TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY, FRIDAY, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2022

 

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*KIA revises COVID-19 guidelines for passengers

*Kumasi: Over 60% of rescued foreign child beggars infected with HIV; TB and Covid

*'You didn't do well at all' - Allotey blasts A-G for naming judges who bought cars

*I had shock when Akufo-Addo allowed Dampare to mistreat me – Owusu-Bempah

*Ghana School of Law SRC President abused office to run mobile money business on campus – C’ttee report

*Attempts by Akufo-Addo to install his 'puppet' Bawumia won't work - Felix Kwakye Ofosu

*‘We have recovered ¢1.1m salary paid to 3 non-staff ’ – Finance Ministry responds to Auditor-General’s report 

*Auditor General’s Report: The unapproved purchase of state-owned vehicles by judges is ‘depressing’ – Edem Senanu

*Auditor-General’s Report: I don’t blame judges for unlawful purchase of vehicles – Political Science lecturer

*Nigerien arrested for possession of 556 bags of government subsidized fertiliser in Kenyasi

*E-Levy: Ghanaians betrayed govt when they stopped using Momo – NPP MP

*Five ministries paid dead staff, retirees, and resigned staff over GH¢2 million - Audit report

*Why KNUST and UG were cited for running unaccredited courses in A-G's report

*Odike's banishment and the Manhyia Chiefs ‘anger’ – The story so far

*I have no evidence that Ato Forson authorized payment for ambulances - Agyeman Manu

*Okoman Council fires Akufo-Addo over Akuapem chieftaincy conflict

*'I am still angry and pained’ – Rev. Owusu-Bempah hits out at Akufo-Addo, Bawumia

*Telecom systems shutdown loom as MTN, Vodafone, AirtelTigo workers declare strike

*Ken Ofori-Atta, Agyeman-Manu seriously fighting – MP explains why Agenda 111 projects have stalled

*What to expect when you get your water, light bills from today

*Why didn't you review ex-gratia when you were president? – Adom-Otchere tackles Mahama

*5 Ghanaian lawyers under GoG scholarship off to Georgetown Law Center for further studies

*NDC, Mahama inviting the devil to descend on Ghana in 2024 – Allotey Jacobs

*No amount of insults or attacks will stop me from implementing Ahotor project – Dr. Duffuor fights back

*Stop pointing fingers at politicians alone; 'we are all corrupt' - Lecturer 'fires' Ghanaians

*If you offend judges, you offend God and yourself - Yaw Adomako Baafi cautions Mahama

*Attempts by Akufo-Addo to install his 'puppet' Bawumia won't work - Felix Kwakye Ofosu

*Ablakwa finds employment for all NABCo trainees in his constituency

*'Though I mourn, I do not despair' - Haruna Atta celebrates late wife

*President Akufo-Addo presents presidential charters to three universities

*GHC1.1m salaries paid to 3 ghost Ministry of Finance workers recovered – Deputy Minister

*National Cathedral is a game changer for Ghana; it will open up the economy - Dr. Opoku Mensah

*20-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing his mother, landlord’s wife, and sister

*GH¢65,000 COVID-19 donation missing at Nkroful District Health Administration – Auditor General reports

*Unaccredited university courses: Some people are sleeping on their jobs – Apaak

*Court discharges Secondi-Takoradi MCE

*Akufo-Addo deceived Ghanaians with Agenda 111 – Akandoh

*Jubilee House overspent its budget by GH¢75 million in 2021 – A-G’s report

*FLASHBACK: Jubilee House now breeding ground for criminals – Sammy Gyamfi alleges

*FLASHBACK: CEO of National Youth Authority resigns

*Today In History: I am beginning to feel disappointed in Akufo-Addo’s presidency – Prof. Lumumba

*School Feeding: ‘It takes a magician to feed with less than a cedi’ – NUGS to Akufo-Addo

*Reports on KNUST offering unaccredited programmes inaccurate – Management

*Today In History: Give my husband more time – First Lady

*Review constitution to include upper age limit for Presidency – Prof. Arthur

*Auctioned cars to judges not wrong, rotten system created to reward political elite – Kufuor Foundation CEO

*GH¢142 million of public funds spent on National Cathedral in 2021 - A-G's report

*Akufo-Addo approves promotion of 25 Directors of Prisons

*GH¢2.25 bn from COCOBOD's GH¢12.3 bn debt should be recovered from government - Auditor-General

*COVID spending cost GH¢1.55bn, more than Free-SHS/TVET in 2021 - A-G's report

*Akufo-Addo calls for broader conversation on Free SHS

*Go get your Ghana Card and register your SIM - Sam George advises

*Mahama is attempting to incite the public against the Chief Justice - NPP MP claims

*GBC investigates $600,000 Judgement Debt paid to Media General

*Akufo-Addo approves inclusion of nuclear in Ghana’s energy mix

*Cape Coast gears up for Fetu Afahye

*Presby, Methodist, Catholic Universities receive presidential charters

*25-year-old Ghanaian jailed in the US for role in romance fraud scheme

*¢254k ‘missing’ from Covid-19 Private Sector Fund – 2021 A-G’s report

*UG launches 75th anniversary

*PAC Sittings: Why GBC cannot provide coverage outside Accra - DG explains

*Akufo-Addo’s recent comments suggest he’s not on top of issues – Twum-Barimah

*Gov’t appreciates the support of churches in nat’l dev’t – Bawumia

*Mahama called for my 'comfortable lead' press conference in 2016 - Anyidoho discloses

