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