The Supreme Court of Ghana has in a unanimous decision struck-out the 2020 presidential election petition filed by the Petitioner, Flagbearer of the NDC John Dramani Mahama. According to the Court, the petition has no merit to stand the test for a re-run. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/j-j-rawlings-goes-home-on-january-27 The seven-member panel led by Chief Justice Kwesi Anin-Yeboah dismissed the petition on Thursday, March 4. More soon… Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-addo-kufuor-turns-80-ministry-of-interior-ghana-medical-association-celebrates-him Credit: Tvnewsgh.com

The Supreme Court has yet again taken a “unanimous” decision on the election petition filed by John Dramani Mahama. This was announced by the president of the Court, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, prior to reading the judgement on Thursday, March 4. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/my-surname-is-john-not-rawlings-ex-prez-rawlings-reveals “My Lords, the judgement of the court is unanimous and same will be read by the President of the [Supreme] Court.” It comes after most of the rulings of the justices as regards applications of the petitioner during the hearing were unanimous. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/j-j-rawlings-goes-home-on-january-27 Even reviews of some of those rulings filed by the petitioner – which demanded additional justices to sit on them – also resulted in unanimous decisions. Justice Anin Yeboah, who is also Ghana’s Chief Justice, is reading the judgement and has already indicated that the petitioner admits that he did not challenge the figures of the elections through praying for a rerun of the presidential polls. Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-addo-kufuor-turns-80-ministry-of-interior-ghana-medical-association-celebrates-him More to follow. . . Source: Tvnewsgh.com

ThinkNews Online can confirm that President Akufo-Addo has officially retired the Auditor General (AG), Yaw Domelovo. In a communique signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo, it hinted that the AG's date of retirement was June 1, 2020. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday Nana Asante Bediatuo said “The attention of the President of the Republic has been drawn to records and documents made available to this Office by the Audit Service, that indicate that your date of birth is June 1, 1960, and that in accordance with article 199 (1) of the Constitution, your date of retirement as Auditor-General was June 1, 2020,” He further explained that President Akufo-Addo has ordered Johnson Akuamoa-Asiedu to take over as the AG until a utilitarian is appointed. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc "The President is of the view that you have formally left office.” the communique added. Mr. Asante Bediatuo however that Yaw Domelovo on President Akufo-Addo's behalf and wished him well in his future endeavours. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-reacts-with-punishbulldog-after-bni-allegedly-arrested-artiste-manager-screenshots Below is a copy of the letter: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Although the world has become more interconnected today than it probably has ever been; what has not changed in the phase of this global interconnectivity and interdependency is the art of protection of national and sectional interests of actors in global politics. The understanding of this ‘interest’ and how it should be protected are essential in positioning oneself to become relevant in this competitive world and Africa is no exception. On December 31, 2019, the Chinese City of Wuhan first reported novel Coronavirus infections which eventually became the ‘almighty Covid-19’ which has affected almost every single person on the face of the earth. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/my-surname-is-john-not-rawlings-ex-prez-rawlings-reveals This infection which has been declared a global pandemic has become an important global policy issue and it is against this background that the African Continental Unity Party (ACUP), as a stakeholder of the African people’s interests is keen on examining how Africa as a continent has so far responded to the Coronavirus Pandemic and how the response has affected Africa’s geopolitical position and the lives of the masses of the African people. First of all, it is important to point out that the ACUP do acknowledge highly that Africa’s records regarding infections and cases of casualties from the Covid-19 so far have been surprising to the world. From the initial commentaries on the Covid-19 pandemic, many experts, high-profiled personalities, as well as international institutions did predict doom for the African people of how our society is extremely going to be affected by the pandemic. These predictions, in most instances, were based on the fact that Africa is less prepared to face a circumstance of this kind, vis-a-vis our continent’s weak medical systems which have not been a major concern of political office holders and managers of our economy. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/j-j-rawlings-goes-home-on-january-27 However, the available statistics and evidence signal a relatively positive standing for Africa so far. With obvious weak medical systems and minimal preparedness, this positive signal gives the indication that the African society, if things are rightfully placed in order, may have inherent advantages to sustain societal shocks. Nonetheless, the significance of institutional and leadership responses to every national or global emergency in most cases outweigh any inherent capabilities of self-sustaining. Hence the need to examine Africa’s purposeful response to the Covid-19 pandemic so far. At this juncture, it is important to point out that Africa is on record to be one of the continents to have lately recorded covid-19 case with the first case recorded on 14th February 2020 in Egypt according to a report by the World Health Organization(WHO). By this, Africa had an opportunity to have acted swiftly to put restrictive measures in place to secure the welfare of the African people when the virus initially broke out. However, the entire continents left her borders opened and allowed everyone freely in, including travellers from areas or countries of high covid-19 cases. Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-addo-kufuor-turns-80-ministry-of-interior-ghana-medical-association-celebrates-him Subsequently, Africa only reacted to institute some covid-19 safety protocols and restrictions after Europe and America had announced similar or such restrictions to protect its citizens. Unfortunately, this reactionary response had come too late as the virus at this time had already entered and spread widely across the African continent. One of the most suppressing things about Africa’s reactionary response to address the covid-19 pandemic is how many African countries; including Ghana and South Africa opened their air entry borders to international travellers while closing their land entry borders to Africans and neighbouring countries. How did the inter-African movement become the agent of spreading the covid-19 while travelling from countries and communities where the virus either originated or having alarming cases becomes safer? READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/my-surname-is-john-not-rawlings-ex-prez-rawlings-reveals Clearly such actions by our African society project us as weak, self-hating, and as the tools that can be used to satisfy the interests of others against our own needs. If we cast our minds back a little bit, we can recall how Africa was treated when Ebola was reported in few West African countries: the rest of the world placed the entire continent of Africa and her children on a red alert; travelling to and from Africa became a nightmare to many Africans and people who have the need for mobility across Africa. The African travellers were subjected to exceptional scrutiny and the African had to bear with it because the world had to protect its interest against the Ebola virus found in very few West African countries. Why it is that today, the African has to sacrifice her welfare to promote the interest of others who will never accommodate her when she finds herself in the same situation? The African response to the covid-19 pandemic shows some interesting dynamics when it is examined from the angle of how African countries and institutions accepted or rejected treatments for the covid-19. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-rawlings-funeral-postponed-indefinitely Before anyone could present any treatment to deal with the virus, Madagascar boldly presented a herbal mixture which the Madagascar authorities assured its safety and potency to treat the virus. At the back of this development, the WHO quickly debunked this development from Madagascar and downplayed it, claiming that the Madagascar herbal mixture has not yet passed a clinical trial. Instead of the African countries coming together in one voice to support the African founded herbal mixture, the majority of the African countries and their medical system sided with the WHO to push the Madagascar tonic into shelve. The international media and some local media outlets since resorted a culture of making every single Covid-19 case in Madagascar a major headline to portray the African found mixture as ineffective. One may ask, does the announcement of medical treatment automatically eliminate the disease entirely? How come Russia, America, and the UK have all developed covid-19 vaccines and still are having swollen number of Covid-19 cases and that isn’t making the headlines; the media isn’t calling their vaccines ineffective, and unlike how Africa responded unreceptive to Madagascar herbal mixture, nearly all African countries have become receptive to the various covid-19 vaccines and are spending billions of dollars to import them. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/breaking-news-j-j-rawlings-dies-at-73 For instance, South Africa ordered the vaccine (Covaxin) from India, while India itself orders the vaccine from Russia, after few days the South African experts found that the Indian vaccine was ineffective or expired. Maybe, we have to keep reminding ourselves that the world’s relationships are more about interests than anything else, if the UK, the US, and Russia, despite continually having increasing covid-19 cases are producing and marketing the vaccines to us to create economic capital for their industries, what prevents us from supporting the Madagascar herbal mixture? One may be tricked into falling for the WHO’s petty excuse; the Madagascar herbal mixture has not passed clinical trials and hence, cannot be recommended for use. In principle, the WHO may have a case; however, as Africans what we logically have to ask ourselves is whose clinical trials? How can we be convinced that an African natural herbal tonic needs to pass a European clinical and laboratory test before it becomes safe for use by the Africans? Has the time not come for us to be realistic? READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec Does anyone subject his or her natural food taken from the garden or the farm to a clinical or laboratory trial to which processed or canned food is subjected? The obvious answer is NO! And it is equally unjustified to say that because the African herbal mixture has not passed the European clinical test, it is unfit for use. It is important to recognize that the African game is subjected to Africa’s own rules and standards. As a political organization with the ultimate goal of establishing an African Global Power-base to rebuild the broken African community, and to protect the African interest, the African Continental Unity Party calls on all African nations, our leaders, and authorized institutions and agencies to consider the African interest as the central pillar in all decisions and actions taking in every part of the continent. The time has come for the African to live to protect her interest and fulfil her dreams and this time is now. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday Credit: African Continental Unity Party (ACUP) http://www.africanacup.org/ Disclaimer: The views/contents expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of ThinkNews Online. 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The Food and Drugs Authority in collaboration with Solidaridad West Africa, (an NGO), has organized a series of training for four thousand and six (4,006) selected major stakeholders in the oil palm value chain in the Central, Western, Eastern, and Ashanti Regions. The training of Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) follows a successful pilot training exercise which was carried out in selected districts within Assin Fosu and Kade from 17th to 28th August 2020. The objective of the training was to educate and sensitize stakeholders in the oil palm value chain on good food handling practices in order to improve regulatory compliance and enhance the safety and quality of palm oil. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-approves-first-herbal-medicine-for-clinical-trial-on-covid-19 The stakeholders included the following; Environmental Health Officers (EHO) were trained in Good Manufacturing Practices to equip them with requisite skills to ensure effective monitoring of the operations of artisanal millers. Women in Agriculture Development and Business Advisory Center desk officers were trained to improve their knowledge base to effectively support cottage food processors; Oil palm mill owners, artisanal oil palm processors, and equipment fabricators were trained in Food Safety and Hygiene to improve their practices in compliance with regulatory requirements and ensure the safety and quality of palm oil. More than 70% of palm oil offered for sale to consumers is produced by artisanal processors with the majority of them located in the Eastern and Central Regions. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-has-not-approved-any-covid-19-vaccine-in-ghana-delese-darko The operations of most of these processors are carried out under unhygienic conditions. It is, therefore, necessary to ensure that the operations of the artisanal millers and mill owners are monitored to ensure compliance with good safety standards and ultimately ensure that food, including palm oil which is offered for sale, is safe and of good quality. The FDA is also looking forward to enforcing compliance in the industry by ensuring that the mill sites are licensed. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-pharmacy-council-cautions-pharmacies-over-patronage-of-fake-hydrogen-peroxide Participants found the training timely and informative. It is anticipated that the FDA continues to strengthen collaborations with government agencies and other key stakeholders to assure public health and safety. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