*Eastern Regional Director of CHRAJ surcharged over missing official vehicle

*Let’s make Accra a destiny-changing city again – Nii Djata I

*A-G Report: Poor record keeping done deliberately to cover-up - Agyemang-Duah

*Petition Akufo-Addo to remove CJ, judges if you have evidence of wrongdoing - Mahama told

*GBC DG responds to Auditor-General’s report on 'unearned salary'

*Attacks on N/R NDC office: Council of Elders condemn act

*'Institutional cars should be auctioned at reasonable prices' – Vitus Azeem

*A-G's Report: 'Irregularities recurring because victims always go unpunished' – Vitus Azeem

*Rising tension at Asamankese over Obuodwan Festival

*New PRINPAG executives assume office

*10,000 jobs to be created from Kenyasi No 1 Community Mining Scheme - Minister

*Suzuki S-Presso safe for use - Ghana Standards Authority

*University for Development Studies launches course on ethics to tackle corruption

*Chief Imam commends Education Minister for reforms in education 

*Oyerepa FM saga: We cannot belittle the chieftaincy institution – Editor

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Five players who could get surprise invitation for Ghana games against Brazil, Nicaragua

*Former Ghana Premier League star battling for his life in US after car crash

*WAFA withdraws from playing the 2022/2023 Division One League

*OFFICIAL: Baba Rahman joins Reading on loan from Chelsea

*It’s no coincidence Ambrosius is in the extended circle of Ghana’s World Cup squad - Oliver Kreuzer

*Official: Mario Balotelli joins FC Sion

*Asante Kotoko arrive in Ghana after pre-season tour in Sudan

*Daniel Amartey missed Leicester's clash against Manchester United due to injury

*My injuries were from Black Stars, not club level – Agyemang-Badu

*Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu reveals why Black Stars players 'fight' for bonuses

*Bristol City turn down Bournemouth’s £10 million bid for Antoine Semenyo

*Playing in Mexico should not hinder my chances of Ghana call up - Clifford Aboagye 

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Price of 50 kg cement bag jumps to GH¢73 from GH¢50 last year

*GRA to arrest and prosecute businesses that do not issue VAT invoices

*KTU paid GH¢67,940 as sitting allowance to 10 non-committee members - Report

*A-G's 2021 report: Four COCOBOD funds have 'non-existent' GH¢60m

*Cedi drops to GH¢9.98 to US dollar as at September 1

*Fate of US$3 billion Accra Sky Train project uncertain

*Angry importers, exporters threaten to march over 'monstrous', 'illegal' local handling charges

*$750million Afreximbank loan: Government's decision to set aside $37m wise – Dr. Peprah

*Banking collapse ‘most destructive event in Ghana’s economy’ – Mensah Thompson

*Finance Ministry recovered GH¢1.1m paid as salaries to 'ghost names' - John Kumah

*Some Ghanaians call for reintroduction of tollbooths, review of free SHS

*FLASHBACK: Stop using pension funds to support foreign banks – Nduom

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Losing my sight is my biggest fear - Ghanaian Vogue editor

*Thanks for staying despite the bad stories - Gloria Kani announces marriage to secret husband

*I was abused and beaten by random people and 'fake' soldiers in public over my awards - Dr UN

*I get paid ¢1000 to massage testicles - Massage therapists discloses

*Tracey Boakye reveals the dream she had weeks before her wedding

*Owusu-Bempah drags Nana Agradaa into his latest critique of Akufo-Addo

*Delay is an inspiration to me, she supported me - Bridget Otoo

*Viral old video captures Wizkid and Paedae in a ghetto neighbourhood

*‘I've blocked Afia Schwarzenegger on social media for the past 3 years’ – Akuapem Poloo

*How Sista Afia reacted to claims that she has enhanced her body

*Any man who speaks against my presidential ambition will suffer erectile dysfunction - Kumchacha

*Benedicta Gafah marks 30th birthday with stunning pictures capturing fashion and style

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Nigerian democracy moving towards dictatorship under Buhari – Ex-president, Jonathan

*American nun in Burkina Faso released after five months in captivity

*Tanzania launches first 5G technology

*Uganda and Rwanda resume talks to revive bilateral ties

*Nigerian Police Academy workers uncover corruption under commandant, Ahmad, accuse him of islamisation agenda, personalising institution

*Nigerian democracy moving towards dictatorship under Buhari – Ex-president, Jonathan

*Africa Electoral Commissions must be assertive to consolidate democratic gains

*Some people who failed to tackle Boko Haram insurgency are threatening me with America’s CIA – Governor Wike

*Climate activists distribute vegetable, herb seeds to increase access to healthy, sustainable food

*Data shows Lagos is not Africa’s 3rd-biggest economy, as claimed by officials of Nigerian ruling party

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES...*

*Ex-Malaysian First Lady, Mansor jailed 10 years, days after husband’s imprisonment

*These are all the businesses owned by Kanye West

*Last Soviet leader, Nobel Peace laureate Mikhail Gorbachev dies

*Pope says statements about war in Ukraine are not political messages

*Ukraine wages counterattack to reclaim Russia-occupied Kherson

*Beijing furious over damning UN rights report on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

*Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy faces defamation trial in France

*Experts optimistic as monkeypox infections slow in Europe, US

*With More than Half of Afghans Dependent on Humanitarian Aid, IOM Calls for Sustained Support

*New UNESCO figures show 244 million children are out of school