*TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY – THURSDAY, 22ND AUGUST,2019…*

*TOP GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY – THURSDAY, 22ND AUGUST,2019…*

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*>>>General News Headlines…*

*Manasseh exposé: PPA boss’ company busted selling government contracts

*Asamponhene’s death: Police declare Sadat Mohammed wanted

*Ben Ephson predicts defeats for Sam George, Oye Lithur in NDC primaries

*Victor Smith reveals why Akufo-Addo is still alive

*One feared dead in robbery gone bad at Kumasi

*Akufo-Addo slams BoG for banking crisis

*’Free SHS here to stay’: Work on your incompetence – Mahama told

*Retiring Pentecost pastor donates pension money back to church

*I will beat Titus-Glover easily – NDC Aspirant

*Mexico partners Ghana to increase yields in corn production

*Youth cautioned against irregular migration

*All is set for NDC Parliamentary Primaries

*Otumfuo Samponhene’s murder: Alhaji Sadat declared wanted

*#WAI: More drivers arrested on Spintex Road

*Teaching is not for everybody – Minister of Education

*One feared dead in robbery gone bad at Kumasi

*Ho: Residents to face water shortage following destruction of GWCL pipeline

*Help NLA crackdown illegal lottery – NLA Boss to Police

*Akufo-Addo slams BoG for banking crisis

*We’re angry over Senyo Hosi’s attack – UTAG Legon

*NDC hints police of plot to infiltrate their ranks during primaries

*I’d rather listen to Bob Okala than Agyinasare – Owusu Bempah

*West Hills Mall not collapsing, ignore misleading reports – Management

*Hosi, Gyampo lock horns on PM Express over University of Ghana

*University of Ghana leaps over 300 steps to soar on world rankings

*We are ready for 2019 NDC Primaries – Asiedu Nketia

*Critical thinking lacking on campuses; law lecturer wades into UG banter

*BoG lied; no 70 offices shut down, no top bosses sacked – GN

*BoG’s US$62.3m overseas transfer claim ‘completely false’ – GN

*NDC parliamentary primaries: 524 aspirants to contest in 157 constituencies

*Court our only option – Groupe Nduom

*Glefe slums go down as demolition leaves hundreds homeless

*Akufo-Addo government to make teaching profession enticing – Prof Yankah

*Ben Ephson predicts defeats for Sam George, Oye Lithur in NDC primaries

*Police to arraign five drivers who tried smuggling fertilizers

*Medical & Dental Council to cap exam attempts for foreign-trained doctors

*Ghana will crash if NPP retains power – Lecturer

*Don’t create problems for EC, NDC readies for Saturday primaries

*I’ll bring NDC back to power – Odoley Sowah

*Police get arrest warrant for ‘suspected Ashanti chief killer’

*Senyo Hosi vs Gyampo ‘battle’: Manasseh’s take

*My wife advised me to fight NPP till I die – A-Plus

*Judges frustrating my Galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo

*Hopes of Menzgold customers fading?

*Visually impaired woman defies odds to become a State Attorney

*Ghanaians have lost faith in Martin Amidu – Kofi Akpaloo

*Three more arrested over death of Otumfuo’s Asamponhene

*BNI, residents impound rosewood

*>>>Sports Headlines…*

*2019 African Games: Senegal pip Ghana

*Emmanuel Frimpong hits out at ex-Arsenal teammate Samir Nasri

*Kotoko coach insists they didn’t deserve to lose against Kano Pillars

*Jonathan Mensah challenges teammates to have strong mentality

*André Ayew continues red-hot form with two assists as Swansea City sink QPR

*Albert Adomah’s late strike saves Nottingham Forest blushes against Charlton

*Ghana midfielder Rabiu Mohammed joins French Ligue 2 side Paris FC

*Fidelity Bank supports British High Commissioner’s Grand Cycling Challenge

*Abdul Wahid Omar promises to shine at African Games

*2019 African Games: Ghana’s U20 suffer 1-0 defeat to Senegal

*Boxer X Challenge finals set for Sunday

*Normalization Committee almost done with its work – Kofi Amoah

*Let’s paint Baba Yara red – Felix Annan

*Eyal Lachman won’t rule out a return to Hearts of Oak

*Business Headlines…*

*Global Access Savings and Loans lost US$5 million to fraud – Kofi Amoah reveals

*GSA, GEPA sensitise exporters in Takoradi

*Producer Price Inflation rises to 8.8% in July

*Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited appoints new Head of Retail Banking

*What Gabby said about the role of SOEs in the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda at the launch of SIGA

*Ghana and Mexico hold bilateral talks in Accra

*Farouk Aliu Mahama commend President Akufo-Addo for investments in Agric

*COCOBOD boss upbeat of good price next season

*Producer Price Inflation jumps to 8.8 percent in July

*Gov’t strategises to tackle effects of artificial intelligence on economy

*‘We won’t stop closed season’ – Fisheries Ministry

*Mining, quarrying records 27.6% PPI for July 2019

*We were going to undertake banking sector cleanup at a less cost – Former Deputy Governor

*Citizen Watch kicks against privatization of business advisory centres

*>>>Entertainment Headlines…*

*I knew my husband was a ‘fool’ before marrying him – Oteele’s wife

*Juliet Ibrahim blasts TV presenter for saying she should go back to her ex-husband

*Strongman, Nana Ama welcome first baby

*Social media user jabs TV3 for trolling GH One TV over poaching of Berla Mundi

*American actress A.J. Johnson, Michelle Rice, others attend Year of Return masterclass

*Only people who’ve read my book are worthy to interview or talk about me – Juliet Ibrahim

*I dislike people with body odour – Feli Nuna

*Jidenna commends Akufo-Addo for ‘Year of Return’ initiative

*Wendy Shay defends her ‘net worth’ statement going viral

*YoR: Ghana great, significant in human history – Danny Glover

*Sarkodie reacts to Strongman’s new baby

*Castro is dead – Apostle Frances Amoako Atta reveals

*I hate to watch my own movies – Nigerian actress

*Ghanaian movie director gets international recognition

*>>>World News Headlines….*

*Death toll in Afghanistan wedding blast rises to 80

*Ex junta leader sworn in as head of Sudan transition council

*Kenyan row over ‘rotten ginger’

*Burundi heightens border surveillance with DRC over Ebola concerns

*Larry King files for divorce after almost 22 years of marriage

*Juventus: Serie A champions call for earlier kick-offs for Asian market

*Albania bulldozes restaurant after owner attacks tourists

*US to allow indefinite detention of migrant children – DHS

*South Africa nullifies inquiry into Zuma’s 1999 arms deal

*Nigeria’s Buhari assigns cabinet portfolios, appoints new oil minister

*Son of Liberia’s ex-president accused of printing $16m

*Nigeria’s new cabinet inaugurated, president remains Petroleum minister

*Museveni and Kagame commit to end tensions

*U.S. home sales jump, boosted by lower mortgage rates

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