WOLRD MAJOR NEWS HEADLINES FOR TODAY – MONDAY, 24TH AUGUST

>>>GENERAL NEWS HEADLINES…

*Mahama speaks after NPP manifesto launch

*Three jabs Akufo-Addo gave Mahama at NPP’s manifesto launch

*’Perplexed’ Wontumi tickles NPP members with his English submission on party’s manifesto

*I commend Akufo-Addo govt for implementing Free SHS – Sammy Gyamfi admits

*Why should you elect a ‘fraud’ and an ‘imposter’ – Sekou Nkrumah lashes out at Onzy

*What incompetence is more than placing Tamale in Accra? – Pratt ridicules Bawumia

*NDC constituency financier shot dead

*Kabila loses CPP Secretary position to ex PURC PRO, Nana Yaa Jantuah

*Don’t think of a second term without constitutional review – Prof. Gyampo to NPP

*NPP manifesto not just a book with big English but policies to develop Ghana – Oboshie Sai-Cofie

*Funeral of Chief held together with daughter’s marriage

*Two SHS students convicted for attempting to attack school over girlfriend

*Greater Accra NPP Executives pay homage to ‘Ga Mantse’

*Mahama can debate Akua Donkor, Kyiriabosom not Akufo-Addo – Obiri Boahen

*Marketing, the driving force in agricultural production – MoFA

*Digitisation of economy one of the best policies of NPP govt – IMANI boss

*Save us from the ravaging sea – Residents cry out

*Ghanaians have become perpetual cynics, we have deep scars – Gabby laments

*Establishment of National Rent Assistance Scheme dead on arrival – Dumelo

*Retain NPP to sustain economic gains – President

*One month update on petition to demand justice for Akua Denteh

*First Lady calls on chiefs of Prampram, others, to retain NPP in power

*NPP to abolish import duty on sanitary pads

*NDC’s gross deficit of ideas explains manifesto delay – Gabby jabs

*Next NDC govt will not start any new infrastructure projects – John Mahama

*’Ghana needs the CPP desperately’ – Greenstreet

*Ghanaians losing faith in democracy under Akufo Addo – Mahama

*Lower Manya Krobo NDC campaign team targets 56% in December polls

*Ensign College SRC joins coronavirus fight with distribution of face masks to schools

*APC National Delegates Conference slated for today, Monday, August 24

*Mahama vows to go after those behind botched PDS deal

*Abandoned projects: ‘You’ve wasted taxpayers’ money, not my money’ – Mahama to Akufo-Addo

*Okada business has created more jobs than NaBCo, YEA – Mahama insists

*Free WiFi for senior high schools coming – Ursula Owusu

*‘No sloganeering this time around’ – IMANI Africa reacts to NPP manifesto

*I’m not surprised Akufo-Addo was quiet on corruption at manifesto launch – Mahama

*l’ll terminate shady Agyapa Royalties deal if I win – Mahama

*’We’ll provide free Wi-Fi for SHS, tertiary institutions in our second term’ – Bawumia

*Human element in WASSCE excessive – Education Watch

*’House for homeless’ man jailed for stealing donkey nears completion

*I live a very happy life, take my spirituality seriously – Sammy Gyamfi

*Upper East tertiary instutions readied for reopening

*88 new district hospitals won’t be ready before elections – Health Minister

*Akufo-Addo’s action against Domelevo made me lose trust in him – Manasseh

*It is for citizens to decide whether you debate or not – Prof Gyampo slams Akufo-Addo and Mahama

*CPP elects Ivor Greenstreet as flagbearer

*CIKOD engages farmers on promotion of agro-ecology

*CSO rejects plans to implement Plant Breeders Bill

*MCE cut-sod for 26-kilometre road in Ga West Municipality

*Dwenti SHS students write WASSCE amidst tight security

*Adopt KASA model for effective social auditing – NCCE

*Easing restrictions does not guarantee irresponsible lifestyle

*Eight arrested for burning e-waste at Agbobloshie

*Crime Check Foundation supports Seli Ministries

*Celebrate Homowo with caution – KoKMA

*KNUST strengthens ties with institutions in Ashanti Region

*Political parties should place NCDs at the centre of 2020 Election Agenda

*Do good for Allah’s sake – Imam to Muslims

*Togbe Afede lauds Volta ECG Boss for ‘best customer service’

*CPP will wrestle power from NPP in December – Chairman

*I will do everything within my means to ensure peace – Akufo-Addo assures Ghanaians

*NPP launches 2020 manifesto, promises to transform country forever

*Chiraahene endorses NDC running-mate

*JM wouldn’t recognise a well-run economy if one slapped him in the face; he was a disaster – Akufo-Addo

