TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY, THURSDAY, 4TH AUGUST, 2022

 

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*We've agreed with political parties on only 'Ghana Card' use to register new voters – EC

*'Looking at the facts, we don't see rape' - Lawyer of KNUST 'gang-rape’ students

*Court orders arrest of SIC staff for causing GH¢332,114.00 loss to the state

*Akosombo belongs to the Akwamus not Krobos - NAPO 'rips' so-called Nkrumah MoU

*Headmaster, administrator busted for promoting exams malpractices

*Stop the fake religious storylines, fix the economy – Mahama’s aide blasts Bawumia

*NDC will snatch Dome-Kwabenya seat if a bye-election is called – Poll

*Man found dead on toilet seat after preserving dead wife's body with ice for months

*We’ve moved from ‘dumsor’ to ‘sor kikim’ – NAPO

*Waakye was only treated on a stretcher - Maame Dokono narrates last moments of popular actor

*I will run for 2024 NPP Presidential race - Kwabena Agyapong

*Murder of Canada-based Ghanaian: What we know so far

*Replace Justin Kodua with an Ashanti - NPP youth group appeals to president

*Sack your underperforming cousin – Sammy Gyamfi to Akufo-Addo

*Drama unfolds as mentally-unstable woman storms court to ‘fight’ Nana Akufo-Addo

*60-year-old man fined GH¢12,000 for having sex with his 3 daughters

*Sachet water has faecal contamination - GSS Survey report reveals

*Remove your blanket ban on establishing new gas filling stations – Minority to Government

*NPP sent a delegation to beg Adwoa Safo not to speak - Murtala Mohammed

*I do not influence recruitment at Asante Gold Corporation - Ogyeahoho Gyabi

*Rule of law, access to justice key ingredients for development

*Wesley Grammar ’82 alumni support alma mater

*Teenage pregnancy on the increase in Nabdam

*C/R: NRSA calls for a concerted effort to curb road accidents

*NDC to blame for our bad roads – Ashanti Regional Minister

*Pastor, wife granted bail for allegedly defrauding 875 victims of GH¢23.7m

*How Makola Market got its name

*First few weeks in office has been challenging – JFK admits

*Seek assistance when experiencing continuous suicidal thoughts - Deputy UCC Hospital Director

*Justice Anin-Yeboah adjudged ‘Most Labour Friendly Chief Justice’

*NPP working aggressively pursuing ‘Break the 8’ mantra – UPSA lecturer

*Government aims to rake in GH¢750m with E-VAT policy

*Ghana joins commemoration of world breastfeeding week

*Akufo-Addo deserves full credit for Sunyani Airport project - Bono Regional Minister

*Cancerous substance found in some Brukina drinks – Noguchi research reveals

*‘He put up a spirited performance to keep his job’ – Ablakwa ‘shades’ Ken Agyapong

*Kumchacha recounts how a seductive woman got him confused while preaching

*Power outage negatively affecting health services in Yilo Krobo, lower Manya

*Mid-year budget: ISSER calls for aggressive domestic revenue mobilization

*Unemployed granted GH¢100,000 bail for defrauding by false pretense

*Six persons perished in Abuakwa accident

*Six KNUST students face jail in fresh gang-rape case

*Sammy Gyamfi's full address on worsening economic conditions in Ghana

*‘You can say I’m not a barrister but to say I’m not a lawyer, is another matter’ – Adom-Otchere to NDC MP

*Ken Ofori-Atta must not be trusted on anything – Amoako Baah

*Scrap E-Levy, COVID tax, others to reduce hardship on Ghanaians – NDC to Akufo-Addo

*Police foil robbery attack on gold buying shop at Konongo

*We must be proud of our record – NPP Chairman Ntim tells party members

*NPP group incites party members against Chairman Wontumi

*PUWU advises ECG workers to vacate ‘trouble’ Krobo enclave

*Sack your underperforming cousin – Sammy Gyamfi to Akufo-Addo

*Sanction Aziz Futa, Wontumi for openly campaigning for Bawumia – Solomon Owusu to NPP

*‘Ghana has become a poster child for economic mismanagement’ – Prof. Steve Hanke

*Honyenuga says he’ll sit on Tuesdays, so he can ‘dispose’ off Opuni-Agongo case before retiring

*My ‘I no longer pray for Akufo-Addo’ comment was out of pain - Owusu Bempah

*The ‘Cheating Squad’: How some high school authorities assist students to cheat in the WASSCE

*10 students assault teacher after he spotted them trading illicit drug

*I get sad when people blame Bawumia for our economic woes - Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh

*Worker unions not troublemakers – JUSAG to employers

*Your no remarking directive is unfair, unjust, arbitrary, unconscionable – LSG ‘fires’ GLC

*Ashanti NHIA reaches over 2.3 million registration milestone

*Bawumia now prefers to be a ‘joker’ than halting depreciating Cedi – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

*Ban on construction of LPG outlets lifted – NPA

*Banks are taking over our houses to defray our debts – Gabriel Kumi on need for LPG strike  

*EC has no problem with NDC – Dr Bossman Asare

*Blame Contractors for Ghana’s poor road designs – Transport Engineer

*Adwoa Safo’s seat is not vacant but we are prepared for any by-election – EC

*Ghana, Chad, Sierra Leone to benefit from FSRP-2 $315 million IDA financing against food insecurity

