News of Monday, 23 October 2017

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GhanaPost app: I pity Bawumia – IT Researcher Akua Donkor arrested for allegedly defrauding trader Former MP begs for job; wants to be a sweeper at Flagstaff House Mrs. Nduom provides dormitory for Alma Mater IGP dragged to court Mahama called me after my defeat – Bukom Banku

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Opinions

• Can the new Regions Commission look into new administrative capital for Ghana?
• The septuagenarian Akufo-Addo shows middle-aged Mahama the pathway to easy street
• How much longer should kids tolerate the whip as a corrective measure?
• Why some public officers fail in Ghana: The case of the UEW
• Free SHS; a sham or a reality
• National Media Commission, where are you?
• A 13-year-old in the university - Is it worth emulating?

Diasporian News

• New Asantefuohene outdoored in Australia
• Afua Sam named one of the 100 most influential creatives by C. Hub Magazine

General News

• Better luck next time - Mahama tells Bukom Banku
• Ga Dangme youth urge calm as ‘illegal’ installation of new Ga Mantse sparks tensions
• Delta 13: We knew our sentence before going to court - Leader
• LIVESTREAMING: Badwam on Adom TV
• EPA Boss ignorant; must be blamed for gas explosions - Real estate developer
• NCA must be sued for backdating fines – Casely-Hayford
• Today at the newsstand
• More deaths imminent over illegal pits – Mining firm warns
• How BBC pidgin reported Bukom Banku's first defeat
• Jobless physician assistants to picket at Health Ministry
• No one is above the law – O.B Amoah
• Ghana beats Columbia in cocaine consumption ranking
• Justice Theodora Wood appointed 2017/2018 AIG fellow
• Mayweather admitted to Bastie Samir's toughness when they trained together
• EC plans to create new districts
• Train crashes at Tesano
• NPP Nasara Coordinator, Kamaldeen Abdulai involved in an accident
• Don’t settle for mediocre standards – Sam Jonah to graduates
• Former MP begs for job; wants to be a sweeper at Flagstaff House
• NPP youth threaten to attack School Feeding coordinators in Tamale
• Train derails at Tesano; scores injured
• LIVESTREAMING: Bukom Banku talks about defeat
• Support your husbands to maintain law and order – Police wives told
• Kwabena Agyapong will only be reinstated after the second coming of Christ
• AIG announces Georgina Wood as Fellow
• Police get big welfare package
• Minister vows to deal with workers awarding contracts to themselves
• Police officers to receive GHC50,000 insurance cover
• Mahama called me after my defeat – Bukom Banku
• School feeding caterers trained on making soy food
• NSS boss responds to media allegations of ‘rot’ and ‘bankruptcy’
• IGP dragged to court
• Bukom Banku’s juju’s failed him – Ayittey Powers
• Defaulting radio stations not entirely off the hook- Ursula Owusu
• Akufo-Addo hiding Mahama’s cocoa feat – Minority
• I fasted and prayed against Bukom Banku - Ayitey Powers
• I wasn’t installed by politics – Ga Mantse
• GhanaPost app: I pity Bawumia – IT Researcher
• Non-Muslims went for Hajj – Official
• LIVESTREAMING: Bukom Banku on Fire for Fire
• ‘We will choose Asiedu Nketia over Kwabena Agyepong’ - Wontumi
• NDC members do not read – MASLOC Dept. Director
• Akua Donkor arrested for allegedly defrauding trader
• Minority frustrating review of AMERI deal – ACEP
• Diabetes Association denies diverting insulin
• Kojo Yankson stole my Sugar Project - Diabetes Association boss hits back
• Opposition is not a nice place – Kwabena Donkor
• I'm ready to sweep Flagstaff House for a fee - Former NPP MP begs
• Railway officials begin investigations into Alajo train derailment
• Justice Georgina Wood appointed Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) fellow
• 3 petition CHRAJ to probe Acting CID boss
• 3 injured after Accra-bound train derailed near Tesano
• Put University of Energy on your priority list – Vice Chancellor appeals to GETFund
• Regional Maritime University to introduce Asian Languages next academic year
• Traffic to be diverted on Tema Motorway from Tuesday
• FDA impounds 2,800 cartons of ‘suspicious’ chicken
• Reports that I undersupplied insulins baseless - Ghana Diabetes Association President
• Edward Kwapong appointed Fair Wages boss
• Edward Kwapong appointed as Acting CEO of Fair Wages and Salaries Commission
• Selfish people causing problems for School Feeding – Otiko Djaba
• Resilience Cities team, others visit Achimota waste transfer station
• FDA official behind rotten chicken release
• Akufo-Addo employing pensioners; bloats COCOBOD wage bill by 48% - Minority
• Akufo-Addo has worsened plight of cocoa farmers - Minority
• Newborn baby found abandoned in Tamale forest
• Teacher trainee found dead
• Clear illegal structures – KMA to town councils
• NDC didn’t prioritise mental health – Prof. Adei
• NCA media sanctions: Ursula Owusu's conduct won’t be tolerated – Ablakwa
• IPR Ghana holds Annual General Meeting in Kumasi
• FEATURE: The GhanaPostGPS App doesn’t solve Ghana’s addressing problems
• UCC cries for funds to complete facilities
• I was disappointed Nana Addo didn’t offer me appointment – NPP MP
• Kojo Yankson tried bribing me with GHC200,000 - Diabetes Association boss
• NDC used mental health money to buy votes in 2016 - Prof Adei
• Hohoe fake doctor jailed 17 years
• New Asantefuohene outdoored in Australia
• Mrs. Nduom provides dormitory for Alma Mater
• Canada committed to advancing peace and security in Africa
• Public sector plays pivotal role in national development - Consultant
• Road Minister calls for removal of 4 major roundabouts in Ashanti Region
• We don’t want to create white elephant factories – 1 district,1 factory secretariat
• Go back to old eating habits - Dr. Kaku Kyiamah
• 19 'doctors' arrested for practicing without certificate
• Darkness in communities to be a thing of the past – Sagnarigu MCE
• NDC was divided two years ahead of 2016 polls - Botchwey C’ttee
• Joy FM Sugar project not initiative of Ghana Diabetes Association - Kojo Yankson
• Five departed Osu ‘Mantsemei’ given royal farewell
• Agona East MP sensitizes constituents on breast cancer
• 200 cars for journalists benefited only 4 out of 34 - Botchwey C'ttee report
• Municipal Assembly building sitting on a time bomb

