Author: Insight News

A landlord in Ghana has warned his tenants that anyone who joins a planned rent protest against landlords will be forced to move out of his house. In a video circulating on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), on October, 25th, 2025 the man, who said he owns houses in Agege, Pambros, Adjen Kotoku, and Amasaman, spoke in a serious tone. He warned that tenants in his houses should not take part in the demonstration being planned against landlords over high rent charges. “This message goes to my tenants at Agege, Pambros, Adjen Kotoku, and Amasaman,” the landlord said. “I…

The Minority Leader, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, last week took a working tour of parts of his constituency in the company of His Excellency, Roey Gilad, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Minority Leader announced on his Facebook page that his Office, in partnership with the Embassy of Israel in Ghana, Engineers Without Borders–Israel and CBR-Ghana is leading a community-based initiative aimed at strengthening rehabilitation services for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). “As part of this partnership, we visited Don Bosco Primary School and…

POLICE INSPECTOR, Ahmed Twumasi, aka ‘Tacuum’, will spend the rest of his life in jail as a Court of competent jurisdiction has found him guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Victoria Dapaah aka ‘Maa Adwoa’. Inspector Twumasi was arrested in May 2023, after he was accused of shooting 26-year-old Victoria Dapaah, multiple times in the abdomen and chest on April 20, 2023, at about 9:50 p.m. The law enforcement officer now turned crime suspect was arrested after a specialized police operation smoked him out of his hideout at Sekyere near Effiduase in the Ashanti region. Last Friday October 24, 2025, the…

Alex Apau Dadey, the distinguished Executive Chairman of KGL Group, has been celebrated with the prestigious Forbes Best of Africa Corporate Leadership and Innovation Award at a high-profile Leadership and Philanthropy Forum held at the House of Lords in London. The award was formally presented by Mark A. Furlong, President of Custom Solutions Media for Forbes Media, who commended Mr. Dadey’s exceptional achievements in steering KGL Group to remarkable technological heights. Presenting the honor, Mr. Furlong stated: “On behalf of the Forbes Best of Africa Award Committee, it is my honor to present to you the Forbes Best of Africa…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Mr. Eric Adjei Esq., has stressed that the Adwumawura initiative introduced by President John Dramani Mahama’s government is a national development project for all Ghanaians, not just members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking on UTV’s ‘MPU NE MPU’ show on October 24, 2025, Mr. Adjei dismissed claims that the initiative only favours NDC supporters. He said the programme was created to empower entrepreneurs and promote job creation across all political divides. “The Adwumawura policy directs that we serve the interest of all Ghanaians. I am…

The controversial Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill has made a major return to Parliament, as ten Members of Parliament from both sides of the House reintroduce the bill, also known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025. The bill, which was presented on Tuesday, October, 2025, is expected to receive its first reading as Parliament resumes sitting. The main drivers behind this move are: John Ntim Fordjour (Assin South), Samuel Nartey George (Ningo-Prampram), Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzra (Ho West), Helen Adjoa Ntoso (Krachi West), Nurideen Muhammed Mummuni (Nalerigu Gambaga), Vincent Ekow Assafuah (Old Tafo), Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana (Gushegu), Rita Naa…

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo affectionately called ‘Addo Dee’ on Tuesday October 21, hosted all five flag-bearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to a unity breakfast meeting at his Nima residence in Accra. An official statement issued from Nana Akufo Addo’s office said the meeting was to foster a spirit of camaraderie and unity ahead of the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for 31st January 2026. The statement, signed by Fatimatu Abubakar, Spokesperson to Former President Akufo-Addo, said the breakfast meeting with the aspirants was also meant to underscore the critical importance of a cohesive party for the 2028 general…

The Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS) has warned that the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+) could face serious implementation and fiscal challenges unless it is backed by realistic financial planning and stronger institutional coordination. In its latest review released in Accra, CPS said while the 24H+ represents an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to transform Ghana’s economy, the financial assumptions and governance framework underpinning it are weak and risk undermining its success. The report, titled “The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme: A Critical Review”, was prepared by a team led by Executive Director and…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia stands tall in the New Patriotic Party’s 2028 flagbearer race, holding a commanding lead with a wide margin over his competitors, as 72% of the Party’s base voters want him retained as flag-bearer for the next presidential elections. According to the latest polling data from Global InfoAnalytics, which highlights Dr. Bawumia’s overwhelming support among the Party’s core base as the key factor driving his dominance. The September 2025 poll, which surveyed NPP voters nationwide, shows that Dr. Bawumia’s popularity within the party remains firm and largely unchallenged. The data reveals that 72% of NPP voters…

In any serious country, public regulation evolves with technology, not against it. Yet Ghana continues to enforce a rule that requires vehicle owners to paste reflective stickers on their cars even when every modern vehicle already comes fitted with high-grade factory reflectors built into their lighting systems. This insistence on redundant reflector stickers is not only superfluous and archaic, but it also projects Ghana as a country stuck in outdated regulatory habits, detached from global automotive standards. No country striving for modernization should be busy policing the stickiness of reflector labels when vehicles already meet international safety specifications before importation.…