*‘We’ll resist attempts to deny law students their rights’ – NUGS on entrance exams undertaking

*Pressure mounts on Akufo-Addo to reshuffle ministers

*I have no bitterness towards PNDC and Rawlings - Kwasi Pratt

*‘No decision has been reached yet’ – PURC on utility tariffs increase from September 1

*3 MPs file private member bill to criminalise witchcraft

*I Am Worth It Project to partner government to provide essential skills to address unemployment

*Mentally-challenged man terrorises Kokomlemle residents

*Akufo-Addo commissions rehabilitated Sunyani Airport

*‘Did Covid-19 affect Ghana than our neighbors?’ – Sammy Gyamfi taunts Bawumia over 2015 comment

*No Ghana card, no voting – EC warns prospective voters

*The composition of the Ghana Legal Council is problematic - Prof Kweku Asare fumes

*Finance Ministry gives green light for payment of COLA August ending – Deputy Employment Minister assures

*60-year-old man who slept with 3 daughters fined ¢12k

*Sack Ofori-Atta, remove Bawumia from Economic Management Team – NDC tells Akufo-Addo

*Asamankese Chiefs extend olive branch to MCE

*Maame Dokono narrates how ‘no bed syndrome’ contributed to Waakye’s death

*USAID commends Fisheries Ministry, fisherfolk for a successful Closed Season

*COLA will hit accounts soon – Fair Wages and Salaries Commission

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Osman Bukari scores hattrick in Champions League qualifying round

*Don’t dare give Hearts, Kotoko bigger share of betPawa money – Grusah warns GFA

*Kotoko's Imoro Ibrahim passes Al Hilal Omdurman medicals as he nears switch

*Newcastle United considering making concrete move for Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana

*Ghana wins first medal at 2022 Commonwealth Games

*Benjamin Azamati finishes 4th in 100m final at the Commonwealth Games

*'Kotoko fan' Mr Eazi details why his betting firm is sponsoring Ghana Premier League

*Why coach JE Sarpong slapped former Asante Kotoko coach Ernst Middendorp

*Appointing a new head coach wouldn't make sense at this moment - Yusif Chibbsah tells Kotoko management

*New Ghana Premier League sponsor to construct pitch in Prampram

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Sammy Gyamfi's full address on worsening economic conditions in Ghana

*Mid-year budget: Slash E-Levy rate to 0.75 or 0.5% - ISSER boss reiterates

*Government committed to making Ghana an aviation hub of West Africa - Akufo-Addo

*It's unfair to put a five-year ban on construction of LPG stations – Kwabena Donkor

*Telecel Group was not suitable for Vodafone Ghana takeover – Ursula Owusu

*Controversial AMERI Plant relocation could worsen energy sector plight – ACEP

*Payment of COLA to commence soon - FWSC assures

*Registration process can't be circumvented at expense of consuming public – FDA to importers

*Newmont, government collaborate to resolve speculative challenges on Ahafo North project

*Be yourself and be humble - Antwi-Darkwa, Cynthia tell ‘Merries’ students

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Tracey Boakye has promised to settle me after dumping me for Frank Ntiamoah - Actor claims

*I felt a change in my body after seeing the body of Osei Tutu - Actress Louisa Adinkra

*Daddy Lumba is my favourite Ghanaian musician – Larry Sumaila

*'I don’t intend to quit music soon' – Loretta Larbi

*Kisa Gbekle captured almost naked in a see-through net dress

*Prophet Salifu Amoako rebukes an American church whose members gave $1 as offertories

*Mr Eazi's company sponsors Ghana Premier League with US$6million

*John Mahama wins hearts with his dancing moves

*Kidnappers mocked us when we disclosed how much we have raised - AGN President discloses

*My ex-husband only gave me GH¢60 in our 13 years of marriage - Woman claims

*Bob Smith Junior claims he almost collapsed after hearing of Waakye’s death

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Killing of al Qaeda's Zawahiri is 'justice for 9/11 victims' - Joe Biden

*Soyinka supports Buhari’s impeachment, gives reason

*US Ambassador to UN plans Africa tour: Ghana, Uganda, Cape Verde listed

*Nigerian government asks Italy to provide job for widow of its citizen beaten to death by Italian

*Pelosi's Taiwan visit is violation of one-China principle—Beijing

*US Ambassador to UN plans Africa tour: Ghana, Uganda, Cape Verde listed

*Rwanda increases salaries of primary school teachers by 88%

*No trade after 18 months of AfCFTA; 36 countries technically ready

*Analysis: Why some African countries are thinking twice about calling out Putin

*People contracting HIV in many African countries due to inequity

*King of Morocco marks 23rd anniversary, Promises more women empowerment

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Bulgaria's Parliament Dissolved, Next to Be Elected on October 2

*US' UN envoy Thomas-Greenfield plans 3 nation Africa visit

*August 1 is Emancipation Day: Here are four facts about Emancipation in the Caribbean you probably never knew

*Megan says Tory Lanez offered her $1 million to say nothing after allegedly shooting her

*Alleged shoplifter fatally shot; family demands justice

*Kentucky floods: Death toll rises to 37, hundreds still missing

*Love Island: Ekin-Su and Davide crowned 2022 winners in live final

*China could make show of force if Pelosi visits Taiwan – US

*California wildfire: McKinney Fire spreads rapidly in north of state