There’s no doubt that being in a long-distance relationship comes with its challenges: trying to coordinate a time to talk across different time zones, making plans to see each other when your work schedules or finances (or the current pandemic) don’t allow for it, and going long stretches of time without that coveted face-to-face connection. But as people in LDRs will tell you, there are also some positive aspects to the experience that you may not have considered before. For more than two years, Missy Eames was living in New York while her now-husband Harley was living in Australia; the pair eloped in July at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York. The long-distance path was difficult at times but it also strengthened their relationship, she said. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks “Long-distance was not always ideal. It came with struggles, loneliness, longing and then a pandemic happened and made it a bit harder for a short time in our situation,” Eames told HuffPost. “That being said, the nature of our relationship has left us with tons of memories and experiences that are irreplaceable.” Below, people who have been in LDRs, presently or in the past, share the surprising perks to their relationships. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. 1. You don’t take the little things for granted. “Sure, date nights are great. But we actually find ordinary life together downright magical. Morning hugs in the kitchen. Going to the grocery store together. Just seeing his toothbrush next to mine. Swoon!” — Cris Gladly READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-m-ready-to-offer-my-3rd-girl-s-hand-in-marriage-to-kofi-kinaata-nii-lante-vanderpuye-video 2. You get to maintain more of your independence. “Perhaps one of the best things about a long-distance relationship is the space that you have. You have lots of time for the things you love, for yourself, for missing each other. You get the benefits of being in a relationship but can still enjoy your free, independent life. “As a person who’s been through two years of transatlantic dating — and going on six years of marriage — I believe that it’s healthy to retain some level of distance in a relationship, even for couples who do live under one roof. Maybe that’s a weekend away with your girlfriends while he’s fishing with his friends. Distance helps each of you stay self-sufficient and makes it easier to maintain respect towards each other.” — Olga Baker 3. You become pros at communicating. “Being in an LDR has created a stronger level of communication than I think would have developed if we were in a ‘traditional’ relationship. At any given point, we had a 14-to-16-hour time difference between us, sometimes more if I traveled out west. This worked really well for me because I worked overnight shifts, so most of the time we were both awake at the same time. On days off, one of us either woke up early or stayed up late to ensure that we could talk to each other. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-m-ready-to-offer-my-3rd-girl-s-hand-in-marriage-to-kofi-kinaata-nii-lante-vanderpuye-video “Considering that months would often pass before we could see each other again, communication was all we had. In turn, I found that we were both very open about our emotions, how we felt about each other and how we felt about our situation moving forward. From almost day one, we have been very open and transparent with each other, and I think that made us stronger as a couple.” — Eames “We actually find ordinary life together downright magical. Morning hugs in the kitchen. Going to the grocery store together. Just seeing his toothbrush next to mine.” – CRIS GLADLY 4. You make the most of whatever time you have together. “One of the perks was the memories we got to make when we’d see each other. On my weeklong trips to visit Dan in Portugal or Colombia, it was like a constant back-to-back date night because we had to pack it all in before I had to fly home again. We look back on those trips knowing that we spent such excellent quality time together in only seven days that it turned out to be like more quality time in total than the time that couples have together in a regular month living in the same place.” — Becca of @Halfhalftravel READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures 5. You’re uniquely prepared for a pandemic. “COVID has kept so many loved ones apart. But being in a long-distance relationship prepared me and my husband well. We already know exactly what to do to keep love strong and alive while apart. We’ve been doing those things for years!” — Gladly 6. You find creative ways to keep your sex life hot. “It’s easy to let your sexual relationship fall to the wayside when you’re with your partner every single day, especially during a pandemic. But a thriving sex life takes work and commitment. In LDRs, people are forced to nurture aspects of their relationships that they might not have otherwise — this is especially true with sex. We don’t have a playbook for LDR sex lives so we can get creative with it. It can become a multimedia erotic love fest between nude pics, FaceTime sex, mutual masturbation and sexting.” — Gigi Engle, author of “All The F*cking Mistakes: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life” “You get the benefits of being in a relationship, but can still enjoy your free, independent life.” – OLGA BAKER 7. You get to explore new places together. “I love