Author: Insight News

Anybody who provides credible information that leads to the arrest of persons involved in the smuggling or illegal trading of gold anywhere in Ghana would be rewarded with 10 percent of the value of the recovered gold or cash value, no matter how huge the quantity of the recovery, President John Mahama has promised. The President has also officially declared zero tolerance for illegal gold trading in Ghana. He said rampant gold smuggling and illicit trade continue robbing the nation of billions in revenue. “A recent report revealed a 229 metric tonne discrepancy between Ghana’s official export records and the…

The deceased Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency, Ernest Kumi had complained that he was suffering from pains in his chest moments before he died at a hospital in Accra, on Monday, July 7, 2025, Seth Birikorang Ofosu who describes himself as a brother of the last MP has confirmed. Seth Birikorang Ofosu, a former Chief Executive for the Denkyembour District Assembly, said he was with Ernest Kumi all through the weekend and the two of them had even scheduled a 2 PM meeting on the day the MP died. He made the disclosure when a high-level delegation from…

Ghana’s suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has taken her fight beyond Ghana’s borders, by dragging the incumbent government to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria. Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice, is accusing the government of violating her rights after being suspended from office before any final ruling on the petitions calling for her removal was made. Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, made the disclosure via Facebook on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. He disclosed that the case was officially filed at the ECOWAS Court on July 4, 2025. “I can confirm that the Chief…

The Minority Leader, Osahen Afenyo-Markin, has clarified that he served as the Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) from July 2024 to January 2025 therefore calls on him to account for supposed financial losses the Company suffered in 2023 are misleading. He welcomed constructive criticisms of his tenure but said they should be based on verifiable facts and not misinformation for a political effect. Afenyo-Markin made the clarification in a response to a recent attack on him by leader of the defunct United Ghana Movement (UGM), Dr. Yves Charles Wereko-Brobbey, popularly known as Tarzan, who publicly alleged…

A violent armed robbery attack at Buduatta Junction on the Winneba Highway on Saturday night, July 5, 2025, left four passengers injured after armed men opened fire on a moving minibus. The victims were rushed to the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba, where they are currently receiving treatment. According to reports, police sources say the robbers ambushed vehicles travelling along the highway around 9:00 p.m. and forcefully took mobile phones, cash, and other belongings from passengers. Unfortunately for Saturday’s victims, the situation turned chaotic when the driver of a Toyota Hiace minibus tried to speed past the robbers. In…

The growing use of shisha, e-cigarettes, and other harmful substances among young people in Ghana has triggered calls for a nationwide ban to protect their health and future. Leading the call is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, who has raised serious concerns about the rising trend of substance abuse among the youth. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Newsroom with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Saturday, July 5, 2025, Mr. Ayariga expressed serious concern about the increasing trend of substance use among the youth, describing it as a dangerous threat. He strongly believes that products…

The Majority Leader in Parliament and Leader of Government Business, Mahama Ayariga, has disclosed that the House will add Mondays and Saturdays to its sittings days so as to allow for the maturity of certain Legislative Instruments before Parliament adjourns on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Mahama Ayariga explained that this week, some fifty-five Ministers are expected to appear before the House to respond to various questions. He said also scheduled to appear before the House is the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama. He said in addition to that, some Bills may be introduced for First…

CALAMITY STRUCK when a man, who was crossing the River Offin with a canoe in Atumtuma in the Ashanti Region got drowned after the canoe suddenly capsized. The deceased has since been found and identified by the Nkawie Divisional Police in the Ashanti Region as Kwaku Ekow, whose exact age was readily known by the police. According to the police, the now deceased man was crossing the Offin River to Atumtuma around 1:30pm on June 19, 2025 when the canoe turned upside down in a dangerous manner. Some Good Samaritans around, some of whom were expert swimmers, quickly dived deep…

“I look forward, in my lifetime, to seeing a new Ghana; a Ghana where our sons and daughters would not line up for visa in any embassy to travel out of the shores of this country for greener pastures but that our sons and our daughters would be born, raised, schooled, educated and live and work and flourish and thrive within the borders of Ghana and would only travel outside for vacation and holidays but not to go and seek greener pastures”, Ghanaian charismatic-preacher of global fame, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has prayed. Archbishop Duncan-Williams said this when he was called…

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, led the delegation of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership that attended the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving held in Accra on Tuesday July 1, 2025. Afenyo-Markin did the third scripture reading for the national ceremony which saw Ghanaians both home and abroad unite in prayer and gratitude to God. The National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving in an initiative of President John Mahama and this year’s is the debut.  The President explained that the aim is to unite Ghanaians of all faiths and express gratitude to God for the nation’s…