The Youth Leadership Parliament of Ghana under its initiative of the Millennium Youth Impact Awards (MYIA) conferred the honor of “The Change Maker Award’ on the Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs (FDA), Delese Mimi Darko. The award is in recognition of her distinguished leadership as CEO in bringing about an innovative transformation of the FDA that directly impacts the contribution of Science and Technology to the socio-economic development of Ghana. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks The annual awards program seeks to honor distinguished young leaders, individuals, businesses, and multinationals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and impacted lives, in their areas of endeavor under an initiative called ‘The Millennium Youth Impact Awards’. Winners of the 2021 award in other categories included, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Hon. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Mr. Daniel Addo, CEO of Consolidated Bank Ghana, Mr. Nana Kwame Bediako, CEO of Kwarleyz Group of Companies, Former President, H.E John Agyekum Kufuor. 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 Explaining the steps that lead to the selection of award winners, the coordinator of the MYIA said "Nominees for the Millennium Awards are carefully selected and vetted by the nomination board before they are voted upon by an electoral college from across the 16 regions of Ghana in order to confirm winners of the award in the various categories" The Awardee of the awards must have been distinguished in one of the three (3) thematic areas of the initiative: (i) Transformation of Lives; (ii) Value Addition; and (iii) Enabling Environment for Human Development. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures Mrs. Darko expressed appreciation to the Youth Leadership Parliament of Ghana for the honor conferred on her and assured them of the continued commitment of the leadership and staff of the FDA to contributing to ensuring an effective public health and safety system in the country. Mrs. Darko was also nominated for the award under the Innovation, Science and Technology category of the award on the 28th November 2020. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics Below is a copy of the release: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as part of measures to protect public health and safety has for the second time organized COVID-19 testing for its workers to ensure that its staff and offices remain safe for conducting business. At the staff durbar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Delese Darko reiterated the need for all staff to stay safe while assuring them of the Authority's continuous support for all who may test positive. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec To this end, the FDA set up a COVID-19 Task Force in March 2020 to ensure that both staff and visitors adhere strictly to all the safety protocols and are protected from contracting the virus. Staff who tested positive for the virus as well as their contacts traced were required to self-isolate and given the necessary medical assistance. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday The Authority added that it will therefore continually put in place measures to ensure the safety of all who visit any of its offices across the country. 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 Visitors are advised to ensure strict adherence to all the safety protocols such as the washing of hands and the wearing of face masks at all times that they visit any of the FDA Offices to conduct business. Below is a copy of the release: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The first Ghanaian woman to be enrolled in the Ghana Police Service, Rosemond Asiama has died at the age of 91 years. Rosemond Asiama died at the Police Hospital in Accra on Saturday evening, February 20, 2021, READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks The late Rosemond Asiama was enlisted into the Gold Coast Police Force on 1 September 1952 at the age of 22. She was enlisted first together with 11 other women. This was a time Policewomen were not allowed to marry or get pregnant contrary to this directive, they were compelled to resign. 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 Before her resignation, she petitioned the government to allow policewomen to marry and have children and also to reinstate those who resigned for the purpose of raising a family. She resigned on 16 May 1958. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures After her resignation, she taught at St. John’s Grammar School from 1961 to 1964 as a professional teacher because of the certification she had before being enlisted in the Gold Coast Police Service. She joined the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in 1965 heading the School of broadcasting programs for a year. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics Source: firstnewsroom.com

The Supreme Court of Ghana has for the fourth time dismissed an application filed by John Dramani Mahama re-open his case in the ongoing 2020 Election Petition Hearing. This was after two additional justices, Justice Imoro Tanko and Justice Henrietta Mensah Bonsu were added to the initial seven-member panel hearing the election petition. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec The Supreme Court described the application as mischievous. “We dismiss the instant application as being wholly without merit,” Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah said in a ruling he read on behalf of the nine paneled Supreme Court justices constituted to hear the case. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday Although Mahama had through his lead lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata closed his case, he tried everything he could within the laid down processes to have the case reopened in a bid to have the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensah subpoenaed and cross-examined. Mr. Mahama through his legal team claimed the Supreme Court’s earlier ruling was a travesty of justice as it was fraught with errors hence the filing of the latest review application. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-praises-adwoa-safo-over-comments-on-lgbt “I am advised by counsel and verily believe the court made fundamental errors of law including the ruling being per incuriam of constitutional provisions, statutes and previous decisions of the Supreme Court.” “Among these errors, I am advised by counsel and verily believe is an error whereby the court's subordinates a provision in the Evidence Act to a rule in subsidiary legislation by the Rules of Court Committee,” the application added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics Source: firstnewsroom.com

