TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY, TUESDAY, 30TH AUGUST, 2022

 

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*Foreign Affairs ministry’s PR faux pas in NAM1’s passport allegation reaction

*2024 polls: NDC's one constituency-one lawyer drive in the offing

*Corruption has exploded under Nana Addo, Ghanaians will hold the NDC to higher standards - Mahama

*We’ll vehemently resist abolishment of JCR system at KNUST – NUGS

*‘With Col Damoah gone, I do not know who will rally men around to meet target’ – Awingobit

*Hall, SRC week celebrations allow students to cause trouble – Prof Awandare

*¢485m paid as COLA to public sector workers – CAGD

*Ban 'black market' currency dealers to help stabilise cedi

*NABCo demo: We thank God of Karma for exonerating, vindicating us; opposition against our efforts now exposed — CONAT

*Gov't urged to establish state-of-the-art slaughterhouses in all 16 regions

*We will collaborate with national security to keep extremists away - Border residents

*Kumasi Traditional Council orders Oyerepa Radio to resume operation

*Popular Facebook influencer Abena Magis arrested over fraud claims

*Where is the remaining $37m? – Ato Forson reacts to reports of BoG receiving $713m instead of $750m loan

*Akufo-Addo fires Customs boss, Col. Damoah

*Three reasons ascribed to a breach of the lion’s fence at Accra Zoo

*I am back into active NDC politics - Koku Anyidoho announces

*How I got my Christian name – Mahama details in 'My First Coup D'état'

*Dragging Supreme Court in the mud threat to democracy – Justice Douse to Mahama

*They are well fed – Minister explains why Accra Zoo lions did not eat mauled intruder

*Asiedu Nketia ‘fights’ Dr. Duffuor on Ahotor project implementation

*Excavator falls from a long trailer vehicle, 25-year-old driver killed

*NDC is a useless opposition party, they have been bought by Akufo-Addo – Okatakyie Afrifa

*How I got my Christian name – Mahama details in 'My First Coup D'état'

*Accra Zoo lion kills man who 'invaded' its inner perimeter

*UK High Commissioner speaks on Labianca saga, commends Special Prosecutor

*President Kufuor meets the Igbo King in Ghana

*We made you president, which enables you to fly in private jets – Braimah fires Akufo-Addo

*I will be killed if I go to Kumasi – Odike explains why he has not apologised to chiefs

*We’re not selling diluted fuel; our underground storage system leaked – Shell Ghana

*Odike staged the robbery attack; I'm confident he is a suspect - Manhyia official

*'Prospecting license is different mining lease' - Minerals Commission 'schools' Suhuyini

*Bagbin raising high Ghana's flag – STRANEK congratulates Speaker on CPA Presidency election

*Charles Amoako Brobbey declares intention to contest as Tema East Constituency treasurer position

*MP calls on NPA to close down, investigate Atimpoku Shell station for selling infiltrated fuel

*NPP E/R communications team congratulates George Krobea Asante

*NABCO trainees to picket at Jubilee House till government pays 10-month allowance

*Government is undaunted; Free SHS has been good so far – Bawumia on calls for review

*I have nothing to fear - Col Damoah speaks as OSP commences investigations

*Floods render residents of Gaagbini homeless after a torrential downpour in the area

*Col. Damoah cooperating with OSP after berating ‘small boy’ Kissi Agyebeng

*Dozens of passengers sustain injuries in accident at Assin Kwaata

*Ben Ephson scores himself 83 per cent in success as a pollster

*WHO hands over COVID facility to MoH

*2022 WASSCE: Strive for independent work – GES to candidates

*Today in History: I will never be corrupt but my weak point is womanizing – Kofi Jumah reacts to GIHOC staff allegations

*FLASHBACK: $20K charged for access to Akufo-Addo – Ken Agyapong

*FLASHBACK: Next NDC government will collapse Ken Ofori-Atta’s Databank – Yamoah Ponkoh

*Today In History: ‘I’m being crucified for doing nothing’ – Suspended PPA boss cries out

*Religious bodies major agents of stigma against persons living with HIV

*‘We are disturbed by state of the economy’ – Council of State

*Kwasi Kwarteng will be UK PM within 10 years - Gabby predicts

*Zipline improves healthcare delivery, wins GHS commendation

*Mahama applauds NDC MP Comfort Doyoe for prioritising road projects in Ada

*UK-Ghana relations intact despite Dampare’s 'protest letter' – Harriet Thompson

*GLC will produce ‘weak lawyers’ with oppressive rules – Mahama warns

*Duffuor's Ahotor project hits Ashanti region; eight constituencies sorted

*Ghana’s democracy too strong for coup d’état – UK High Commissioner

*Growing calls for constitutional review shouldn’t be brushed off – Prof Nkansah

*‘We don’t need politicians to head security ministries’- Security Expert

*Fight against corruption requires limiting powers of President—Vitus Azeem 

*Let's unite to address challenges facing us - Mahama to Ghanaians

*Police begin probe into Accra Zoo death

*Appointing NDP's Owusu Bempah as NPP Communications Director worrying - Adomako Baafi

