News of Tuesday, 20 October 2020

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Kennedy Agyapong chronicles alleged assassination plot against Cynthia Morrison by NDC Agona West PC NDC Agona West PC admits issuing GH¢10,000 cheque to suspects arrested for plotting MPs murder NDC, NDP trade words over seating arrangement at EC Church building collapses, 1 dead, others injured NDC Agona West PC charged with abetment to commit murder Apology to the Chief Justice and Judicial Service

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Press Releases

• CBG partners with Allianz to distribute insurance
• Prudential Life Insurance Ghana partners United Way Ghana to support the vulnerable with COVID-19 relief packages
• Quick blast bodyweight circuit training: Herbalife Nutrition shares insights
• Ghana Garden, Flower Show makes history by going virtual
• Ghana Library opens Conference Facility at Accra Central
• NHIA declares operation 4 million new active membership campaign
• ASICA set to host its 10th Triennial Delegates Conference
• Stanlib Ghana is now Stanbic Investment Management Services
• President of Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana honoured for exceptional service
• Reconsider decision to Automatically Promote Students when school resumes in 2021
• Onyema, Sadiku headline 2nd edition of United Capital Pan-African e-conference

Opinions

• An MP’s murder: A terrifying wakeup call
• #DataMustFall or #DataLeakageMustFall – Part 2
• Desperate efforts by a traditional overlord to legalize an illegality - Shameful though

General News

• President Akufo-Addo inaugurates Governing Board of RTI Commission
• Mfantseman MPs murder: Another suspect arrested in Kumasi
• Gov’t to outline its coronavirus success today
• Private schools under free SHS: Who will pay the teachers? - Asiedu Bekoe asks Mahama
• Ken Agyapong's case: Justice Wuni made it 'personal' and committed 'deliberate errors' - Lawyer
• 'My son might have been killed' - Womba’s mother grieves his death in police custody
• We never organised meeting where NIA official was killed – Peace Council
• Apostle Adjei has not been reporting to Police- Prosecutor
• GJA announces winners for 25th GJA Awards
• Akufo-Addo launches 2017/2018 Census on Agriculture Report after 33 year break
• Hold Akufo-Addo accountable – Mahama charges media
• New Life Homeopathic Clinic honoured at Ghana Business Standard Awards
• Agona West NDC Candidate invited by the police over alleged plot to kill Cynthia Morrison
• Kennedy Agyapong denies sending 1,000 NPP party loyalists to security agencies
• UN 75th Anniversary: Time for sober reflection
• Gov't, World Bank support CHRAJ with technological equipment
• UG Senior Staff Association can’t strike on Monday
• Today at the news stands
• Why EC disqualified Odike and 4 others from 2020 Presidential polls
• GES redevelops Roman Ridge property into residential facility
• 2020 Polls: Disqualified Presidential aspirants to challenge EC's decision in court
• Kennedy Agyapong chronicles alleged assassination plot against Cynthia Morrison by NDC Agona West PC
• EC lied against me – Odike
• NDC Agona West PC admits issuing GH¢10,000 cheque to suspects arrested for plotting MPs murder
• LIVESTREAMED: Anopa Bofo on Angel FM with Captain Smart
• I was forced to clean the walls of a 5-storey building – Ghanaian maid recounts ordeal in Saudi Arabia
• Give us land for small-scale mining - UMaT VC to govt
• KNUST senior staff strike despite court order
• Man who had his hand cut-off detained at Korle Bu for 8 months
• Engage in decent campaign – EC to presidential candidates
• Man stripped naked and lynched by unknown residents
• Prof Benneh’s murder: Lead suspect’s death can’t delay investigations – Lawyer Kpebu
• EC’s heinous procurement sins bigger than disqualified aspirants minor errors - Franklin Cudjoe
• I’ll warn my appointees against messing with Amidu - Mahama
• Tertiary institutions urged to keep students occupied ahead of January reopening
• Election 2020: Embassies urged to deny politicians visas till after elections
• Ghana to introduce e-visa system in 2021
• I support the re-introduction of ‘Saman Saman’ - Boniface
• EC to conduct balloting for 12 today
• Secessionists can create chaos in the country, don’t be complacent – NCCE Deputy Chair
• Private audit firm appointed to audit Domelevo’s foreign travels
• Don’t let NDC throw dust into your eyes – Samira to Zongo communities
• 'Jean Mensa is professional; Charlotte Osei deliberately disqualified some of us' – Akpaloo
• NPA invites Tanker Union to deliberate on 'unaddressed' concerns
• Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium to be probed
• Western Togoland secessionists called me when they needed a leader to speak to – JOY
• Akufo-Addo commissions an ultra-modern Naval Training School in Volta Region
• NDC Agona West PC charged with abetment to commit murder
• Apology to the Chief Justice and Judicial Service
• Prof Benneh's murder: Ghanaians want to know how key suspect died – Adam Bonaa to police
• NADMO calls for re-engineering of Ghana’s drainage systems
• I’ll warn my appointees against messing with Amidu, I won’t interfere with his work – Mahama
• OccupyGhana to join suit challenging powers of Auditor-General
• Work begins on Atomic flyover road
• The Yendi trouble was a big challenge for me – Kufuor
• Akufo-Addo commissions Naval Training Command in Volta Region
• Give us land for small-scale mining – UMaT VC to govt
• LIVESTREAMED: EC holds presidential balloting ahead of 2020 elections
• Election 2020: We will not let you down - EC tells Ghanaians
• Alleged forgery by failed aspirants disturbing – Egyapa Mercer
• Expert hints of Ghana conducting elections digitally
• 'You have a dignified running mate' – WR House of Chiefs president to Mahama
• Zongo Development Fund CEO adjudged CEO of the Year
• Sanitation Ministry spends about GH¢3.7million on dustbin distribution
• Church building collapses, 1 dead, others injured
• 'Investment in Navy is a step ahead of marine criminals' – Akufo-Addo
• Here are the official ballot positions for presidential candidates
• Social media goes wild after EC's balloting process