The North-East Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sulley Sambian has descended heavily on the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Suhuyini saying he should fact-check before probing Ministers-designate at the Ministerial Vetting. According to him, he is surprised that the MP failed to do due diligence but could proceed to ask a minister-designate question based on a maliciously false letter. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec In a communique sighted by ThinkNews Online, he said "I have sighted a copy of a letter purported to have emanated from the North-East Regional Secretariat of the NPP and addressed it to the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority. I have also watched a video of the vetting of Honourable Mavis Hawa Koomson in which Honourable Alhassan Suhuyini, Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency cited the said letter and made reference to contents if it as coming from me" He added that the said letter, which pretends to bear his signature instructs, or otherwise advises the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority to award some IPEP projects meant for the North-East Region to listed contractors. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday Mr. Sambian also added that he could have allowed the issue to to slide, just like the way the constituents of Tamale North have decided not to pay heed to the non-performance of their Member of Parliament; but for the respect and love he has for party members in the North-East Region, he has put these childish and ill-founded allegations to perpetual rest. "What stopped the Member of Parliament for the Tamale North Constituency from even verifying whether any projects were awarded to the contractors named in the fake letter? Or is it that the member of parliament has decided to be playful with the job assigned to him as a member of the vetting committee?" he noted READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/social-media-praises-adwoa-safo-over-comments-on-lgbt The North-East Regional Secretary further advised the MP for the Tamale North Constituency always verify every piece of information he comes across before bringing it to a serious platform like the appointments committee. "For the records; I have NEVER authored a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority or any C.E.O. for that matter, requesting that projects be awarded to some named contractors. The letter is FAKE without a shadow of a doubt!" he added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics ThinkNews Online has also gathered that the security agencies have been informed to investigate the matter and bring the perpetrators to book. Below is a copy of the release: For Immediate Release 22nd February 2021 I have sighted copy of a letter purported to have emanated from the North-East Regional Secretariat of the NPP, and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority. I have also watched a video of the vetting of Honourable Mavis Hawa Koomson in which Honourable Alhassan Suhuyini, Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency cited the said letter and made reference to contents if it as coming from me. The said letter, which pretends to bear my signature instructs, or otherwise advises the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority to award some IPEP projects meant for the North-East Region to listed contractors. In this era of fake news, these things do not strike me as surprising; what surprises me is how a member of Parliament would fail to do due diligence, but can proceed to ask a minister-designate questions based on this maliciously false letter! I could have allowed this to slide, just like the way the constituents of Tamale North have decided not to pay heed to the non-performance of their Member of Parliament;but for the respect and love I have for party members in the North-East Region, I have to put this childish and ill-founded allegations to perpetual rest. What stopped the Member of Parliament for the Tamale North Constituency from even verifying whether any projects were awarded to the contractors named in the fake letter? Or is it that the member of parliament has decided to be playful with the job assigned to him as a member of the vetting committee? I will advise the member of parliament for the Tamale North Constituency to do himself the honour of at least verifying every piece of information he comes across before bringing it to a serious platform like the appointments committee. For the records; I have NEVER authored a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority or any C.E.O. for that matter, requestig that projects be awarded to some named contractors. The letter is FAKE without a shadow of doubt! The security agencies have been informed to investigate this matter and bring the perpetrators to book. Thank you Sulley Sambian North-East Regional Secretary (NPP) Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Black Stars and Ajax midfielder Kudus Mohammed has signed a deal with sportswear company, PUMA. As part of his new contract with PUMA, Kudus Mohammed will wear the Puma football boots on the pitch and will be an ambassador for Puma products off-pitch. