Newspaper headlines: Thursday, May 9, 2019

The National Identification Authority wants Ghanaians to help weed out foreigners from a national registration exercise for the Ghana Card.

A psychologist has said ‘Frustration Aggression Theory’, a discipline in psychology; best explains increasing attacks on the police by citizens.

A federal grand jury in the United States of America has indicted a Ghanaian native on charges of passport fraud, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally voting.

Churches in Ghana are the target of a terrorist group, Salafi-Jihadist based in Burkina Faso, the Africa Center for Security and Intelligence Studies has warned.

Head of Training at the National Identification Authority, Abdul Ganiru, has said the ongoing Ghana Card registration will cost the government $1.4 billion for its operationalisation for the next 15 years.

Twenty-nine adult learners at Atwima Behenase in the Ashanti Region have graduated from an adult literacy programme championed by Engage Now Africa (ENA).

Over 200 students of Oppong Memorial Senior High School at Kokofu in the Ashanti region, have been displaced after rainstorm wreaked havoc on the boys' dormitory.

Africa’s forests are set to play a major role in the implementation of continent’s Agenda 2063, the Paris Agreement and the SDGs.

WAGCOL, a Spanish company who are major importers and distributors in Ghana have instituted an award to encourage the speaking of Spanish within the Ghanaian community.

A US teenager who took legal action against his school after he was banned for refusing the chickenpox vaccination now has the virus, his lawyer says.

Two persons have been confirmed dead after buildings they were in collapsed on them during a rainstorm at Sirigu in the Upper East on Tuesday.

The Minister of Railways Development has disclosed that the Accra-Tema flat train rate has been reviewed ending with a reduced from ¢5 to ¢3. 

The Circuit Court in Wa in the Upper West Region, has sentenced two persons to 20 years in prison in hard labour, for robbery and causing harm.

Former Dean of the GIMPA Law  School, Kofi Abotsi has been made an honorary fellow of the Ghana Institute of Directors.

Barring any unforeseeable challenges, Ghana would in August, 2019, become a member of WorldSkills International.

The Ayawaso West Wuogon MP Lydia Seyram Alhassan has donated a car and two motorbikes to the University of Ghana.

The man credited for transforming UPSA into a first-class University and becoming his its Vice-Chancellor, Prof Joshua Alabi, has returned to the institution amidst jollity and camaraderie

Newspaper headlines: Wednesday, May 8, 2019

On buildings, billboards and in the streets of Kumasi, Otumfuo’s image never fails to show up.

Pan-African IT services company, Apotica, has successfully renewed its status as a Cisco Gold Partner in English West Africa.

The 3RD China International Tea Expo is one of the biggest Agricultural Expo organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China to showcase agricultural products to the global community.

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service have been pelted with stones following their late response to fire which had engulfed parts of the Asamankesse market.

For mercilessly beating the headmaster of Salvation Army Basic School at Asiakwa, resulting in his death, four young men have been remanded in police custody.

Flying can be an excruciating experience these days.

The government may question appointees in the erstwhile John Mahama administration if the ongoing probe into the Komenda Sugar Factory implicates them.

When a young filmmaker dies, 24 friends and family members journey to the Emerald Isle to retrace her steps and fulfil her dying wish.

David Asante Apeatu’s replacement as Inspector General of Police must be someone who can restore public confidence is the force, COP (rtd) Bright Oduro has said.

The DAkpabli National Readathon is proud to announce renowned romance writer, Empi Baryeh, as its guest reader.

Media communications agency, mediaReach OMD Ghana has won a gold and silver at the just ended Pitcher Awards Creativity Week 2019 for West & Central Africa.

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to three persons accused of killing a member of pro-NDC militia group, the Hawks.

Work is expected to be completed in August on a 6-unit classroom block at Nhyiaeso in the Asante Akim North District, sponsored by MTN Ghana Foundation.

The National Media Commission is expected to hear a case brought by government against The Multimedia Group over a broadcast documentary, ‘Militia in the heart of the nation’.

Leading Construction industry players have been honoured at the 3rd West Africa Construction Awards (WACA) which was held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.