Politics

• Don’t mistreat us in 2020 – Nduom warns EC Boss
• NPP elections: Hafiz Bin Salih to contest Upper West Regional chairman position
• Flagstaff House Communications Bureau failed us – NDC Organiser
• Election of MMDCEs is non-negotiable - Dr Ndoum
• PPP is the only Party that upholds the tenets of rule of law - William Ograh
• I am ready to lead the PPP in 2020 – Divine Nkrumah
• Nduom not bowing out of flagbearership race – PPP
• Warehouses for 1District, 1Factory needless – Minority
• Kwabena Agyapong comeback is 'impossible' - Wontumi

Crime & Punishment

• Farmer jailed 5 years for stealing items valued at GHC625
• 51 remand prisoners released under JFA programme in Brong-Ahafo
• Three get 69 years for robbery as tracking device exposed them

Religion

• Royal Apostles Youth Choir launches 6th White Carol
• Most Ghanaians are selfish, only interested in their salaries - Bishop Awotwi Pratt

Health News

• Stop sabotaging COA FS - WHO Scientist tells AIDS Commission
• 'Don't blame FDA for imported ‘rotten’ chicken'
• Injection drug use in Ghana
• Stay away from premarital sex - SHS girls advised
• Four million Ghanaians 'mad' – Mental Health Authority

Regional News

• Fire outbreaks in Ashanti Region reduce significantly
• Men who impregnate girls under 18 in Sissala districts to pay money, buy cow
• ‘Illegal’ installation of new Ga Mantse spark tensions in Accra
• NYUPED holds National Peace Durbar and Achievers Awards
• Infrastructure must be disability-friendly – GCB MD
• UEW Kumasi student Parliament discusses road carnage
• Chiefs of Kpando Anyigbe smoke the peace pipe after more than 32 years of dispute
• Child marriages disrupting girls’ education - Headmaster
• Rehabilitate and restock libraries – Librarian appeals