Politics

• 57% of Ghanaians satisfied with Akufo-Addo’s performance – IEA polls
• EC to report disqualified presidential aspirants to CID
• Election 2020: We're not being manipulated; they'll clap for us after December 7 - EC to doubters
• Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu cannot be unseated – Minority Leader
• FULL TEXT: EC disqualifies 5 presidential aspirants ahead of Election 2020
• Sixty-two Parliamentary candidates to contest in Western Region
• NDC promises to transform Ghana’s human resource base
• ‘It’s disappointing’ – Kofi Gane speaks after disqualification
• EC must be commended for refunding filing fee to disqualified candidates - Kwaku Azar
• Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu will retain Suame seat – Haruna Iddrisu
• Notable quotes from PPP’s Dzogbenuku at 2nd IMANI presidential debate
• My disqualification is borne out of my critique on govt's policies - Odike suspects
• Fact Checker: Napo’s claim that there's been no teacher strike under Akufo-Addo ‘outright lie’
• 2020 Polls: Our next govt will complete Keta port - NDC Volta
• Murdered MP’s mother would’ve been best PC for NPP not wife – KNUST Provost
• UFP’s Odike to storm EC over disqualification
• A runoff will be between APC and any other political party – Ayariga
• Bawumia schools Mahama on what NPP loans were used for
• UG: Delay in reopening should not prevent you from voting – TESCON to students
• CPP, Hassan Ayariga and others just there to increase rejected ballots – Ben Ephson
• Election 2020: Credibility of outcome critical - CODEO
• Plot to kill Gender Minister: We’re on top of the investigation but give us information – Police
• Dr Nsiah-Asare donates to support Akufo-Addo’s re-election
• Nana Addo should be given another four years – Joe Lartey
• NCCE to organise presidential, parliamentary debate for aspirants
• Don’t waste your time going to court - Hassan Ayariga to failed presidential aspirants
• Disqualified Five: There should be room for appeal - EC told
• Akua Donkor’s qualification shocking - Analyst
• 12 candidates on a ballot paper waste of space, shun election machines – Gyampo
• I won’t sack Martin Amidu if I win – Mahama
• Election 2020: Cocoa regions are for Akua Donkor - Adakabre
• Akufo-Addo will retire Mahama on December 7 - Ambassador Atta Boafo
• 2020 Election: Late Mfantseman MP’s wife files nomination
• Stop discrediting our credible electoral processes – Jean Mensa to ‘naysayers’
• NDC has better proposal for Technical Education – Prof Naana Jane
• Domestication remains the best policy for Ghana - Henry Lartey
• Late Mfantseman MP's widow files nomination to replace husband
• Debt Management: Mahama did better than Akufo-Addo – PPP Veep Candidate
• Akufo-Addo has deceived teachers once again - NDC Bono East Deputy Youth Organizer
• 2020 Polls: Next NDC govt will complete Keta port – Volta caucus
• We are investing massively in infrastructure; not rearing flying guinea fowls - Bawumia replies Mahama
• Only 'okada' can transport people on bumpy roads – Jane Naana tells Akufo-Addo
• Notable quotes from PNC flagbearer at 2nd IMANI presidential debate
• 300 NPP youth in Wa Zongo defect to NDC
• Wontumi, Razak Kojo Opoku masterminded Odike’s disqualification – UPP Chairman alleges
• Notable quotes from Hassan Ayariga at 2nd IMANI presidential debate
• NDC is a threat to Ghana’s democracy – Abronye DC alleges
• 2020 Elections: 12 presidential candidates too high - Political analyst
• Election 2020: Thank you for easing tension – Asiedu Walker to EC
• 'It is a game' – Ben Ephson speaks on defection of party supporters
• Dumelo's hard-works earns him bounty praises from Alhaji Sead Sinare
• NDC, NDP trade words over seating arrangement at EC
• We will use Jehovah’s witnesses’ tactic in our campaign - GUM’s Osofo Kyiri Abosom
• Mahama is making noise with threats of rejecting a flawed election - MCE
• I’m sacrificing my life for Ghana - Osofo Kyiri Abosom
• GUM’s flagbearer dares Presidential Candidates to declare assets
• It's the second coming of JM - NDC reacts to position on ballot paper
• NPP, NDC pick 1 and 2 on ballot paper respectively
• I will place an injunction on election 2020 - Disqualified presidential aspirant
• Otokunor calls EC's balloting process bias
• Youth group urges political parties to abide by the Vigilantism Law
• Hassan Ayariga backs EC over the disqualification of Presidential Aspirants

