Stories making headlines on the front pages of the major newspapers include:
Daily Guide
– 38 new districts, 6 regions on track
– NDC rejects light bill cut
– I’ll fulfill my promises – Nana assures
Daily Graphic
– 30 new districts in the offing; 60 municipalities coming
– TUC describes Nation Builders Corps as ambitious
The Chronicle
– Otiko’s dress causes stir in Parliament
– Man, 40, beats cripple wife and bolts with 3 kids
– Police grab Juapong rape suspect
B&FT
– Ofori-Atta targets lowest deficit in 7 years
– 1D1F to create 250,000 jobs as 191 projects in 102 districts ready to take off
Crusading Guide
– Ken Ofori-Atta’s ‘magic’ works – Nana Addo extols finance Minister for finding money for government
– Hassan Ayariga offered me bribe but I rejected it – Kwabenya Queenmother
Daily Heritage
– Betty blasts Napo for ‘insulting’ former education minister
– Nana strikes deal with Emir of Qatar
– Life expectancy in Ghana drops to 60 years
The Finder
-1,796 Communities to get electricity – Minister
– Kasoa’s ‘killer’ land guards arrested with 70 other suspects
– Aliu Mahama recommended me to Akufo-Addo
Ghanaian Times
– Government proposes 38 new MDAs; realignment of 56 existing sub-metros, districts
– 42% Ghanaian women suffering from anaemia
– Commission of Inquiry for new regions to sit next week
Graphic Sports
– Otumfuo extends mandate of Kotoko CEO; tasks team to conquer Africa again
– Nyantakyi and co must step down, demands Nana Fitz
The Independent
– Special Prosecutor will be independent of me – Akufo-Addo
– Graduates laud government on employment plans
Inquisitor
– Overhyped 2018 budget – Minority faults government
– Doing business in Ghana is tough; illegal payments deter investors
The Mirror
– Sex for motorbike; businessman in trouble
– Mother of 3, gets 5 years for stabbing rival to death
Source: GhanaWeb
