 11, about 2 weeks to her birthday which falls on June 24. Ms. Asomah-Hinneh was the representative of the Western Region on the Council of State. She had served as a member of the Board of Directors of the GPHA from 2017 to 2021 As a female entrepreneur and one in national leadership, Ms. Asomah-Hinneh has been a living inspiration to the millions of young women in the Western…

Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has talked against military availability at polling stations during election period which he says creates unnecessary tension which can be avoided by making just the Police Service available for such duties. However, the former Member of Parliament for Nadowli West constituency in the Upper West Region was quick to add that, the involvement of the military can be done when it becomes more of importance or a necessity. Mr. Bagbin made this known in his welcome address to Parliamentarians when they returned to the House from their break yesterday, June 11, 2024.…

The African Regent Hotel hosted a momentous event this past Saturday: the launch of “Entrepreneurial Success,” a comprehensive new book by Mary Anane Awuku. The book, celebrated for its in-depth exploration of entrepreneurship within the Ghanaian context, promises to be an essential resource for aspiring entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, and business enthusiasts. Mrs. Mary Anane Awuku, wife of Mr. Sammy Awuku, Director General of the National Lottery Authority, has leveraged her extensive experience and insights to author this seminal work. “Entrepreneurial Success” delves into the core competences, motivations, challenges, and opportunities faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The…

On Monday, June 10, 2024, an intelligence-led operation by Officers of the Narcotics Control Commission and the UK National Crime Agency, led to the interception of a total of 166.88kg of substances suspected to be cocaine from the luggage of two British National passengers who were travelling together. The substance is estimated to have a street value of $6,480,000. The British passengers are Hall Shamin Ethline, and Graham Omar Adel. The suspects were scheduled to board a British Airways flight to Gatwick, and checked in their luggage—3 bags each, which were all found to contain 72 slabs of the suspected…

e-Ananse Library has organized a grand “Durbar and Cultural Celebration” to honour the legacy of the legendary photographer, James Barnor. James Barnor is the first Ghanaian photojournalist whose extraordinary photography and visual storytelling has immensely influenced the scope of traditional and contemporary photography. James Barnor, who was the photographer of the late former President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah is now 95 years old. READ ALSO: Gary AI-Smith slams Ghanaian journalists who attacked Black Stars players after dreadful Mozambique draw The grand durbar held over the weekend at eAnanase Library, East Legon was in commemoration of ‘James Barnor at 95 Festival’, and…

The Ghana Police Service has issued an official statement to deny a public claim by the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, that he was told by three top officers of the Police Service that the recent arrest of his party’s parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya East was based on “orders from above.” The Police statement, issued Sunday afternoon, in response to the claim by Asiedu Nketia said no police officer had and any such comments to Asiedu Nketia. The statement read: “The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to a video…