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday The 20-year old in a post on his social media page announced his union with the German kits manufacturers. “Forever Faster & Fierce = Royalty Wanna Stay Royal?? It’s nothing but @Puma Buzzing for this union & sparked to join the @pumafootball FAM, lt’s a cat royals affair @puma & @bazak.i let’s do this!” Forever Faster & Fierce = Royalty Wanna Stay Royal?? It’s nothing but @Puma READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics Buzzing for this union & sparked to join the @pumafootball FAM. lt’s a cat royals affair @puma & BaZaki.i let’s do this! #kuduspride #kudusdream #sonofthelight #simba #kunfayakun #pumafootball pic.twitter.com/Gxa4vo0lWf — Kudus Mohammed (@KudusMohammedGH) February 22, 2021PUMA has a heavyweight soccer star of their own as a brand ambassador and Kudus joins players such as Neymar, Kwadwo Asamoah, Antoine Griezmann, David Silva, Romelu Lukaku, Luis Suárez, Sergio Agüero, Marco Reus, Jan Oblak and Milan Škriniar who are also part of the “PUMA Family”. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks Credit: PrimeNews.com

President Akufo-Addo has ordered the closure of the newly opened Resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members in Ghana. My News Ghana has established. According to The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, the president has always been against the legalization of LGBT and its related activities in Ghana. “President Akufo-Addo has directed the closure of LGBTQIA offices in Accra, plain and simple,” Foh Amoaning stated in a Joy News interview MyNewsGhana.net monitored. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec Meanwhile, the Director of LGBTQI+ Rights in Ghana, Alex Kofi Donkor, has asked Ghanaians to look at issues relating to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender, and Queer Individuals (LGBTQI), as human right issues. He told TV3’s Miriam Osei Agyemang on the Midday News on Friday, February 19 that persons who are identified as LGBTQI are verbally and physically attacked in the country. This, he said, must stop because they have fundamental human rights that must be respected and protected by society. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday Explaining the reasons behind the setup of an LGBTQI office in Ghana, he said “We created an office space where we talk about issues which affect us as a community and ways in which we can resolve the issues. “Let me quickly say in this country a lot of times we do experience a lot of violence and abuse that are perpetrated towards people who are identified as LGBTQI or people who are perceived as LGBTQI persons. “When this violence are perpetrated against such people it goes unattended to, people do that with impunity.” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures The Catholic Bishops Conference also took the same stance by calling for the immediate closure of the office. Source: MyNewsGhana.net

Secretary-General of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Alhaji Mohamed Frimpong has hinted that the party is disassociating itself from a scheduled demonstration aimed at registering their displeasure about the on-going Supreme Court (SC) hearing and the Electoral Commission (EC). In a communique sighted by ThinkNews Online, Alhaji Frimpong said “It is worthy to note these notices are being orchestrated by fanatics of the NDC who in their diabolic assignment seek to drag the NDP into their sunken image,” the disclaimer revealed. They consider this lazy and indolent approach to an election Petition to be an easy walkway to their dream for power by blind militancy in noisy outrage as they stagger into a political bottomless pit,” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics He added that for the NDC to cite or court the NDP for an evil collaboration in clear violation of rule of law smarks the depth of shameless desperation on the perilous political journey of the largest opposition party. "We hereby serve notice that the NDP will take every step necessary to expose the individuals behind this shameless defamation of the NDP in their futile attempt to drag our great party into the NDC failing thirst and hunger for political power. Desperate and drowning NDC is clutching at any and every straw to resuscitate itself from a glaring abyss. The NDP as a political party is made up of reflectively like-minded people who believe in the rule of and espousing discourse on expectations of the citizenry devoid of any deceptive propaganda. We will therefore on any day stand by the institutions of state and especially respect the ruling of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the land." he mentioned. 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 The demonstration is scheduled for Thursday, 25th February 2021, at Obra Spot in Accra. Below is a copy of the disclaimer: DISCLAIMER: POLICE NOTICE OF PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT- JOINT COMMITTEE OF NDP/NDC. Our attention has been drawn to a purported JOINT COMMITTEE OF NDP/NDC in a widely circulating social media notice associating the NDP to a needlessly mindless demonstration against the EC and Justices of the Supreme Court and slated for Thursday, 25th February 2021, in Accra. It is worthy to note these notices are being orchestrated by fanatics of the NDC who in their diabolic assignment seek to drag the NDP into their sunken image. They consider this lazy and indolent approach to an election Petition to be an easy walkway to their dream for power by blind militancy in noisy outrage as they stagger into a political bottomless pit. For the NDC to cite or court the NDP for an evil collaboration in clear violation of rule of law smarks the depth of shameless desperation on the perilous political journey of the NDC. We hereby serve notice that the NDP will take every step necessary to expose the individuals behind this shameless defamation of the NDP in their futile attempt to drag our great party into the NDC's failing thirst and hunger for political power. Desperate and drowning NDC is clutching at any and every straw to resuscitate itself from a glaring abyss. The NDP, therefore, seeks to totally dissociate itself from any demonstration by any acts of conception, planning or participation, against the EC and the Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana. Again for the public interest, Owusu Cobblah Richard and Kobby Ramson, proclaimed conveners of the purported demonstration are not members nor founding fathers of NDP and must be disregarded as heartless political imposters. The NDP as a political party is made up of reflectively like-minded people who believe in the rule of and espousing discourse on expectations of the citizenry devoid of any deceptive propaganda. We will therefore on any day stand by the institutions of state and especially respect the ruling of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the land. Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong Secretary-General, NDP Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

A Deputy Clerk of Parliament has died. Late Robert Apodolla died on Friday, February 19 after a short illness. He was one of the clerks who have had the opportunity to work in each of the eight Parliaments in the Fourth Republic. “I’m very sad to hear about the death of my friend and go-to person on rules of the House,” former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu Constituency Ras Mubarak wrote on Facebook. “Robert Apodolla, one of parliament’s most dedicated clerks, who passed away yesterday. My prayers and thoughts are with his family in this difficult moment.” He described the deceased clerk as one of the three persons whose opinions he sought frequently while a member of the Seventh Parliament. “In my time in parliament, there were three persons whose opinions and suggestions I sought frequently – Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin (then a Deputy Speaker), Opare Ansah of Suhum, and the late Robert Apodolla. If I couldn’t find Mr. Speaker or Opare, it was Robert I run to for suggestions on a motion I was preparing to move or interpretation of any of the rules I wasn’t clear about.” He said he expected Mr Apodolla to have been chosen as the Clerk of the current Parliament. “It’s a shame he was passed over for the position of Clerk to Parliament. He took this injustice in his stride and insisted, ‘God’s time’s best’. “The Parliament of Ghana has lost one of its unsung icons, a dedicated servant of parliament who knew his work inside out, and discharged his duties diligently.” Mr Mubarak called on Parliament to give the deceased a “befitting funeral”. Source: 3news.com

Social Media Critic, Kwame Asare Obeng known in showbiz as A Plus has hinted that Shattawale and Stonebwoy are bigger than VGMA. According to him, without the two Artists, the music awards are valueless. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks Speaking on an Accra-based television station, he said “Shattawale And Stonebwoy Are Bigger Than VGMA” He added it is about time the event organizer in the country respect Ghanaian Artists adding that they cannot be tossing them anyhow. 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 "Charter House lifted Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy's ban because of revenue. The VGMA organizers are aware of the two musical giants & their strong fan base, and the money they could make out of them" A Plus added. Watch the video below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Shatta Michy has revealed that breaking up with Shattawale was not a mistake but a waste of her youth. According to her, although they are no longer together, she has learned a lot of things. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks Speaking on an Accra-based television station, she said " Both of us together was never a mistake We were making history back to back. I learned a lot of things. It was not a mistake but a waste of my youth" She further explained that anytime the public heard they had broken up, it was real and not for showbiz attention. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics "I was homeless at a point. Between 17 to 25, other girls were enjoying life But for me to try and build something with someone and it didn't go well. I have learned my lessons with friends, men among others" Shatta Michy also hinted that having her son, Majesty with Shattawale was a blessing. 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 "I have gone back to school. I want my son to look at me and feel proud. If I become someone, it should be for my son" she added. Shatta Michy also revealed that she does not bear any grudges with Shattawale. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/accra-aglow-ghana-defies-rain-holds-first-intercessory-prayer-after-lockdown-pictures Watch the video below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The host of 'Link Up' show on Kantanka Tv, Monalisa Abigail Semeha, known in showbiz as Mona Gucci has revealed that Ghanaian Comedia Nana Benson known by many as Funny Face does not need psychiatry. According to her, the Comedian is going through depression adding that he is currently at Stage 2. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/criminality-on-lgbt-is-non-negotiable-and-our-cultural-practices-frowns-on-it-adwoa-safo-pics Speaking on an Accra-based television, she said "Funny Face does not need psychiatry. He is in his phase two of depression" The Tv host also mentioned that Funny Face only needs a mutual relationship with his children. 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 'I speak to him personally and he does not need to be given any drugs else, it will turn into something else. He is going through a lot" She appealed to the baby-mama of Funny Face, Vanessa to try and send the children to their father adding that spending a week will help the comedian heal from depression. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/sheila-bartels-others-told-to-concentrate-on-their-disloyal-cheating-husbands-not-side-chicks Watch the video below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith