General News of Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2018-01-23
Stories making headlines on the front pages in the major newspapers include:
Daily Graphic
*No way! Auditor General rejects GHc269m energy spending*
*Kumasi selected to host cancer project*
*Police round up suspects*
*KB Asante passes on*
Daily Guide
*EOCO clears EC top officers*
*200 nabbed over Kwabenya police raid*
*George Weah takes over Liberia*
*Kumasi leads in Africa cancer treatment*
B&FT
*Parliament resumes sitting – National ID, exxon mobil, others to take centre-stage*
*BoG stays policy rate over inflation scare*
Finder
*48 cops killed in line of duty since 2013*
*Akufo-Addo hails peaceful transition in Liberia*
*Bawumia better and will soon resume work- Minister*
*Private sector to drive industrial parks- Alan*
Ghanaian Times
*Kwabenya deadly attack, jail break- Police offer GHS15,000 bounty for the arrest of fugitives*
*KB Asante passes on*
*AMA lifts ban on out-of-home advertising*
Chronicle
*Tutors ‘feast’ on ejisu SHS girls*
*Haruna hints of democratic coup*
*Liberia transition is a great move for W/A democracy – President*
*City Cancer project officially launched in Kumasi*
Insight
*Strange letter from a prophet*
*NPP sets committee to probe Agyapong*
Daily Heritage
*Bawumia doing very well, will return soon, says government*
*K.B. Asante fought for unification of Ga State; Ga Dangmes say as they mourn passing of retired diplomat*
*BoG raises red flags over use of Bitcoin in Ghana*
Custodian
*NPP divided over @ECGhanaOfficial, EOCO*
*You’re safe, Government assures*
*Oquaye’s 48-hour presidency expires today*
*K.B. Asante dies at 93*
Economy Times
*Government records 5.4% fiscal deficit for 1st 11 months of 2017*
*Five banks maintain base lending rates over 30%*
*Ghana records trade surplus in 2017; first in over a decade *
Daily Statesman
*Energy Minister under A-G scrutiny*
*Ghana saved GHc132m fraud*
*Govt committed to equip police service- Mustapha Hamid*
*It’s a good day for West Africa – Prez*
Finder Sports
*Mesut Ozil eyes huge pay rise if Arsenal sign Aubameyang and HenrikhMkh on massive deals*
*Saucedo arrives tonight to face Emmanuel ‘Gameboy’ Tagoe*
*Accra Sports Stadium closed down*