Author: Gifty Boateng

Managing editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, is still not enthused that media personality, Dr Randy Abbey, accepted to head the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCBOD). The veteran journalist earlier when Dr Abbey was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board by President John Dramani Mahama, expressed his disappointment that his friend and colleague agreed to head the institution. In the estimation of Pratt, the broadcaster was doing incredibly well at Metro TV and should have continued with his job as a private man. “And you remember I told you that I actually pity Randy Abbey and that I…

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has dispelled speculations that there may be bad blood between him and the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine. According to the SP, as far as he knows, there is absolutely no issues between him and the AG indicating that they are both fighting the course of Ghana and so they have no choice but work together. “We are in full collaboration with the Attorney General’s Department. We cannot work against each other. We are working for the same course which is the course of the Republic of Ghana. And we cannot…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has assured the general public that it will not condone any act of assaults by it officers on civilians. It has also indicated that it will not shield it personnel who go out of their way to brutalize anyone. “The Armed Forces assures the general public that it will not condone any acts assault on civilians and will not shield any soldier engaged in such”, the GAF has said. The assurance follows a viral video of one of it officers brutalizing two at a pharmacy show at Burma Camp in Accra. The Forces in a…

An overzealous man identified as WO1 William Mensah, who assaulted two individuals at a pharmacy shop at Burma Camp, in Accra, has swiftly been arrested by the Ghana Military Police (MP). It follows the release of the disturbing CCTV footage of the incident on social media. It is unclear when the incident happened but the video was released late last night Thursday, October 29 and has since been roundly condemned by social media users. According to accounts, Mwensah, sent his son to purchase dewormer but when it was brought, he he said he did not want it and asked that…

Unknown to many, former Chief Justice (CJ) Sophia Akuffo was apparently the girlfriend of father of hiplife legend Reggie Osei, famously known as Reggie Rockstone. The rapper, in a recent interview disclosed this revealing that, he had and still has a strong relationship with Justice Akuffo because she was one of the women who raised him. This happened because according to Reggie, the now Council of State member was a companion to his father, Saint Osei (Ricky) of blessed memory. In all, Reggie said three (3) women raised him at different times. Born in the United Kingdom (UK) over five…

President John Dramani Mahama has paid a brief working visit to the Ofankor-Nsawam road project, which was recently in the news after the contractor abandoned site leaving motorists in great discomfort. The deplorable state of the project a few times created gridlock with Ghana Private Road Transport Union and other allied groups threatening to demonstrate. The President’s visit on Wednesday September 3 was with concerns. He did not understand why the road was nowhere near completion despite record showing that a loan was contracted for its completion. According to him, a loan was acquired yet the money is finished but…

Pressure is mounting on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the New Juaben South constituency, in the Eastern Region, Michael Okyere Baafi to resign. The MP is being asked to make do his definitive promise to resign if the NPP’s parliamentary candidate, Solomon Kwame Asumadu, fails to retain the Akwatia constituency by-election. The agitating calls came moments after the NPP lost the Akwatia constituency seat which became vacant following the sudden demise of the MP Ernest Yaw Kumi. The seat has been snatched by private legal practitioner, Bernard Bediako Baidoo with 18, 199 representing 54.3 percent…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bernard Bediako Baidoo has won the Akwatia by-election held today, Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Baidoo secured 18, 199, of the votes representing 54.3 % while Solomon Kwame Asumadu trailed him with 15, 235. The private legal practitioner performed better than his former client and former Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Boakye, who he unseated in the primary. His main contender, Solomon Asumadu, a miner and businessman, is performed lesser than the late MP Ernest Yaw Kumi, who he was attempting to succeed. The soft spoken aspirant was trashed even in his own hometown of Boadua.…

The First Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chief Sofo Azorka has issued a stern warning to the Minority Leader Alex Afenyo-Markin to his himself. The former Northern Regional chairman of the NDC who is in the Akwatia constituency to observe the on-going by-election, has been captured in a video swearing they would have unalive the MP but for a simple reason that they did not meet face to face. Azorka’s outburst, stems apparently from an earlier incident few hours after voting started. The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) reportedly stormed the environs of the NDC’s constituency…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has threatened to personally arrest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) hoodlums who physically attacked their parliamentary candidate for the Akwatia by-election Bernard Bediako Baidoo. The governing party says it will be in the interest of the police led by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yehonu to arrest the individuals who they say number 20 or the Police would have them to contend with. “The NDC demands a speedy action from the police. Else, they may have incidents to deal with on or before the day of the election”, the party has said,…