Author: Insight News

Shatta Wale is a name synonymous with controversy and although he usually makes the headlines for the right reasons, he is sometimes just being JJC if you know the movement very well. The reason for Shatta’s feature in today’s story is rather for all the right reasons as he cries out to Michy, his baby Mama to allow him to see his son via his Snapchat handle. It would be recalled the former couple who were once the envy of the public eye ended their relationship on a sad note as both were speculated to have irreparable differences which would…

A 30-year-old commercial driver, Michael Abeiku, is on the run for allegedly killing his wife, Gifty Tetteh, 27 years old for cheating on him at Oyoko, Koforidua, in the Eastern Region. Information gathered by insightnewsgh.com reveals that, Micheal who had some months ago threatened to commit the offense went ahead to do so on Thursday after accusing his wife of infidelity. Relatives of the deceased also explained that Abeiku Michael after a short argument with the wife who had just returned home after going to stay with her mother for some time now inflicted multiple deep machete wounds on her…

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor as the caretaker minister for Trade and Industry with effect from Monday, January 16, 2023. This is coming on the back of the resignation of the sector minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen who has been in charge of the cabinet Ministry since 2017. A communique from the presidency last week signed by the Director of Communication had it that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had offered the caretaker responsibility to Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, in addition to his primary responsibilities at the Finance Ministry until a new release from the…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has referred the dismissal of the 8 Chiana Senior High School students in the Upper East Region, for insulting the president of the land to the School’s Disciplinary Committee following a swift intervention by President Akufo-Addo. The students had initially been suspended before being expelled on Thursday by GES. GES in a release signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo stated that the School’s Disciplinary Committee is expected to explore alternative sanctions for the students. “The affected students were dismissed based on a recommendation from the School’s Disciplinary Committee. Thus, Management…

Seven people have been confirmed dead with eight others in critical condition after sustaining several degrees of injuries when two Sprinter buses collided head on at Gomoa Antseadze on the Cape Coast-Accra highway today. The eight others fighting for their lives at the St. Luke’s Catholic at Apam include an infant Hospital at Apam where they were rushed for treatment. Speaking to the media, Apam District Fire Service Officer, ACFO Ankomah Nuamah, the driver of a Sprinter Benz bus with registration number GW 7920-22 and another Sprinter bus were racing on the road which resulted in the accident. According to…

Government has resolved to increase Base Pay on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) by 30 percent across board for the year 2023. The decision was taken following series of negotiations between government and Organised labour having previously ended inconclusively after several meetings beginning in November 2022. The increment, which is at the existing pay point relativity of 1.7 percent had to be reviewed following pressure from the various labour unions to government over the last couple of months. The effective date for the implementation of the new base pay is January 1, 2023, an indication that there is a…

Over 1,200 flights were cancelled and 8,000 were delayed across the us on Wednesday morning after a computer glitch meant no domestic flights could take off from any airport across the US during a period of two hours which saw hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded at airports. The glitch was a failure of a national safety system and took place between 7am and 9am New York time (11pm Wednesday to 1am Thursday AEDT). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system had gone down. NOTAMS gives pilots information regarding safety before take-off and during…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), has released the new insurable earnings for the year 2023 calling on the public to ensure compliance. According to SSNIT the maximum insurable earning for 2023 is increased from GHS 35,000.00 to GHS 42,000.00 as they say the upward review is in fulfilment of section 63(3) of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Act 766). By this the new minimum insurable earning has therefore been increased from Ghc 365.33 to Ghc 401.76 in tandem with the new minimum wage sanctioned by the Fair Wages…

The Minority in Parliament has announced a major reshuffle in their rankings and seating arrangement on the floor when the house resumes later this month. This they say is a new strategy to reignite and rebrand as a much more formidable force to reckon with and also to flaw their opponents. According to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side of the house, it has become more than necessary to introduce fresh limbs with fire and fury new faces with high adrenaline to champion their course and to outclass their opponents hence the need to make such key…