TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY, SUNDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 2022

 

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii attacked by alleged assassins

*Life in Ghana is 'extremely frustrating' because we have a 'clueless' President – Kweku Boahen

*'Take or pay' agreement: NAPO replies Jinapor, Minority

*Lady jailed 10 years for killing lover over grasscutter soup

*You are a 'reckless talkertive', you can't be president - Popular actor tells Ken Agyapong

*Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Hall clash: Persons found culpable will be sanctioned – UG Management

*Getting rid of defaulting political parties by EC is in the right direction – CDD-Ghana

*EC must not allow smaller parties to take decisions at IPAC – Kofi Bentil

*Decision to use Ghana Card is to prevent chaos at polling stations – EC

*Founders' Day: JB Danquah can only be compared with Wontumi - Kwesi Pratt Jnr sets records straight

*I don't want people to write stupid things about me – Justice Honyenuga snaps

*Bawumia's primary school classmates confirm his Methodist Boys Brigade membership as a child

*How a mysterious link to the death of their father collapsed the career of Antwi ne Antwi

*Violent scenes at UG as angry feuding factions clash

*Women in academia who have been appointed to top positions in the last two years

*‘Did Jesus tell you to collapse Ghanaian-owned banks’ – Dr. Amoah tackles Ofori-Atta

*NPP Delegates Conference: Pan African TV crew was told to drink 'koko' and monitor on TV - Kwasi Pratt

*Justin Koduah summons Wontumi over deviant conduct

*Class 3 pupil earns full scholarship to the university, GH¢3000 from Okudzeto Ablakwa

*NPP Delegates Conference: Pan African TV crew was told to drink 'koko' and monitor on TV - Kwasi Pratt

*Retract and apologise for publishing unsubstantiated allegations - NMC directs NET2 TV, Host

*Atta Mills’ family head contradicts brothers over what killed the former President

*GhanaWeb Poll: Over 71% of respondents say Alan is more likely to ‘Break the 8’ than Bawumia

*Veep commissions Osman Nuhu Sharubutu Central Mosque, School Complex

*Culprits found in Mensah Sarbah-Commonwealth hall clash will be dealt with - UG management

*Young man shot in Okupehemea’s Palace allegedly by rival group

*Road crashes kill 39 persons in Bono region this year

*796,683 Ghana Cards not picked up; someone insisted we pay him before collection - NIA boss discloses

*Eyewitness gives account of Commonwealth and Sarbah Hall fight

*Pay your water bills on time - President Akufo-Addo

*S&P will downgrade Ghana to ‘D’ by the end of March 2023 – Ato Forson predicts

*Odumase Krobo: Man, 42, jailed 12 months for stealing ECG transformer parts

*GLC is treating law students worse than slaves – Kwakye Ofosu

*Gunshots at Akropong over breach of noise making ban

*Ghana Card is not proof that you are Ghanaian – Kofi Bentil
*Former schoolmate details how Bawumia joined Methodist Boys Brigade

*This govt does not listen – Bright Simons reacts to S&P CCC+ rating

*Marburg Virus: GHS urges Ghanaians to report all suspicious deaths to health facilities

*Nigerian in Court for allegedly stabbing co-tenant over woman

*BOTECH students, tutors arrested by police over examination malpractices granted bail

*No need to distort teachings of Islam to win NPP flagbearer contest - Omane Boamah tells Bawumia

*Agenda 111 hospitals delayed due to disagreement over locations – Akufo-Addo

*Ghanaians below 15 years to get Ghana Card in September – Prof Attafuah

*No Ghana Card, no electricity meter very soon – Energy Minister hints

*#FixTheCountry: A year on since a non-political group organized one of Ghana’s biggest protests ever

*'Jean Mensa biggest threat to current democratic experiment' – Edudzi Tamekloe

*Ghana's hung Parliament demonstrates democracy at play – Kufuor

*S&P ratings reflect Ghana’s worsening balance sheet – Mark Assibey-Yeboah

*B- to CCC+: ‘Where is economic charlatan Bawumia?’ – Kwakye Ofosu on latest credit downgrade

*National Cathedral trustees are not thieves, criminals - Prof. Frimpong-Manso to critics

*Akufo-Addo has ‘badly mismanaged’ the economy – Sekou Nkrumah

*Muslims, Christians believe 'Jesus is the saviour' – Bawumia claims

*KATH Director of Administration installed ‘Twafuohene’ of Buoyem

*Southern California Based-CB Therapeutics develops eco-conscious solutions through precision fermentation

*Getting rid of defaulting political parties by EC is in the right direction – CDD-Ghana

*New Queen Mother for Mpasaaso to prioritize quality education to tackle teenage pregnancy

*GRA officers intercept 117 smuggled ECG meters in Kumasi

*EC must not allow smaller parties to take decisions at IPAC – Kofi Bentil

*AfCFTA launches digital hub

*Tafo MP donates 300 street lights to improve security

*Decision to use Ghana Card is to prevent chaos at polling stations – EC

*Fire Service sacks 11 of its personnel for recruitment fraud, others

*I can see a long line of people going to sue if EC sticks to ‘no Ghana Card, no voting’ – Kofi Bentil

*Use of Ghana Card to register as voter is subject to being challenged – EC

*We are afraid someone will just catch and rape us ‐ female students of KNUST

*USAID Feed the Future Program Provides Funding Support to Agrihouse Foundation’s 1H1G Initiative

