Kwame Peprah has been the secret behind King Faisal’s surprising victories over some big clubs in the ongoing Ghana premier League. However, King Faisal has found an epiphany in Kwame Peprah with whose efforts the club were able to make some unpresidented comebacks in their 4-3 victory against Berekum Chelsea and 1-0 win against Medeama SC in the week 13 of the ongoing Ghana premier League. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec The striker has currently banged in 8 goals and keenly contesting on the goal king table. In an interview with Power plus FM, Kwame Peprah said, “I am not leaving King Faisal despite the offers I and my agent have received from some clubs, I am very comfortable at King Faisal now, and i don’t want to leave King Faisal to suffer at this time of the season”. Kwame Peprah on how King Faisal were able to make that unpresidented comeback against Berekum Chelsea, he narrated that, ” when we went to the dressing room at first half, we were down by three goals and our coach told us that, the Berekum Chelsea players are not better than us but just that they have utilised their chances so we should create a lot of chances and make that we utilise every chance we will create in the second half. And also Alhaji Grusa also called and motivated us to go and fight it all out because we can win the game. So we decided to do what our leaders have told us and we won the match”. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-holds-talks-with-cuban-ambassador-pedro-despaigne-gonzalez-on-production-of-covid-19-vaccine When asked what his target for this season is, Kwame Peprah said he is aiming at scoring more than 20 goals. “I am aiming to score 20-25 goals in the league this season, and i strongly believe that with the help of playing mates I will achieve my aim at the end of the season”. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc Kwame Peprah on King Faisal relegation battle “We will do everything possible for the club to be out of the relegation zone, we have promised ourselves and Alhaji a better position in the league at the end of the season”. Kwame Peprah on Black Stars call-up, “I think it is the dream of every Ghanaian player to play for the Black stars, so i am hoping and praying to get a black stars call-up”. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-not-engage-in-any-public-banter-eugene-arhin-breaks-silence Kwame Peprah on his next feature, ” A lot of clubs have shown interest in me and want to sign me but i think my agent will be the one to decide on which club is better for me”. Credit: Ghana Sports Page 1

Some scores of social media users have taken to their various handle(s) to share their bitter experiences as #BrokenHeart trends on Twitter. In series of tweets sighted by Thinknews Online, some say the #brokenheart they expperience was the worse thing ever while others say they truly deserved it. On Twitter, HumBle SoUL @HumbleSoulGh tweeted "What some legon girl take do my roommate bi err bro.... Sedinam dey fi bed den tinup like 2am den he Dey drum plus the girl ein name Herh. You shout am norr den he shun the fall back to sleep #brokenheart" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/you-win-in-court-based-on-strength-of-your-own-case-not-on-weakness-of-opponent-sc-reminds-mahama Aquacy Lavezy @Wasark_Lavezy added "Today is my six years anniversary #brokenheart" DR. @Dr_Action_Boi also mentioned "Herr I remember when I got broken heart,I told the elders of my church to pray for me because I'm going through a lot. They asked me saa buh I couldn't explain. All I could say is pray for me and I left #brokenheart" Hwe fum Glass Nkoaaa @the_eye_of_Gods said "can we jxt start this year without breaking peoples hearts,if u think u love her jxt go in 4 her if u think u luv him jxt tell him there is nothing like being shy of ur feelings,this brokenheart shit is too childish,we are in 2021 no more games...#brokenheart" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-not-engage-in-any-public-banter-eugene-arhin-breaks-silence Son of Man @PKE_Me noted "Her:I won't be able to come over on Sunday. I'll go for Prayer meeting Me: #Brokenheart" Raskelly GH @RaskellGH noted "The pain for dating one lady and later finds out that she's a lady of the people, by the people and for the people. So HEARTBREAKING #DEMOCRACY GIRLFRIEND #brokenheart #ValsdayStory#valentinesday2021 The #brokenheart trend comes in the wake of Valentine day, a day set aside for lovers to show love to their partners. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc However, some say while a few will be marking the event with their partners, others will be receiving heart brreaking messages from their cherished ones. What's your worse #brokenheart experience and did you get yours on Valentine day? See embed tweets below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

