MAJOR GHANA NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY – WEDNESDAY, 29TH JULY, 2020

GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES

*Kasoa churches fight Peace Council for asking Hawa Koomson to resign

*I don’t have time to discuss Rawlings, he should live with his conscience – Kwesi Pratt

*Jane’s speech has left bewildered folks to simply say, ‘it is HIM not HER’ – Franklin Cudjoe

*Domelevo locked out of office 28 days into forced leave

*I stepped back in NDC running mate race for fresh faces – Prof Kwesi Botchwey

*Election 2020: NDC has made campaigning easy by appointing Opoku-Agyemang – Kennedy Agyapong

*Tony Lithur loses second court case seeking millions of cedis from COCOBOD

*Proceed with Opuni trial – Supreme Court directs Justice Hornyenugah

*Kwamena Ahwoi reveals Rawlings’ role in Nana Konadu’s 2011 defeat

*Destroying witch camps in Ghana means more killings – Rev Onyina

*Mahama made mistakes as President – Kwamena Ahwoi

*GHS to publish outcome of Hydroxychloroquine use on coronavirus patients

*Wontumi pledges 1,000 bags of cement for refurbishment of Asomdwee park

*President Akufo-Addo is like King Cyrus – Koku Anyidoho gushes

*Coronavirus does not spread fast in buses

*Juaben Traditional Council rally behind Oti Boateng against restructuring of Eastern Regional House of Chiefs

*Ghanaians should be appreciative of the good works of Akufo-Addo – Mamprugu King

*Police hunt for thugs who beat man for sleeping with a married woman

*Coronavirus: How it turned the tables on Ghana’s diaspora

*NCA Director General opens Atu online regional forum on Over The Top Services

*Allowing trotros to operate at full capacity is wrong – Kennedy Agyapong

*Banking sector reforms is Akufo-Addo’s greatest achievement – Kennedy Agyapong

*Ex-convict’s hope of getting another short prison term fails

*Central Region is calm and peaceful – Police assures

*Military man flogs taxi driver for allegedly failing to wear facemask

*No study proves spread of coronavirus in vehicles is high – GHS

*Photos of Akufo-Addo, Gender Minister, others appear on BECE special mock exams front page

*Opoku-Agyemang will give Bawumia ‘a run for his money’ – Kobby Mensah

*NSS in Bolgatanga goes digital to curb the spread of coronavirus

*Court convicts 4 trustees of Kumasi Club for contempt

*It’s not what you say in opposition but what you did in govt that matters – Bawumia to Mahama

*LPG condemns NDC members ‘careless utterances’

*I’ll adopt a small size government – Mahama

*Kafaba chief arrested over 90-year-old’s lynching

*On what basis will you give free water, electricity – Alex Segbefia questions gov’t

*How a pastor dreamt I was being chased with guns and arrows – Pratt recounts

*Akufo-Addo commissions Nalerigu Water supply project

*Don’t lose guard – Moderator warns churches

*ADDRO engages stakeholders in report validation

*4 students of Zebilla Senior High School remanded over riots

*Give Hawa Koomson a break, she acted in self-defence – Council of Churches

*Coronavirus: RDTs received for validation not sensitive enough – FDA

*Dr Nsiah Asare explains why restrictions on two female national teams was lifted

*Final phase of voters registration exercise to start July 31 – EC

*AIMS Ghana to establish research centre in Silicon Accra Technology City

*Prof Opoku-Agyemang bringing decency to Vice President position – Deputy Minority Whip

*Central Region is calm and peaceful – Police assures

*Father inflicts blade wounds on four-year-old son who stole chicken

*Free water: Repair all leaked pipes at home to enjoy maximum supply – GWCL

*Africa to get its 17th female vice president if Mahama wins December election

*Shut down all witch camps in Ghana – Sam Pee Yalley to govt

*Atta Mills Institute does not have NDC colours – Koku Anyidoho

*Jane Naana will give Bawumia a tough time on campaign platforms – Political marketing strategist

*’Opoku-Agyemang is ‘every bit of what we’ll want in a veep’ – Kwesi Botchwey

*Coronavirus freebies: Akufo-Addo’s strategy is to surcharge Ghanaians – Anim Peisie

*Voter registration crosses 600,000 mark in the Volta Region

*Court remands retired military officer over fraud

*90-year-old’s lynching senseless, IGP must arrest culprits now – Dep. NDC Women Org.

*Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang is the fifth Methodist congregant to be elevated

*>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES…*

*Five Ghanaian players who excelled for their clubs this season

*Sleeping Giants: 5 Ghanaian clubs that have lost their mojo now

*What coach Dujkovic told Laryea Kingston before excluding him from 2006 World Cup squad

*I convinced CK Akonnor’s parents with 3 roofing sheets to join Young Hearts – Natus

*I’m mad – Malik Jabir fires GFA for ‘disrespectful’ actions

*Ghana FA set to name Technical Director soon

*Government to cater for coronavirus test of Maidens, Princesses and Starlets

*Stephen Appiah inspired my move to Hearts of Oak – Frederick Ansah Botchway

*Nana Coker is denting the reputation of Kotoko – Edmund Ackah

*Female Division One League clubs petition GFA over YEA cash

*He missed a penalty, brushed it off and scored – Swansea City manager hails Ayew’s mentality

*Ghana FA to announce a foreign coach as new Technical Director next month

*Atletico Madrid sweat over Partey’s fitness for Leipzig clash

*I will be happy to see Kotoko in Africa – Elvis Amoah Takyi

*Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad wants Bernard Tekpetey on loan

*>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES…*

*Transport fares to drop by 10% from August 1

*Turkey considering establishment of logistics centres in Ghana – Ambassador

*We have faith in Mahama’s 1-year promise – Savings & Loans customers

*Face shield craze: The rise and fall of the ‘high in demand’ commodity

*Court dismisses BoG’s application against defunct Capital Bank’s Ato Essien

*GPRTU acknowledges the need to reduce lorry fares

*Unilever Ghana records 47 percent drop in revenue for 2019

*Golden Star sells Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine for $95m

*Ghana to have positive economic growth – Assibey-Yeboah

*Turkey considering the establishment of logistics centres in Ghana-Ambassador

*Ghana repeating same old mistakes in untapping natural resource regime – IEA

*Ghana’s finance minister says global investors are unfair to Africa

*Fiscal deficit estimated to expand to 11.4% of GDP by the close of the year – BoG

*Coronavirus: Food buffer stock system key for post-harvest recovery – IEA

*>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES…*

*I’m sorry, it won’t happen again – JMJ apologises to ‘furious’ Wiyaala

*Love brewed in the Akan drama pot – Maame Dokono details relationship with David Dontoh

*7 texts that will make any Ghanaian guy happy

*I drove up to 200kmh – Funny Face recounts attempting suicide with his Range Rover

*Top 4 Ghanaian celebrity stylists with a global appeal

*Rare video of Ebony Reigns shows up on her snapchat account

*This bride won our hearts with her beautiful outfits for her wedding

*I have never seen a grateful and appreciative person like Medikal – Criss Waddle

*7 best looks from our Ghanaian female celebrities

*Just shut up and enjoy my good music – Wiyaaala ‘roars’ at critics

*Man busted in a hotel room with a married woman, beaten and stripped

*Don’t add me to any of your WhatsApp groups – Joint 77 to SM fans

*No actor or actress makes money only from acting in Ghana – KSM

*How to turn down sex without hurting your partner’s

*>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES…*

*Top Nigerian banker Akinwumi Adesina cleared after corruption probe

*Election race heats up as Tundu Lissu returns to Tanzania

*Sierra Leone journalists welcome end to libel law

*’Escaping Sudanese migrants’ killed in Libya

*Zimbabwe enters coronavirus danger zone – Govt

*Magufuli leads mourners in Mkapa send-off, renames stadium

*Manchester United star Ighalo kicks off holiday with boat cruise

*Feminist backlash over Nigerian train stations

*Ugandans to access reliable and affordable energy under new EIB

*Morocco first African powerhouse to restart league

*Mali’s opposition rejects ECOWAS leaders’ plan to end deadlock

*Southern Africa hunger warning: 45 million at risk

*12-year-old Kenyan author to produce film

*>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES..*

*Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after coronavirus post

*Facebook takes the EU to court over privacy spat

*NBA star Irving launches WNBA support fund and pledges $1.5m

*UK Sports Minister confident of safe return to stadiums for spectators

*’Fix your bike’ vouchers launch, as cycling to be prescribed on NHS

*Grigor Dimitrov struggles with effects of the coronavirus

*Real Madrid striker Mariano tests positive for coronavirus

*Sydney black lives matter protesters arrested after coronavirus ban

*How Chinese media reacted to reports of India banning more China apps

*South Asia animal sellers go online for Eid al-Adha

*Google victory in German top court over right to be forgotten

*Najib Razak, Malaysian ex-PM guilty in 1MDB corruption trial

*Trump and GOP senators again put economic openings ahead of suppressing virus

*Coronavirus: Spain races to save tourism as cases surge