*32 meteorologists receive MyDewetra VOLTALARM training

*Vandals of UG take away bust of John Mensah Sarbah from the Vikings hall after riot

*Ghana Card is not proof of citizenship – Kofi Bentil

*Accept other forms of identification to make voter registration easier – Afriyie Ankrah to EC

*Business booms for local traders at Afenorto Mepe festival

*3 dead after lightning strike near White House

*Car set ablaze on University of Ghana campus

*GNPC Foundation adjudged 2022 CRS Company of the Year at Western Regional Business Awards 

*‘Brukina’ producers decry low sales; blame it on research by NMIMR

*Akufo-Addo appoints Edward Asomani to act as National Security Coordinator

*Irate residents of Akropong Kokoben damage properties of Police over death of suspect in cell

*‘We’ll oppose EC’s decision to use only Ghana Card for 2024 voters’ register; it’s absurd’ – NDC 

*Lands Minister commissions modernized Cardinal Namdini resettlement project

*Ghana Card: 'We won't sit aloof for NPP to connive with EC to steal 2024 polls' – NDC

*Alavanyo youth calls for restraint in Nkonya murder incident

*Mills’ care for humanity is what Ghanaians need – Magnus RexDanquah

*University of Ghana set to hold public discussions on academic freedom

*COVID-19 funds not misappropriated but directed into health facilities - Agyeman-Manu

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Ghana’s Joseph Paul Amoah wins bronze in the 200m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

*Why Ghana's male 4x100m team was disqualified from the 2022 Commonwealth Games

*Ghana men's relay team disqualified from 4x100m finals of the 2022 Commonwealth Games

*'Money isn't our priority, we are looking for the right sporting project' - Etouga's Agent

*What Eddie Nketiah said after Arsenal's 2-0 win over Jordan Ayew's Crystal Palace

*Thomas Partey shines in Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Crystal Palace to open new EPL campaign

*'I can't believe this' - Sean Safo-Antwi reacts to Ghana's disqualification from the 4x100m finals

*Mohammed Salisu scores an own goal as Tottenham beat Southampton 4-1

*Ghana Premier League newcomers Samatex 1996 appoint Annor Walker as head coach

*No one can stop me from representing Senegal – Kalidou Koulibaly hits back at Napoli president

*Ga Mantse Cup: Hearts of Oak write to organizers to postpone game against Great Olympics

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*'Did Jesus ask you to liquidate local banks?' - Kofi Amoah questions Ofori-Atta

*Ghana Card as a primary document is illegal – Kofi Bentil

*SIM card registration: GH₵5 charge on consumers for using app unfair – Expert says

*S&P ratings reflect Ghana’s worsening balance sheet – Mark Assibey-Yeboah

*Record low for Cedi as Ghana halves FX auction support - Report

*S&P downgrades Ghana's credit rating from B- to CCC+ - Report

*B- to CCC+: ‘Where is economic charlatan Bawumia?’ – Kwakye Ofosu on latest credit downgrade

*E-levy testing resilience of MoMo industry - CEO

*Sunyani Airport now operational after 7 years of closure for renovation

*We would not have called off strike if NAPO had engaged us - Tanker Drivers

*African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat launches the AfCFTA Hub

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES...*

*I stopped eating my mother's food because of what a pastor told me - Antwi ne Antwi shares regret

*Adinkra Couple announces pregnancy as Anita displays baby bump in viral video

*Tracey Boakye, husband erect 'thank you' billboards to appreciate Ghanaians after #Francey22

*Paracetamol is our refuge – Woman who wails at funerals for a living opens up

*The 4 new titles bestowed on the 'newly-ordained' Evangelist Patricia Aseidu

*It’s heartbreaking to leave Ghana; I will be back - Anne Sophie Avé

*Tracey Boakye subtly reacts to claims that she served only coke and fanta at her wedding

*Stonebwoy’s 'Le gba gbe’ made me very emotional – Anne Sophie

*Local contractors duped me while I was building a school in Nsaban - Michael Blackson

*A man doesn't care if you love him or not, he just wants to make money and have peace - Paul Okoye

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES...*

*The story behind the giant bronze Amazon statue in Benin

*Kano fire service rescues boy stuck in flyover bridge

*Ex-President Jonathan leads election observation mission to Kenya

*Somalia President Hassan Mohamud to visit Uganda next week

*Dar Port: Battle for operation takes shape

*Kano fire service rescues boy stuck in flyover bridge

*Ukrainian foreign minister scheduled to tour African states - President Zelenskiy

*Nigerian senator feigns sickness, remains at National Hospital, a month after prison sentence

*Nigeria jails 20 Ghanaian fishermen over marijuana smuggling

*The viral Kenyan race car meme explained

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Court sentences man to death for raping, murdering job-seeker

*US urges Russia to accept deal to free jailed basketball star

*13 dead, dozens injured after Thailand nightclub fire

*3 dead after lightning strike near White House

*Bomb blast in Kabul kills eight, injures more than 20

*Bus crash on highway in Croatia kills at least 12 people

*Was Pakistani airspace used for Zawahiri killing via US drone strike?

*War in Ukraine set to enter new phase: UK military intelligence

*North Korea calls Nancy Pelosi 'destroyer of international peace'