Crime & Punishment

• Man shot dead in daylight robbery
• Four suspected assassins arraigned on Tuesday
• Lawyer demands independent inquiry into Womba’s death
• Court grants farmer bail after threatening to harm father
• Driver jailed 30 years for robbery
• NDC parliamentary aspirant in police grips over cheque issued to suspected criminals
• Chinese national shot and robbed in broad daylight
• Prof Benneh’s Murder: Death of prime suspect won't halt investigations — Police
• Armed robbers shoot Chinese man at Ahodwo
• Man jailed 15 years for robbing victim of Infinix mobile phone in Accra

Religion

• Sekondi Area of the Church of Pentecost launches 'Agent of Peace'

Health News

• Coronavirus: Push for more education, not just arrests - Oppong Nkrumah
• Easing of restrictions does not mean coronavirus has disappeared - Health Minister
• Self-examination does not prevent breast cancer – Medical Doctor
• SRC of Ensign College holds workshop on breast cancer and hand washing for community members
• Let’s work together to ensure community education on breast cancer - Adetola
• NHIA rolls out ‘Operation 4million new active membership’ campaign
• WAPCo organizes free eye-screening exercise for Kpone, Tema Manhean residents
• Market women in Bolgatanga call for education on breast cancer

Regional News

• Kojokrom Police on manhunt for aunt of 13-yr-old defiled girl
• EC takes voter education to churches
• NGO calls for renewed attention to the plight of rural women
• NDC’s Agona West PC issue treated as criminal, no one will be spared – Minister
• WOMEC, Kpone Health directorate sensitizes community on coronavirus
• ‘Investigate acts of corruption in Yilo chieftaincy dispute’ - Paramount Gates to Akufo-Addo
• Zanko Paani residents in dire need of potable water
• 'We urgently need electricity, water' - Kandema residents tell govt
• Absence of decentralized state institutions hindering access to services – Study
• International Chefs Day Celebration
• Encourage more women to contest for the presidential seat - CEO
• Aged dumpsites in Western Region cleared
• We are determined to bring healthcare closer to the people - DCE
• Sanitation Ministry embarks on massive evacuation of dumpsites across Ghana
• GRASAG-Legon to offer financial support to needy but brilliant students