TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY, SATURDAY, 13TH AUGUST, 2022

 

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*Over 200 wooden structures totally burnt in a fire outbreak at Adjiringanor

*Kofi Adomah’s wife collapses after being tailgated by unknown assailants

*Asiedu Nketia makes 'U-turn', appears on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' after NDC's 2-year boycott

*'Members of Economic Management Team should hang their heads in shame' - Kwabena Agyepong

*One Village, One Dam is utopian; it is just a slogan - Agric Minister

*Ofori-Atta must resign, ‘he has failed’ – Nana Oye

*Mother reports son to police after poisoning corn dough meant for the market

*I still believe Ghana is in competent hands - Former MP extols Akufo-Addo

*Why pay us less? – Teachers in nursing training schools fume as 7-day protest begins

*Assin North MP’s Case: James Gyakye Quayson replies State Prosecutors

*All 4 people incriminated by Special Prosecutor in Labianca corruption saga

*I wonder if Akufo-Addo’s appointees are NPP members – Kwabena Agyepong

*No one wants Ofori-Atta’s job – Kwabena Agyepong to Akufo-Addo

*Akufo-Addo, Otchere-Darko plotting shady agenda in National Security - Amidu alleges

*I used NPP powers to break the law – Regional Chairman brags

*Qualified relatives to replace Police Officers who die on duty – IGP

*Today in History: Karma, please calm down – Charlotte Osei tweets amid Agyeman-Manu saga

*NPP stops pro-Alan group from holding health walk in Kumasi

*Massive shake up to hit GRA

*Martin Amidu's 'needless' epistle linked to bid for NDC's 2024 ticket - Evans Nimako suggests

*Clear managers who have driven Ghana’s economy aground – Kwabena Agyepong

*Majority Leader reveals meeting with Adwoa Safo's husband, mute on details

*We will never accept the tag that we are the most corrupt institution in the country – IGP

*Last Marburg Virus Disease patient in Ghana has completely recovered - Ghana Health Service

*National Security has not been proactive on Krobo, ECG brouhaha – Security analyst

*Ghana Police to introduce virtual police station

*Over 8,000 Green Ghana seedlings found on refuse dump

*3 major concerns raised about Akufo-Addo’s national security reshuffle

*Treat those refusing to pay ECG in Kroboland land as criminals - Energy Expert advises security agencies

*GhanaWeb Poll: Over 65% of respondents against EC's decision to use only Ghana Card for voters’ register

*Police will work knowing their families are covered – Adib Saani on qualified relatives replacing cops

*Man chops off 7-year-old daughter’s fingers for begging

*FLASHBACK: It's high time some former presidents went to Nsawam for corruption - Prof. Adei

*FLASHBACK: Akufo-Addo’s ‘majestic’ walk at his inaugural ceremony proved he was the right man - Owusu Bempah

*Today in History: 'I've shamed my critics' – Akufo-Addo

*Electrical technician fined GH¢5,400 for illegally installing ECG meters

*John Mensah Sarbah’s bust still missing at UG

*Nigerian sex trafficking victim repatriated after getting pregnant

*‘Are you my coequal’ mantra shouldn’t resolve Labianca saga – Kwaku Azar demands

*Labianca saga: This is proof Akufo-Addo has interest in fighting corruption - Ellen Ama Daaku

*57 UCC Post Graduate students receive research grant

*Reshuffle to remove deadwood in government - Economist tells Akufo-Addo

*Akufo-Addo's 'no reshuffle' will not affect NPP's chances in 2024 - Ben Ephson

*Ghana Card is limited as a travel document – Dep. Foreign Affairs Minister

*Evangelist Togo Jesus donates GH¢500 to Cathedral project after surviving fatal accident

*Akufo-Addo's 'no reshuffle' decision politically beneficial to NDC - Alex Segbefia

*'We will never accept that we are the most corrupt institution' - IGP Dampare

*Pockets of agitation: Are things falling apart for NPP in Ashanti region?

*Honest people are struggling, Sri Lanka uprising might happen here - Nunoo-Mensah warns

*Restrictions on Radio Ada unjustifiable - GJA fires Ada Traditional Council

*Akufo-Addo won 2020 polls due to 'connivance of the EC and Unanimous FC' - Apaak claims

*Mahama receives delegation from family of late AB Crenstil

*'Only a useless government blames a past government after six years in office' – Edem Agbana

*Law school saga: Even Kim Kardashian has studied law - Presidential staffer slams GLC

*Reshuffle calls: Akufo-Addo's response 'unfortunate,' must listen to the grassroots - Obiri Boahen

*Krobo: ECG workers only feel safe working with military – MD

*Oda market women protest over GH¢4.2m disbursement for 2021 fire victims

*'Corrupt' Akufo-Addo won’t sack Labianca owner who financed NPP’s campaign — Edem Agbana

*C/R: Residents of Ajumako alarmed by minors in 'Pragyia' business

*Self-styled pastor arrested with human skeletons in his possession at Wenchi

*Police probe tree seedlings found on a refuse dump site

*Restore power to Krobo communities that’ve accepted prepaid metres – Group to ECG