traveling and seeing other parts of the world, which is coincidentally how we met. Since we started dating, I have been to Australia two more times and my husband has come to America four times before moving here. During those trips, we were able to play tourist in our respective homes and even see bits of each other’s countries. In between those visits, we also got to travel together to Vietnam and Peru together. He proposed at Machu Picchu, which is something I will never forget. We figured that seeing each other would always require a flight on one end or the other, but we could break it up and meet each other somewhere, and then experience a new country together.” — Eames READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-blast-michael-essien-over-support-for-lgbt-in-ghana 8. Over time, two places start to feel like home. “I get to live like a local in two cities on opposite sides of the planet. We have friends in both places. Favorite hangouts and coffee shops in both places. Two vastly different environments now feel equally like home.” — Gladly 9. You’re forced you to make some tough, but ultimately rewarding choices. “LDRs are not an easy feat. They take work, no matter how serious or mutually casual the relationship. These kinds of relationships make you answer the very nerve-wracking question: What do I want from this and am I willing to do the work to make it happen? This is a terrifying aspect of romance that many millennials and Gen Z babes avoid in the never-ending quest to try and be ‘chill.’ LDRs don’t really have room for ‘chill’ and force us to figure out our values and get clear about what we want. Ultimately, that can leave you with a relationship (or relationships) that sustain you and benefit you in the long-term,” Engle. Credit: Huffpost

The opposition NDC is demanding the immediate refund of the filing fees paid by its 2020 presidential candidate, John Mahama, and some parliamentary candidates ahead of the December 7, polls. In addition to the refund for the party’s presidential candidate, the filing fees of 269 parliamentary candidates are also being demanded by the NDC. Citing regulations 46 (1) and 46 (3) of C.I. 127, the party said the money is to be deposited into the NDC’s account with GCB Bank. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks In a letter addressed to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, the party indicated that the decision was taken by the Functional Executive Committee (FEC). “Regulation 46 (1) and 46 (3) of C.I. 127 spells out the conditions for a refund or forfeiture of deposits made by presidential or parliamentary candidates. A presidential or parliamentary candidate must obtain a minimum of 25% and 12.5% respectively in a general election to qualify for a refund,” the statement signed by General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said. Meanwhile, the 2020 flagbearer of the NDC is at the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the 2020 election polls. John Mahama is urging the apex court to order a second round of the presidential elections between himself and the NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-m-ready-to-offer-my-3rd-girl-s-hand-in-marriage-to-kofi-kinaata-nii-lante-vanderpuye-video According to the former President, the votes obtained by President Nana Akufo-Addo and himself in the December 7, election as declared by the EC Chair were not enough for a candidate to be declared the winner. In his petition to the Supreme Court, Mr. Mahama said, “The claim that percentage of votes obtained by the 2nd Respondent [Nana Akufo-Addo] was 51.595% [6,730,413] of the total valid votes that she distinctly stated to have been 13,434,574 was a manifest error, as votes cast for 2nd Respondent would amount to 50.098% and not the 51.595% erroneously declared.” He said the 1st Respondent in her December 9 declaration said the NDC candidate obtained 6,214,889 being 47.366% of the valid votes. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures “From the total votes cast of 13,434,574, petitioner’s percentages would reduce to 46.260% and not the 47.366% erroneously declared. “The percentage attribute to all but one of the other candidates by Mrs Mensa were all incorrect,” he said. The former President argued that if all the valid votes for all the candidates who contested the election are put together, it would total “13,121,111, a figure that is completely missing from the purported declaration by Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa on December 9, and the purported rectification on December 10.” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-blast-michael-essien-over-support-for-lgbt-in-ghana Mr. Mahama said the percentage of all the valid votes for the 12 contesting candidates “would yield a total of 100.03%.” This he said is a “mathematical and statistical impossibility, a further proof of the wrongfulness and unconstitutionality of the purported declaration.” See screenshot below: Credit: Myjoyonline.com

Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has toured a FIFA 2022 World Cup Stadium in Qatar. On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Madam Ayorkor Botchwey and her delegation were taken around the Education City Stadium. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/aduana-stars-defender-farouk-adams-arraigned-for-court-for-allegedly-killing-a-police-officer The Education City Stadium is one of eight stadiums being built by the Qatari Authorities for the 2022 World Cup. Madam Ayorkor Botchwey is in Qatar for a four-day official visit. The purpose of her visit is to deliver a message from President Nana Akufo-Addo to the Emir of Qatar. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/parliament-records-12-more-positive-cases-of-covid-19-after-re-testing-exercise She has been in Qatar since March 1 and is expected to return tomorrow, March 4, 2021. See pictures below: Credit: African Entertainment

Many social media users woke up to rather sad news after it emerged that a player of Ghanaian Football Club, Aduana Stars, Farouk Adama had allegedly killed a policeman. According to reports, the unfortunate incident occurred on the Wamfie-to-Dormaa stretch. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/parliament-records-12-more-positive-cases-of-covid-19-after-re-testing-exercise In series of tweets sighted by Thinknews Online, Alhassan Samuel Aneyire @Sokkascientist1 tweeted "Very sad. Viewer's discretion advised. @AduanaStarsFc defender Farouk Adams has been arrested after knocking and killing a police officer with his car. He was driving from Wamfie to Dormaa when the incident happened" Collins Atta Poku @PapaPoku said "The more you hear about the Farouk Adams story, the worst it becomes. We ought to be careful in this journey of life. I hope he gets out of this trouble a better person." READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks de-Graft Äyälä @deGraftAyala said "Aduana Stars FC player Farouk Adams arrested! Images in Cells" Andydotcom_gh @Andydotcom_gh mentioned "Aduana Stars defender Farouk Adams has been detained after knocking down and killed a police officer. The police officer died immediately after being knocked down by the 24-year-old at the Asuotiano - Berekum road" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/aduana-stars-defender-farouk-adams-arraigned-for-court-for-allegedly-killing-a-police-officer See embed tweet below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Aduana Stars defender, Farouk Adams is set to be arraigned in court today, March 3 after news broke, he knocked down a policeman and absconded. This was made known to the public by the Divisional Commander of Dormaa Ahenkro police, C/Supt. Anthony Appiah in an interview. According to him, the incident occurred between Wamfie and Asuotiano on Monday evening, March 1. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/parliament-records-12-more-positive-cases-of-covid-19-after-re-testing-exercise “We had an incident, a policeman who was on duty was sent to town while he was driving in a motorbike and an unknown vehicle knocked him down and absconded, he told 3Sports. “A search was conducted but he was not found till this morning around 7 am when he was found between Wamfie and Asuotiano. “He was found dead with a motorbike beside him, the body was picked and sent to the morgue. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks “The police tried to gather information to see how best they can arrest the supposed driver who actually did that act.” The victim, Constable Amos Maatey Niganoko was riding a motorbike when an unknown vehicle knocked him down and absconded. Farouk Adams was apprehended by the police on Tuesday through the testimony of two local informants. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures He is yet to be charged by the police. “He is now in the grips of Wamfie Police Station and he may be arraigned before court tomorrow, investigations are still ongoing and we have to gather more information from the incident that happened in order to charge him,” he told 3Sports. Farouk Adams has played in 10 of Aduana’s league games this season. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-blast-michael-essien-over-support-for-lgbt-in-ghana Below are pictures and videos: Credit: News Desk Report

The Architect in-charge of the yet-to-be-constructed National Cathedral in Ghana, Sir David Adjaye, has been spotted amongst the group of people asking for LGBTQI+ to be legalized in the country. His name popped up on the list of influential people who wrote to Ghana that LGBT rights should be approved. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-blast-michael-essien-over-support-for-lgbt-in-ghana ”We have watched with profound concern as you have had to question the safety of your vital work at the LGBT+ Rights Ghana Centre in Accra, and feared for your personal wellbeing and security. It is unacceptable to us that you feel unsafe,” the letter addressed to Ghana’s LGBT community said. “As prominent and powerful advocates for this great country, we are beseeching His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and political/cultural leaders to create a pathway for allyship, protection, and support. We petition for inclusivity which will make the nation even greater and even stronger,” it added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures LGBTQI+ advocates, identified as @cornelis shared the information on Twitter. See the screenshots below: Credit: EBC.com

The Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo is expected to be back at post tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. This follows the expiration of his 167 days forced annual leave which began on July 1, 2020, upon the orders of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Domelevo was asked to proceed on his accumulated leave of 123 days but had the duration extended by 44 more days to include his leave for the year 2020 other than just the initial leave period calculated from his 2017 to 2019 working years. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks The Auditor-General was said to have made use of only nine out of his 132 annual leave since assuming office in December 2016. Earlier this year, there were unconfirmed media reports that the Auditor General was to resume work on January 11, 2021, but Mr. Domelevo in a social media post clarified that his leave rather ends on March 2, 2021. He disclosed that he will however go to the office on March 3. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-m-ready-to-offer-my-3rd-girl-s-hand-in-marriage-to-kofi-kinaata-nii-lante-vanderpuye-video Controversial as it was at the time, about 1,000 Ghanaians in Ghana and abroad, led by Korieh Duodu and Lolan Sagoe-Moses signed a petition presented to the Presidency demanding a reversal of the leave directive to Mr. Domelevo. They noted that the President’s directive, issued in a letter dated 30th June 2020, renders the Auditor-General, an independent constitutional officer mandated with auditing the accounts of all Ghanaian public institutions, incapable of performing his duties. But the Presidency said the leave order could not be reversed. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures Other subsequent events Nine Civil Society Organizations jointly sued President Akufo-Addo at the Supreme Court over the matter after his refusal to rescind the decision on what they felt was an unlawful executive order. There were those who even opined that the move was an affront to the fight against deep-rooted corruption in the country. Others pointed out that it smacked of an intentional action to pave way for Mr. Domelevo’s removal from office. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-blast-michael-essien-over-support-for-lgbt-in-ghana Mr. Domelevo himself fought part of the battle. He wrote a letter urging President Akufo-Addo to reconsider the order to proceed on leave since according to him, the directive was unconstitutional and one that breached the labor law. “I consider it an honor to be of service to the State and urge that you reconsider the directive in order to protect the sanctity of the labor law, the constitution, and the independence of the Auditor-General which is of utmost importance in so far as ensuring that the constitutional principles of probity, transparency, and accountability are concerned,” he noted. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/state-of-the-nation-address-slated-for-tuesday-budget-presentation-on-march-12 Mr. Domelevo said he had observed that his work was “embarrassing the government” based on the posturing of some ministers and correspondence he had had with the Chairman of the Audit Service Board who he noted works at the Office of the Senior Minister at the time. He also noted that the Presidency “must have been aware also that several appointees of the President, have not, since the year 2017 taken their annual leave to date.” “The direction therefore that I proceed on leave, oblivious of the other workers similarly circumstanced, gives the impression that the decision is not taken in good faith,” he added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/asantehene-and-wife-takes-covid-19-vaccine-pictures But the Office of the President rejected these assertions and termed them as very misleading . Domelevo vs Osafo Maafo in $1m Kroll case Prior to the leave order, Mr. Domelevo was facing a lawsuit from the former Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, and four others, who were challenging a $1 million surcharge. In May 2020 however, he was found guilty of contempt for failing to respond to the suit. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/this-is-a-shame-you-can-t-trend-on-this-ebony-s-father-slams-pope-skinny-videos The Senior Minister and four other officials from the Ministry of Finance sued Mr. Domelevo to clear their names in relation to what was said to be breaches of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) that resulted in their payment of US$1 million to a private UK firm, Kroll and Associates. They maintain that the Auditor-General erred in law and professional procedures. The government also held that Mr. Domelevo did not go through proper constitutional practice before going public and announcing the findings. Credit: Citinewsroom