*E/R: Suhum MP holds retreat for party executives, members

*Annoh-Dompreh grabs another top appointment at Pan African Parliament

*Man in police grips for allegedly smuggling fertilizers

*Northcode-Ghana engages border communities on violent extremism

*Northern Region NDC Council condemns attack on party’s secretariat

*¢485m paid as COLA to public sector workers – CAGD

*‘Next NDC government will tackle issues of ex-gratia payments head-on’ – Mahama

*NLA to seek A-G’s advice on celebrities as brand ambassadors for betting companies

*Passport Office has not issued Service Passport to NAM 1 – Foreign Affairs Ministry

*Scores of Gaagbini residents displaced after days of heavy rains

*‘Odike’ staged his own attack – Manhyia Palace Historian

*Col Damoah removed from office; ‘hand over your duties and office’ – Presidency orders

*Government worried about increasing complaints about clinical negligence – Bawumia

*KNUST Students’ Parliament unhappy with management’s decision to abolish JCR

*Cape Coast Teaching Hospital performs first cornea transplants

*Be cautious in interfering in governance process – Sammy Awuku to UK High Commissioner

*AU Chairman regrets the absence of Morocco from TICAD

*Asutifi teen mothers sensitised to continue their education irrespective of challenges

*Perception that corruption is getting worse in Ghana is worrying – Harriet Thompson

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*I’m not on Facebook; ignore any account bearing my name – Otto Addo

*Felix Afena Ohene-Gyan bids Roma farewell ahead of Cremonese move

*Inaki Williams’ injury could delay debut Ghana call-up as September friendlies approach

*We took our chances against Porto - Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

*CHAN qualifiers: Players changed their mindset in second half, it paid off - Coah Walker after beating Nigeria

*Stephen Appiah breaks silence on allegations of coming out of retirement

*Samuel Takyi knocks out Nigerian boxer in Round 1

*Andre Ayew's posters dominate Qatar streets ahead of 2022 World Cup

*Commey earns split draw against Pedraza amid GBA suspension

*Black Stars assistant coach George Boateng meets Ghana new defender Tariq Lamptey

*It will not be possible for Nigeria to overturn our 2-0 win – Black Galaxies coach

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Where is the $37m? – Ato Forson questions BoG’s receipt of $713m instead of $750m loan

*Labianca saga: Akufo-Addo removes Col. Damoah as GRA Customs Commissioner

*Alan signs MoU with Toyota Tsusho to develop Ghana’s automotive industry

*We can't stand the pressure, Ghana is the only country paying duty above 50% - Sam Aggrey

*Cedi Rates: Bureaus sell $1 at GH¢10.29, BoG GH¢8.23 as at August 29

*Government cancels 2-year, 5-year cedi bond issuance due to high yields - Report

*Government to ban aircraft above 20 years from flying to Ghana – GCAA

*ECG disconnects power to hostel for using 'free' electricity for 3 years

*Investors will resist any 'haircut' on principals – Alex Mould to government

*Don’t tax offering, tithe in churches - Frimpong-Manso to government

*Ofori-Atta returns after meeting with IMF Managing Director in USA – Report

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Afia Schwarzenegger gets banned on TikTok

*Serwaa Amihere speculated to be pregnant after videos of her protruding belly go viral

*Kofi Adjorlolo wows the crowd with his Agbadza dance moves at his cousin's funeral

*Sally blasts 'attention-seeking' Stonebwoy

*Ajagurajah releases deadly curses on men who recorded him eating at KFC

*Juliet Ibrahim and wife of her ex-husband party together

*Why social media users think Sandra Ankobiah's alleged body enhancement is botched

*Delay’s aggressive interview with Dr. UN that focused on fraud, jailbreak

*Ghanaians are nice but their city is boring - Bobrisky

*Hajia Bintu slaps a stripper's buttocks with cash in Nigeria

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Ruto vs. Raila: Kenya election petition to be televised, carried on Facebook LIVE

*Court blocks extradition of disgraced Nigerian ‘super cop’ to US, dismisses govt’s application

*Tourists surge: Is Tanzania prepared?

*Teenager accuses Nigerian policeman of raping her, friend in Port Harcourt, recording videos

*Paul Pogba cites brother in attempt to blackmail him to tune of €13m

*Tanzania: Census exercise at 93 percent on final day

*Another Tanzanite billionaire unveiled in Simanjiro

*Lagos Assembly probes Pilgrims Welfare Board for fraud, extortion of N46m after SaharaReporters’ report

*Why a Jamaican’s fear of being loud can be traced to slave code in 1816

*Tanzania ambitious to benefit from Chinese debt relief plan

*3 months after, Nigeria Police 'still looking for killers of Christian student killed over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto'

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Ukraine war: Russian recruitment drive unlikely to have impact – UK

*3 off-duty Dutch commandos shot outside hotel in Indianapolis

*Princess Diana’s Ford Escort sells for £650K at auction

*Former longtime White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier dies at 78

*French businesses put on notice as threat of power rationing looms

*NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon delayed by hydrogen leak

*German Chancellor Scholz calls for the integration of Ukraine, Georgia into EU

*'Climate dystopia at our doorstep' as millions battle monsoon floods in Pakistan

*Russia: TotalEnergies continues to implement its principles of conduct and sells its 49% interest in the Russian Termokarstovoye gas field to Novatek