News of Monday, 9 March 2020

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30 people burnt to death in Kintampo-Tamale road crash Soldiers who escorted Medikal to wedding arrested – Military PRO Independence Day fiasco: Did government set Mahama up for ridicule? Check out the stunning Rolls Royce Otumfuo drove to Independence Day celebration Afenyo Markin hot as NDC finally confirms NPP financier Kofi Annan as its Effutu candidate Wife of Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament laid to rest

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Opinions

• We have heard this before
• Mahama is too corrupt, incompetent, divisive and poisonous for the country
• NDC never really attempted to fight galamsey
• Customer Development – a founder institute mentoring session notes, for start-ups
• On the GETFund exposé
• Govt must show leadership and make a bold and emphatic statement allowing or not to allow LGBTQ conference
• Heroes never last so don't seek to become a hero in Kumawu
• Election 2020: Think, speak and act peace
• Africanacity – a new word for a longstanding attitude
• The 360-degree feedback: A literature review
• At long last… independence
• Mr. President, our senior minister is out of order with his UNIPASS agenda
• Road accident in Ghana is deadlier than Coronavirus
• The 'deadly partner': Who would be bold to partner Mahama and 'die'?

Diasporian News

• Ghana Engineer Company observes 63rd Independence Day celebrations
• Government is committed to the welfare of Ghanaians abroad – Ghana High Commissioner To South Africa

General News

• Free SHS: Ghanaians must be grateful to Akufo-Addo – Okyenhene
• Adopt homeopathy for Covid-19 prevention – C4C Hospital to Govt
• It will be a ‘priceless gift’ if Akufo-Addo can disband witch camps – MP
• Ghanaians urged help create a world of gender equity
• NUGS president speaks against indiscriminate postings across tertiary institutions
• Era where women could not own bank accounts, lands over, inequality fading - Nana Konadu
• Shut Kpone landfill or we sue - Angry youth to government
• Ghanaians mark independence anniversary in DR Congo
• Explain PDS contract termination – Group to government
• University of Ghana RSTC announces 20% reduction in shuttle fare
• AgriChallenge premiers on DSTV on March 12
• Ghana suspends consular services in Madrid over coronavirus
• Police to review protocols at Sogakope Police Station as riffle disappears
• We’ve failed to deal with killings appropriately - Rawlings
• Student,19, gets bail for wee
• Check out the stunning Rolls Royce Otumfuo drove to Independence Day celebration
• We’ll deal ruthlessly with Ofaakor shooting offenders - MCE
• ‘Don’t blame NDC for banking sector crisis’ – Seth Terkper
• 30 people burnt to death in Kintampo-Tamale road crash
• Chief’s corpse stolen, 4 shot
• Shortage of drugs hits Koforidua Prisons
• Ghana belongs to God, not LGBT
• Takoradi - Tarkwa rail line gets improvement
• Over 15 passengers burnt to ashes on Kintampo-Tamale Highway accident
• GTA to organise Regional Tourism Awards
• Mensah Sarbah Hall ready to deal with issues of flooding this year – JCR President
• Four arrested over murder of assemblyman in Volta region
• National Service Persons sensitised on sexual rights and responsibilities
• Government must come clear on PDS contract termination - Group
• Customers of collapsed fund management companies to ‘bark’ at Akufo-Addo with demo
• Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Ghana confirms temporary suspension of Umrah
• We’re dealing with water crisis – JCR President assures residents
• President Akufo-Addo sets ‘no handshake’ example at Independence day celebration
• Kintampo accident: Mass burial in the offing for 27 charred bodies
• Abu Jinapor commissions 16-seater ultramodern toilet for the people of Damongo Attributo
• Give women 30% of parliamentary seats to demonstrate commitment to Gender Equality – Victoria Hamah
• Sammi Awuku urges massive turn out for new voters’ register
• No officer arrested over Sogakope assemblyman’s killing – Police
• GNFS personnel chase leadership over locked up funds at CBG
• Meet Elaine Amankwah Nietmann: The Ghanaian- American lawyer aspiring for US Congress
• Free SHS made me what I am today – Trinidad and Tobago PM tells Ghanaians
• There will be no one to save you when we drag you to court - Asiedu Nketia to Jean Mensa
• Flashback: Kintampo is headquarters of Ghana’s ‘bloody’ witches and wizards - Eagle prophet
• 'Government investing heavily in educational infrastructure' – Akufo-Addo
• GhanaMonth: Legends who have shaped Ghanaian history
• Atik Mohammed blasts NDC over 'weak Coronavirus politics'
• Kintampo accident: 6 survive with multiple injuries
• Voters register: 'Liar' Jean Mensa has been exposed - Asiedu Nketia
• Okyenhene’s address at grand durbar to honour Trinidad and Tobago PM
• 54 judges study new Company Act
• 'Govt investing heavily in educational infrastructure' – President Akufo-Addo
• We’ll resist LGBT confab in Ghana - Global Evangelical Church vows
• 962 Senior High School infrastructural projects underway nationwide – Akufo Addo
• Gender inequality not only 'unacceptable but wicked' – PNC
• Independence absence: Apologize to Mahama – Apaak to State Protocol
• Today at the news stands
• Change your work attitude - Local Govt boss cautions workers
• Independence Day celebration in Kumasi was an NPP rally - Yamoah Ponkoh
• Independence Day fiasco: Did government set Mahama up for ridicule?
• Reduce fuel prices with immediate effect - NDC
• Religious bodies urged to respect advertisement policy – UG PENSA VEEP
• Government investing heavily in educational infrastructure – Akufo-Addo
• Kyiriabosom meets Otumfuo
• Kintampo accident: Death toll rises to 35
• Shut Kpone landfill or we sue - Angry youth to government
• Sanitation fight: Ghana doesn’t just need laws but attitudinal change – Mahama
• Agyinasare asks God for wisdom for Akufo-Addo, prays for vibrant opposition
• It's not in the nation's interest that women are not empowered - Samira Bawumia
• Central University wins debate to commemorate Commonwealth Day
• We’re also Ghanaians – Fulanis roar over Ghana card, passport discrimination
• Financial crimes must be tackled with urgency – Deputy A.G
• Zongo chiefs commend Akufo-Addo for Jutsice Amadu nomination
• Outrage at NPP vetting as 15 aspirants are disqualified in Eastern Region
• Adopt positive lifestyles – Bolga East DCE
• Jubilation in Zongos over president's nomination of Justice Tanko Amadu Omoro for Supreme Court
• We’ll resist LGBT confab in Ghana - Global Evangelical Church
• UG's stress-free passport registration begins
• 3 prophets warned me about assassination attempts - Owusu Bempah
• Jocelyn Dumas delivers Commonwealth speech on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II
• NaCCA holds workshop to finalize common core programme
• Group CEO of Media General salutes women on International Women’s Day
• I'm the first graduate in my family - Samira Bawumia discloses
• I became second lady by grace of God – Samira Bawumia
• Christian men now wish to date married women - Rev. Maame Grace
• Soldiers who escorted Medikal to wedding arrested – Military PRO
• More Ghanaians want women elected

