Author: Insight News

A jaw-dropping video that captured two male adults subjecting a child to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under the pretext of a punishment sparked a public outrage on Tuesday when it went viral on social media. The video captured the child, a 12-year-old boy, completely naked and both wrists tied with a rope and hanged to the wooden bars of a roof. His entire body was dangling to and fro in the air while a bare-chested male adult used a stick to beat him up red and blue without mercy. The male adult beating up the child did not exercise…

Schoolgirl Gloria Segoe, who had reportedly gone to Kasoa to visit her boyfriend, was found dead in a pool of water at Tomefa, located in the Ga South Municipality near Kasoa on Monday night, June 23, 2025. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) retrieved the body of a young schoolgirl. According to a statement posted on the GNFS Facebook page, the rescue team began their operation at exactly 10:02 p.m. and completed it by 10:42 p.m. Sadly, by the time they recovered her body, she had already passed away. It is still unclear what led to Gloria’s death, but the…

The Lawra Municipality in the Upper West Region is mourning the death of its newly appointed Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Alhaji Adam Muazu. Family sources confirmed that Alhaji Muazu died in Accra after a long illness. He was sworn into office in April 2025 but had been unwell before his appointment. Relatives say he had sought medical treatment in various hospitals across the country. His death is another sad moment for the Lawra community, which is still recovering from the recent drowning of seven students from Lawra Senior High School in the Dikpe River. Alhaji Muazu’s last public duty as…

Exactly a week from today would be Tuesday July 1, 2025 and all things being equal, would be observed as a statutory public holiday in Ghana, in fulfilment of a pledge by  President John Mahama. July 1, has over the years been observed as Republic Day in Ghana and a national holiday until 2019 when the then President Nana Akufo-Addo gave his  assent to the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019 and scrapped it off the holiday list. The new President, John Mahama, has however been explaining why July 1 should be reinstated as a national public holiday and marked as…

Two-term failed parliamentary aspirant, James Kofi Annan, has been ordered to stop using the title ‘Dr.’  unless he is able to prove that he indeed has a credible Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from an accredited academic institution. The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has officially written to James Kofi Annan, founder of Challenging Heights, a non-profit organisation and cautioned him that it is misleading and inconsistent with academic protocols for him to use academic titles that have not been duly earned or conferred through a recognized academic process. “Should you be unable to provide the required documentation; you will…

Popular Ghanaian Actress and former model, Kulsoume Sinare Baffoe has been nominated for appointment as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, the Presidency has announced. Kulsoume Sinare Baffoe was nominated with some 14 others to serve as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-Generals designated for various countries. The nomination for appointment of the 15 persons was done by President John Mahama following consultation with the Council of State. They are the first batch of ambassadorial appointees to be announced under President Mahama’s new government. The nomination of actress Kulsoume has sparked excitement among her film making colleagues and fans who have…

The Ghana Police Service has stepped up its fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, with a series of coordinated and intelligence-led operations that have led to the arrest of 38 suspects and the seizure and destruction of mining equipments across the Western and Central Regions. This was made public through an official press statement published on the Ghana Police Service’s verified Facebook page on Sunday, June 22, 2025. In a major operation which took place in the Wassa Akropong District of the Western Region, police arrested 23 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities. The arrests were…

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has rejected claims made by Prof. Ransford Gyampo, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, that the investigation into Ken Ofori-Atta’s tenure as former Finance Minister in the Akufo-Addo administration is motivated by personal hatred. This comes after Gyampo on TV3’s Keypoints programme, expressed concern about the motives behind the OSP’s recent actions, stating that, “I hope the OSP is not motivated by vendetta.” In a statement, the OSP said “its actions involving the former Finance Minister are based on stated allegations of corruption and corruption related offences particularly abuse…

KING MSWATI III of Eswatini will have bilateral talks with President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House in Accra, the national capital, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The revered monarch is visiting the country from June 24-28, 2025 at the invitation of His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the 16th occupant of the Golden Stool of Asanteman. THE NEW PUBLISHER has spotted the itinerary of the visiting monarch and his delegation and it has revealed that King Mswati III would talk with President Mahama as part of his visit. Per the King’s arranged programmes in the country, he…

Former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has made a passionate appeal to leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to ensure fairness and transparency in the ongoing preparation towards the flag-bearership race as the party prepares for the 2028 general elections. Speaking at a Capacity Building Conference by TESCON-KsTU, the maverick politician emphasized the importance of a level playing field, warning that any perceived manipulation or bias would create disunity within the party and dent its chances of winning back power. He argued that, the recent internal reforms introduced by the party leadership to elect…