Author: Insight News

Prior to the announcement by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, the details of the Debt Exchange Program were not provided to Parliament, according to the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. In an interview with Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, January 16, the Suame Member of Parliament said there were broad discussions about the economy but they did not have the details of the debt exchange programme. “There were meetings before the budget came to be consummated and later on presented by the Finance Minister. So we had broad discussions, but the details were not known to us at the time,…

Robert Kutin Jnr, the chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region has asked for unity in the party to help retain power in 2024 and not make ‘breaking the 8’ just a slogan.  He also said he will not allow misunderstanding to thwart such effort. He made this known on Sunday, January 15, when party members gathered in Cape Coast to patch the cracks in the party ahead of the 2024 general election. Reconciling the New Patriotic Party’s rank and file in the Central Region served as the event’s subject. The party’s leadership is optimistic that…

An American author, and Executive Director of the Non-Profit organization, The Ivy Girl Academy, Jessie Clark Funk has apologized for her earlier comment which she described Ghanaians as having a bitter attitude towards rich people, and further saying the whole country is dirty and smells bad.  This was after General Manager of GhOne TV, Nana Aba Anamoah in a social media post described the assertion as untrue and asked the inspirational vocalist to speak to reality about Ghana next time. Jessie Clark Funk in an interview said, “I’ve been to Ghana twice, and there is a temple in Ghana and…

Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, during his recent working visit to the United Kingdom, was vocal in marketing Ghana’s investment opportunities, particularly in the oil and gas sector. In his formal address to the Mediterranean Middle East Scout Group at the RAF Centre in London, United Kingdom, Dr. Opoku Prempeh set out Ghana’s background of discoveries and upstream operations, available blocks for investments, farm-in opportunities, blocks available for direct negotiations, access to petroleum data and the country’s investment climate in general. The Minister for Energy further acknowledged the global trends in the direction of energy transition and noted…

On Saturday, January 14, 2023, President Akufo-Addo left Ghana for the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but he did not reveal the much-anticipated list of ministers who would be replaced, as almost everyone in his government and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had been expecting. Prior to the weekend, there were whispers in the halls of power that the President would announce the ministry shuffle before departing for Dubai, so all parties involved had crossed their fingers. Truth be told, the Presidency hasn’t formally indicated that there would be any changes to the President’s cabinet,…

Martin Kpebu, a private attorney, claims that John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a candidate for president, lacks the confidence to voice his disapproval of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration’s shortcomings. He maintains that the former Trade and Industry Minister cannot be exonerated of the NPP administration egregious mistakes because he remained to serve in that position even after the economy of the nation began to deteriorate. “The man is not brave enough to call a spade a spade. He is talking in circles and saying things indirectly. He should have been bold and say government has failed. If he cannot…

Osei Kyei-Mensah, the majority leader in parliament, thinks most of the candidates wanting to be chosen to represent the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as presidential candidates in 2024 have what it takes to “break the 8.” In addition, he has believes the agenda of “breaking the 8” is under threat. So far, President Nana Akufo-Addo has received resignation letters from two cabinet members, Alan Kyerematen and Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who serve in the trade and agriculture ministries, respectively. On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said in an interview on Asaase Radio that he was unable to name the standout…

A young man has stated that he provides sperm for a charge of 2,500 every week. His confession was revealed in a TV3 “Man Assisted Babies,” interview which aired on News360 on January 14, 2023. The documentary by Emmanuel Samani examines the sperm and egg donation industry in Ghana, which has helped many young, jobless people make ends meet. “So I had a couple of friends in the University and I wanted to know how they make their monies because they always look good and okay. So they introduced me to this. I donate every week, which I get like…

A commercial bus driver’s wife, age 26, is believed to have been killed by her husband with a cutlass. Police are currently looking for the culprit, Micheal Abeiku Hagan, who is currently at large. On Friday, January 13, some of the deceased’s family members learned about the tragedy at their residence in Oyoko New Site in the Eastern region’s New Juaben North Municipality. They described how the deceased was discovered on the floor of the bedroom of their Oyoko New Site residence while wearing a blue flower top and blue shorts. Upon inspection, several cutlass wounds were discovered on her…

The National Cathedral project spearheaded by the Akufo-Addo administration will be rocked by an exposé that is expected to be released on Monday, January 16, according to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency. Since the project’s commencement in 2018, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) politician has consistently criticized it. He claims that his critique has prompted slurs, some of which they refer to him as, “naysayer,” and “anti-Christ.” In spite of the government’s guarantees, the project’s financial support was “wantonly” taken from the country’s contingencies, according to the ranking member…