Today’s headlines: General news,politics,sports,entertainment,business and world news

GENERAL NEWS AND POLITICS

• Relationship with China not uniquely Ghanaian – Akufo-Addo
• We didn’t breach parliamentary process in Collins Dauda’s case – Police
• We won’t allow campaign funds, logistics to be diverted – Mahama
• Stop forging documents for China visa – Chinese Ambassador to Ghanaians
• Upper West Regional NPP Chairman involved in a near-fatal crash
• African First Ladies discuss 5-year strategic plan
• China relations necessary; but we must learn from history – Nana Addo
• $11m Elmina fish processing plant now produces only ice-block
• Melania Trump to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt
• New hospital officially opens in Greater Accra Region
• Luv FM High School Debate: Audience awed by emerging female dominance
• Expired Food Saga: NADMO suspends Wa Store Manager
• Saglemi project: Deputy Housing Minister’s claims false – Sampson Ahi
• Bawumia must resign over poor economy – Nyaho Tamakloe
• Ghana Health Service to ‘up the game’ on family planning, contraception
• Seven persons killed in accident involving Collins Dauda’s car buried
• Investigative committee submits report on Manso Nkwanta shooting
• NADMO stores manager suspended over expired food items
• More clarity needed on deportation of 7000 Ghanaians from US – Apaak
• Learning Nuggets CEO refutes Cabinet’s forensic report allegations
• Tourism fetched $2.2m for Ghana in 2015 – Lecturer

SPORTS

• Mikey Garcia vs Richard Commey purse bid postponed again
• Deputy Black Starlets coach Yaw Preko blasts CAF over new U-17 qualification format
• Former Hearts boss calls for support for Normalisation Committee
• FIFA/CAF Normalization Committee holds first meeting with GHALCA
• Accra Sports Stadium gets ready for 2018 Women’s AFCON
• Fred Agyir, Clement Alisi crowned champions of 2018 Babolat Doubles Open
• Kaneshie Sports Complex to be completed September 2019 – Isaac Asiamah
• We’re implementing Dzamefe Commission’s report – Sports Minister
• Football administrators guilty of poor officiating – Yakubu

BUSINESS

• Financial sector problems won’t end soon – Economist
• Zenith Bank gets global data security certification
• Groupe Nduom seeks investors’ support to pay off clients
• $2bn Sinohydro deal not loan agreement – IMF
• Accra opens 3rd Regional Energy Cooperation Summit
• Women in Mining Ghana makes a case for more female participation in mining industry
• Stars from all Nations launches ‘readyforwork’ career coaching programme
• Cedi competitive, strong amongst peers – Bank of Ghana
• 1D1F: Don’t expect overnight springing up of factories – Minister
• $50bn century bond to be captured in 2019 budget – Ken Ofori Atta
• We’ve not blocked Menzgold’s dividend payments – SEC

ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Take my name out of the nominations list’ – Kwamena Idan to RTP organisers
• Bisa Kdei descends on the media for ‘twisting’ his words from an interview
• I was a virgin when I married – Gospel musician
• ‘I’ve seen Adam and Eve before’ – Obinim
• Kaakie currently on ‘music break’ – Samini
• Catherine Afeku has failed Ghana’s Creative Arts industry – Prince David Osei

WORLD NEWS

• Bill Cosby, now inmate NN7687, placed in single cell
• Bill Cosby’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star won’t be removed
• Brazil: Extreme poverty on the rise as elections loom
• Adultery no longer a crime in India
• Nigeria’s ‘hard worker’ governor dozes during Buhari’s UN address
• Women harassed after seeking sperm donors online
• Cameroon prison attacked by armed men, about 70 inmates escape
• Reactions to Cosby’s sentence: Accusers and allies speak
• Chrissy Teigen slept with John Legend the first night they met
• Trump ‘went off’ on French president during face-to-face meeting
• Nigeria make it to basketball world cup quarter finals
• Melania Trump to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt
• Family of comatose Senegalese ask France for medical treatment
• Nigeria Economy may slip back into recession – Central bank