{"id":608089,"date":"2019-04-17T07:16:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T07:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 17 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n2019-04-17\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/877"},"modified":"2019-04-17T07:16:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T07:16:09","slug":"today-at-the-newsstands-general-news-2019-04-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/17\/today-at-the-newsstands-general-news-2019-04-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Today at the newsstands | General News 2019-04-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 17 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/87710714.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dail1 Large\" title=\"Dail1 Large\" width=\"295\" height=\"402\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some stories making headlines in the news<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Stories making headlines on the front pages in the major newspapers include:<\/p>\n<p><b> Daily Graphic<\/b><\/p>\n<p>* Demand for new districts: Wait for EC &#8211; President asks Traditional authorities<\/p>\n<p>* ITU partners NCA for quality service training<\/p>\n<p>* Atwima signs sister-city training partnership with Murnau <\/p>\n<p><b> Ghanaian Times <\/b><\/p>\n<p>* Police deploy 14,000 personnel to ensure public safety during Easter celebrations<\/p>\n<p>* First lady unveils new FDA logo<\/p>\n<p>* President swears in Bono, Oti Regional Ministers <\/p>\n<p>* Ofosu Ampofo, Kwaku Boahene granted bail<\/p>\n<p><b> Daily Guide<\/b><\/p>\n<p>* NDC leaked tape: Mahama storms court for Ofosu Ampofo <\/p>\n<p>* NDC exposed in NHIA investment<\/p>\n<p>* Dangote praises Akufo-Addo&#8217;s leadership<\/p>\n<p>* Fisheries Ministry saves GH\u00a236m from premix fuel <\/p>\n<p><b> Finder<\/b><\/p>\n<p>*  Premix fuel: Government saves GH\u00a236m<\/p>\n<p>* GRA to introduce payment of tax via mobile money<\/p>\n<p>* SEC orders Gold Coast Fund to cease taking new investments<\/p>\n<p>* Ofosu Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen granted GH\u00a2100,000 bail each <\/p>\n<p><b>Goldstreet Business <\/b><\/p>\n<p>* PDS, government move to resolve power sector financial stress<\/p>\n<p>* SIGA law imminent, new Authority to replace SEC <\/p>\n<p>* CBG to get GH\u00a24.4bn in new liquidity <\/p>\n<p><b> The Chronicle <\/b><\/p>\n<p>* Ghana, Germany ties get huge boost<\/p>\n<p>* NDC is being mischievous with NHIS figures &#8211; Government <\/p>\n<p>* Degree holders dominate basic schools but results still poor &#8211; MCE<\/p>\n<p>* Mahama leads Ofosu Ampofo to court<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 17 April 2019 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2019-04-17 Some stories making headlines in the news Stories making headlines on the front pages in the major newspapers include: Daily Graphic * Demand for new districts: Wait for EC &#8211; President asks Traditional authorities * ITU partners NCA for quality service training * Atwima signs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":608090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-608089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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