*Education: Vote for Akufo-Addo, vote for hope – Dr Adutwum

*Gabusu was a brother to me – Mahama

*Mahama’s call for debate a waste of time – Dan Botwe

*Free SHS a smart economic investment – Deputy Minister jabs Mahama

*Your credibility on Free SHS zero – Akufo-Addo to Mahama

*Theft of cables delays operation of Sovie CHPS Compound

>>>SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES…

*Muntari speaks impeccable Italian in first Facebook live chat with fans

*Alphonso Davies: From a refugee camp in Ghana to the Champions League final

*Thomas Partey jams to Stonebwoy’s ‘Putuu’ song

*How Ghanaian players exited the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League

*Italy-born Gyasi reveals Black Stars dream

*Ajax coach Erik Ten Hag not surprised by Kudus Mohammed’s sparkling early form

*’I would have been forced to be corrupt if’ – Tony Yeboah makes shocking revelation

*’Balotelli talking to various clubs’ – Mino Raiola

*2020 Manifesto: NPP to introduce special youth program to promote football talents in Zongos

*Kevin-Prince Boateng trains with Fiorentina as exit looms

*Nottingham Forest remembers Junior Agogo who died a year ago

*Koforidua Sports Stadium nears completion

*Rashid Sumaila leaves Kuwaiti side Al Qadsia SC after expiration of contract

>>>BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES…

*I will cancel ‘shady’ Agyapa Royalties deal, probe PDS deal – John Mahama

*MPS terminal 3 breaks the all-time productivity record on MSC LIVORNO

*Coronavirus: OPEC+ needs to offset large May-July oversupply

*Import ban on ‘accident cars’ will destroy 20,000 jobs – Coalition

*Government announces reduction in CST

*Salaries and pension of railway workers to be addressed soon – Akufo-Addo

*NPP govt to introduce a National Equipment Leasing Policy

*We will build an airport and harbor in Cape Coast – Dr Bawumia

*Ghana’s fisheries is on the verge of collapse – Yamoah

*Ghana Infectious Disease Centre receives IFC EDGE certification

*Cocoa industry to soon enjoy zero tariffs in China’s market – Ambassador hints

*Coronavirus: IATA releases health checklist for governments and airlines

*Taxes on spectrum costs and digital devices to be reduced – Dr Bawumia

*Banks now stronger under NPP – Deputy Finance Minister

>>>ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HEADLINES….

*NPP 2020 Manifesto: Why must we take you serious? – Halifax replies govt

*Shatta Wale’s son explains the power of God

*Men chase Stephanie Benson’s daughters after she shared a beautiful photo of her family

*I’m obsessed with Efia Odo, I want to have 2 kids with her – Avram Moshe

*Who is holding your mouth? – Tracey Boakye fires back at critics

*I can’t be sabotaged by a Socrate Safo who wears crooked spectacles – John Dumelo

*Beyoncé was never in Ghana for ‘Already’ music video shoot – Dancegod Lloyd

*Agya Koo composes campaign song for NPP, performs at manifesto launch

*Have standards, be picky – Juliet Ibrahim tells single women

*Stonebwoy, Efya featured on DJ Cuppy’s ‘Original Copy’ album

*Efya reveals why she’ll never meddle in politics

*I have no competition because of my originality – Ayisoba

*Stacy Amoateng grabs 5 nominations at RTP Awards 2020

*Jay Wan features Patapaa on ‘Sokoto’

>>>AFRICA NEWS HEADLINES….

*Dozens rescued from rubber boat drifting in Mediterranean

*’Two die in Ivory Coast clashes’ over third-term bid

*Pompeo to visit Sudan ‘to support transition’

*Okada rider, three others die in road crashes

*Doctors in Kenya’s capital begin strike

*Alleged N18m scam lands man in court

*’World’s oldest man’ dies aged 116 in South Africa

*The man who makes music for the smartphone era

*Drug maker suspends exports to Zambia over unpaid bills

*Raptors president Ujiri thankful for support over a ‘racist’ incident

*Mali coup: Thousands take to Bamako streets to celebrate

*Kenyans demonstrate over loss of coronavirus funds

*Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll nears 27,000 mark

>>>WORLD NEWS HEADLINES….

*Boeing develops hand-held wand to sanitise cockpits and cabins

*British Airways increasingly likely to face strike action

*U.S. business activity surges to early 2019 levels

*Global stocks, dollar rise with U.S. economic data

*Donald Trump’s sister says he’s an ‘unprincipled phoney’

*Oil firms evacuate staff, curb offshore production ahead of twin storms

*Wedding guest in Texas shoots groom in chest; bride refuses to talk

*Christchurch gunman planned to attack third target and burn mosques to the ground

*Christchurch mosque shootings: 19 minutes of terror

*Lukashenko brandishes rifle as army monitors 200,000 protesters in Belarus

*Riot police storm Paris bar during Champions League final over no social distancing

*Putin critic in ‘stable’ condition as wife visits him in hospital after suspected poisoning

*Thirteen die in Peru nightclub crush as police raid illegal party