*I want to be a soldier – Teen who rescued mother and child from burning building

*Heroic account of how 14-year old saved mother and child from burning building

*Law School exams: An 'occult group' won't do what GLC is doing - Lecturer fires

*Things are bad, but if you say it'll be better, 'whom am I'? - Kwesi Pratt to Akufo-Addo

*‘The difficulties are there, I will be the last one to minimize them’ – Akufo-Addo

*UG cancels all celebratory activities at Commonwealth Hall

*NDC Youth wing announces boycott of NYA’s International Youth Day celebrations

*Government set to begin formal negotiations with IMF next month

*Akufo-Addo is still fixated and paranoid Kufuor did not rob 2008 election for him – Martin Amidu claims

*RE: Zoomlion in charge of GPRTU mandatory towing levy - Bright Simons alleges

*Customs boss should accept his mistakes, I don’t see the grounds for the attack - Martin Kpebu

*Newly constructed Ashanti Regional Hospital nears operationalisation

*Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu: Red palm oil lowers cholesterol, slows heart diseases

*Qualified family members to replace police officers who die in line of duty – IGP

*Economic problems could trigger unrest if they remain unresolved – Nunoo-Mensah

*UHAS inducts Prof Lydia Aziato, Yaa Amankwaa Opuni as Vice-Chancellor and Registrar respectively 

*Mother burns 4-year-old daughter in hot water over missing sandals

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*FIFA World Cup 2022: Full list of all coaches set to be in Qatar

*Dutch-Ghanaian forward Memphis Depay close to completing Juventus move

*Kotoko free to register Richmond Lamptey for next season after latest ruling from CAS

*Castro: The 'ghost' that keeps haunting Asamoah Gyan

*I couldn’t play for Black Stars because Nyantakyi said Gyan was more experienced – Fiamenyo

*Why Ronaldinho and Neymar are trending on social media

*Uriah Asante and 6 other African footballers who died after collapsing on the pitch

*Amanda Clinton linked with Hearts of Oak CEO job

*Social media users react to Ghana's 3-0 defeat to USA

*2022 GHALCA Top 6: Great Olympics, Bechem United clash in opener on Aug 17

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*E-Levy: Some ‘secret cows’ could have been reviewed by government – Joe Jackson

*Recent downgrades due to delay in passage of major fiscal policies – Minister

*Cedi depreciation: Ghana’s weak economy can’t stand global shocks – WiF

*Formal engagements with IMF to begin in September – Government

*Video: First packet of brown (raw) sugar produced at Komenda Sugar Factory

*What Dr. Bawumia said about Ghana's exchange rate in 2012

*Cedi selling at GH¢9.70 to US Dollar as at August 12

*Massive reshuffle to hit Ghana Revenue Authority - Report

*Ghana Gas set to construct major 290-kilometre gas pipeline – MP

*Ghana key market for Emirates Airlines – Country Manager

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Kofi Adjorlolo and Shatta Wale's mother call off their marriage

*Tracey Boakye shows video of daughter and her ‘daddy’ after wedding

*Castro’s disappearance: 5 videos of 'Daughter of Maame Water' that caused Asamoah Gyan's rage

*‘You are a fool’ - Shatta Bandle insults Amerado for involving him in Lyrical Joe’s beef

*Who came up with the nonsense that if you sin, you will go to hell? - A Plus

*'You killed Castro' - 'Daughter of Maame Water' dares Asamoah Gyan to take her on

*Big bum sells, my DM full after butt enlargement - Blessing Okoro

*What Nana Aba Anamoah has said about Lyrical Joe as he battles Amerado

*Pastors who could pass as comedians

*From PH to Lagos, the slide to success of 'Oga' Sabinus

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Thieves steal about US$72,000 cash from Nigeria governor's residence

*Fuel, food, fertilizer as Russia' Putin holds phone chat with Mali junta leader

*Kenyans on edge as elections body readies to announce president-elect

*CAF's Africa Super League: What are the unanswered questions?

*Soludo suspends LG Chairman over alleged killing of wife

*Bishop Kukah condemns Tinubu-Shettima ticket

*Zimbabwe to launch cheaper gold coins

*Buhari meets families of Nigeria train attack victims

*Kenyan MP-elect surrenders to police over shooting

*Global Summit on Reparations and Racial Healing sets new standard for reparations advocacy

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Dubai welcomes 7.12 million international visitors in first half of 2022

*Russia-Ukraine war is ‘ruscism’ – Zelenskyy speaks as he begs for support from Africa

*Future of Taiwan lies in China's reunification - White Paper

*More than 1,000 firefighters battling huge wildfire in France as 10,000 people evacuated.

*Russia is trying to 'threaten the whole world' by shelling Europe's largest nuclear plant, Zelenskyy warns.

*Freya the walrus could be euthanised if public do not keep distance, Norway warns.

*Author Salman Rushdie stabbed in the neck at event in New York

*Why is Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan so controversial – and why are US-China tensions so high?

*Dozens injured after rollercoaster crash at Legoland in Germany

*Bear cub intoxicated on 'mad honey' and possibly hallucinating rescued in Turkey