Politics

• NDC calls for an immediate reduction in fuel prices
• Reduce fuel price immediately – NDC to govt
• NPP women’s wing calls for swift action to accelerate gender equality
• Winning 2020 election will be difficult for Akufo Addo - Kennedy Agyapong
• We did not disqualify Addison on unfair grounds - NPP Chair
• My Foundation building 4 shea butter factories – Samira Bawumia
• Lawyer Sosu launches fundraising campaign
• Mahama postpones speakout tour to Savannah Region
• UG SRC Judicial Board places new injunction on Sey elections
• Sey elections: Presidential candidate KKD reacts to Board injunction
• Election 2020: CPP makes comeback through social media
• Elizabeth Frances Sey JCR elections postponed until further notice
• Set term limits for MPs – Obiri Boahen
• Judicial Board adjourns impeachment hearing against SRC President to March 12
• Set term limits for MPs – Obiri Boahen
• Demand accountability from parties campaign expenditure – CDD urges electorate
• KEEA: NPP parliamentary candidate begins campaign to light constituency
• Afenyo Markin hot as NDC finally confirms NPP financier Kofi Annan as its Effutu candidate

Crime & Punishment

• JHS 2 student stabs teenager to death over loaf of bread
• Drummer in trouble over alleged sexual abuse
• 2 robbers die in shootout with police
• 12 Fulanis grabbed over kidnappings, robberies in Ashanti Region
• JHS 2 student stabs teenager to death over loaf of bread
• 12 robbery, kidnap suspects busted in Ashanti Region
• 19-year-old student gets bail for possessing wee

Health News

• Ghana looking to access US$62bn coronavirus fund
• Blood is vital, donate out of love — Brand Ambassador
• Adopt homeopathy for Covid-19 prevention – C4C Hospital tells Gov’t
• Test COA FS, COA injectable as cure for Coronavirus – Center to Noguchi
• Ketu South losing fight against HIV and AIDS

Regional News

• Mahama commiserates with family of murdered Assemblyman
• Schools in Kasena-Nankana record low attendance after Independence Day celebration
• UMat Basic School retains Western Region inter-district quiz title
• Pupils, schools honoured at Shai Osudoku Independence Day celebrations
• Afro-Arab Group & Ayawaso East Municipal commissions 24-seater lavatory project in Nima
• Lash Fulani’s that allow their animals destroy farms - Gonja Chief
• Over 150 people displaced by bushfire in Atebubu
• Bolewura urges Wangara Youth to take responsibility of their own destinies
• DCE for Sawla wins outstanding DCE of the year for Savannah Region
• Takoradi-Tarkwa rail line gets improvement
• 63rd Independence Anniversary: Tarkwa SHS sweeps awards
• NDC ‘humiliates’ divided Navrongo Central NPP at Independence Day celebration
• Wife of Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament laid to rest
• 12 robbery, kidnap suspects busted in Ashanti region
• Little Smile Foundation donates items to Nyohani Orphanage
• CSOs petitioned government to invest in health sector
• Wilson Arthur charges polling station executives to be vigilant on December