1) DARING YOUR HUSBAND TO BEAT YOU : You block the door way, then dare him to beat you up and see what will happen. A Lot of women have done this and end up regretting. 2) DARING YOUR HUSBAND TO SLEEP WITH ANOTHER WOMAN : You will be making a major mistake if you dare your husband to sleep with another woman. You may live to regret it. 3) NEGLECTING YOUR BODY AND LOOKS BECAUSE YOU ARE MARRIED : “I am married i can relax, after all who is looking at me.?” He married you Slim, sexy and trendy. Next thing you become obsessed, dirty and shabbily dressed. It is the mistake of most careless married women. 4) DENYING YOUR HUSBAND SEX REGULARLY : You are a career woman; You are an overly religious woman… Hmmm! You feel sex in marriage is secondary, you deny your husband your body regularly, so he is sexually starved and intimacy famished. His Secretary, colleagues and girls in church are seducing and begging him to come to them but you have padlocked your Jerusalem and expect him not to lust after others. His mind will drift from you towards them. 5) LEAVING YOUR HUSBAND FOR YOUR FEMALE FRIEND TO CATER FOR : “My dear friend, please be my eye as I travel for this one week, help cater for my husband and my little kids”. By the time you are back, your dear friend has so really helped you by sleeping with your husband and expecting a new baby as continuation from where you stopped. If at all she has not eloped with your man, leaving your children all alone. It is very stupid to commit your husband into the hands of your beautiful and very active friend. 6) LEAVING YOUR HUSBAND IN THE HANDS OF YOUR HOUSE MAID: Your maid is the one that cooks,cleans the house, cares for the children and your husband. You suddenly become a lazy bone since the arrival of the maid. All you do is shout and place orders. Not bad! But if your husband feels more love and care from the maid, sister that maid won’t struggle to snatch your husband. You are the one graciously giving him to her and those that need him. 7) EMPLOYING A FULLY GROWN, RED BLOODED LADY AS A MAID : She is fully grown up and well endowed back and front very tantalizing. She dresses skimpily and sexily like an actress, cat walks like a model and that is your own house maid? What a mistake! 8) EMPLOYING A HOUSE GIRL THAT IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN YOU : Employing a house girl more beautiful than you is a major technical mistake most women make. This means you are using your money to employ a rival for yourself. Don’t be foolish when getting a maid. They act dumb like maids to you for the time being but when your husband starts sleeping with them, you will be shocked they are more agile than you when they start fighting you. 9) USING ANALOG BRAIN TO LIVE WITH A DIGITAL HUSBAND: Your husband is growing with ideas and all; you contribute nothing than sitting down at home to eat. He is dressing like a guy with jeans and face cap; you are celebrating the fact that you are a married woman to a Yuppy cute man. Your husband is on Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, Skype etc; the only thing you know about mobile phone is receiving and making calls. Your husband is talking about stock market; you only talk about tomato market. He’s talking about Forex; you are talking about fruit and vegetables only. He will see you so backwards, local and dumb. Upgrade please! 10) FAILING TO COMMIT YOUR FAMILY INTO THE HANDS OF GOD : A wife won’t do well if she fails to commit her family into the hands of God regularly. Don’t make such mistakes of thinking you are in charge of your husband and marriage and you can handle things. Be prayerful, hand over your family to God daily. May you never labour in vain and another reaps where you have sown! 11) FIGHTING YOUR MOTHER IN-LAW CARELESSLY : You may fight your Mother in-law dirty and think you have won especially if she’s innocent, you will end up losing. Her son and herself have been friends and lovers for years before you came; may be before you were born. She was the first ‘wife’ of your husband and also the first ‘girlfriend’. Her son cannot divorce her and she is more experienced than you in matrimonial battles, in fact she is a veteran of many conflicts. Yes i know that a wife becomes a priority and number one and some men try to place their mums above their wives . That is stupid and sickening! Apply wisdom and talk to God and your husband about it. But don’t come in with the intention to separate mother and son. Respect a worthy mother in-law. Not all of them are wicked. Not all are witches. You meet a wicked one, apply wisdom and avoid her ways. 12) TELLING YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE: When you tell your friends about your sex life and how your husband rocks you, you are indirectly telling them to go have a feel of him. They can size you up and know whether your husband is hot or not, whether he is sexually fulfilled or not. They may even know your Husband’s “turn on” and use it against him then grab your husband. Most women have carelessly lost their husbands as they boast to their friends “my husband is too sexually demanding, he is an expert when it comes to sex, he is a horse, he almost kills me in bed, he has a horse size” etc… Your friends will pick information like this and cover things up where you have been failing. 13) REPORTING YOUR HUSBAND TO HIS MUM : It looks beautiful to report your husband to his Mum, but the end result will hurt you. Most mothers will support their sons any day; children are always right before their Mothers. Seek counsel in the right quarters, never report your husband to his Mum unless his mum is so god fearing, honest and impartial. 14) LETTING CHILDREN TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR HUSBAND : Many wives abandon their husbands, denying them of love, care and attention as soon as babies begin to arrive they transfer all affection to their kids. To sleep in bed, they put the Baby in between themselves making the man feel lost and the bond divided. No warm hugs, caress etc. 15) USING SEX WRONGLY : Sex is supposed to bind you both together, it is supposed to create intimacy and love but in many homes it is the bone of contention. Some women do turn sex to a tool of manipulation; Some use it for trade by barter. Some wives will suddenly become commanders at home when their husbands touch them for sex, ordering the man around, “go and off the Fan” “go and lock the gate” “go and check whether our children are sleeping” “How about that money I asked you to give me?” Etc… This is just too bad. Some wives sleep like log of wood in bed while some even wear Jean, knickers to bed . Nothing sexy Nothing erotic Nothing romantic Nothing Inviting! If you continue like this you will hurt your marriage deeply and you may destroy your future also. He will start lusting and chasing sexy daughters of Jezebel out there who may fetish him out of home to themselves A smart wife builds her home, the stupid ones are careless. I know you will be like…. Why can’t he have self control and stay faithful ? We are all humans and things push us to do things we never planned. Credit: Christian Marriage Without Tears

Afrobeat Pioneer, Fela Kuti has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2021. The legendary Nigerian musician made this year's list of nominees more than two decades after his passing. Fela was nominated alongside 15 other artists including rappers Jay-Z and LL Cool J. R&B stars Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan and Dionne Warwick. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec Greg Harris, President and CEO of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the list of nominees Wednesday. Also shortlisted were rock stars Rage Against the Machine and Foo Fighters, as well as veteran female singers Kate Bush, Carole King and Tina Turner in a gender inclusive list. The inductees will be announced in May after a public vote, which closes April 30. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-holds-talks-with-cuban-ambassador-pedro-despaigne-gonzalez-on-production-of-covid-19-vaccine "We'll announce our new Inductees in May," Harris said. "They'll be honored at the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony right here in Cleveland, Ohio this fall," he added. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after premiering their first musical work. Fela was an outspoken critic of several military regimes in Nigeria and was often arrested for his troubles. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc Through his music and human rights activism, Fela campaigned against military rule and corruption in Nigeria. In 1977, for example, he released the album "Zombie," which ridiculed the military government. In response, the military burned his home, beat him, and threw his mother out of a window. She died soon after from her injuries. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-not-engage-in-any-public-banter-eugene-arhin-breaks-silence Fela himself died in 1997 from complications from AIDS. Credit: CNN

As the country prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year -- albeit, in a strictly limited, coronavirus fashion -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a phone call with US President Joe Biden, the first time the two men have spoken since the latter's election. Like many things in the post-Donald Trump era, the call was notable in large part for its normality, a return to how things were prior to 2016. According to a concise White House readout of the call, Biden "underscored his fundamental concerns about Beijing's coercive and unfair economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and increasingly assertive actions in the region, including toward Taiwan." In briefing reporters, both before and after, US officials officials played up Biden's willingness to confront Xi and his long history of engaging with China, having met Xi himself several times when Biden was vice president to Barack Obama. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec "Modern-day historians can certainly confirm that there are few presidents who came into this job with more of a history on engaging with Chinese leadership," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday, adding that the call was "robust and comprehensive." Comprehensive it might have been, but according to Chinese state media, what robustness there was did not result in any tension or bad feeling -- quite the opposite. "Xi-Biden telephone call sends positive signals to world," state news agency Xinhua said in a commentary, adding that Biden had pledged to communicate in "the spirit of mutual respect and to improve mutual understanding and avoid miscommunication and miscalculation." In a separate summary of the call, Xinhua quoted Xi as saying to Biden: "You have said that America can be defined in one word: Possibilities. We hope the possibilities will now point toward an improvement of China-US relations." That account went into considerably more detail about the call than the White House readout, and yet the issues of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, such pivotal points according to Washington's account, are relegated to a single sentence in the fourteenth paragraph. Xi is quoted as dismissing Biden's concerns out of hand, saying all three areas are "China's internal affairs and concern China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." "The US side should respect China's core interests and act prudently," Xi is quoted as saying. Then Vice-President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in 2013. Without a recording of the call itself, there is no way to tell which account is the most accurate; in their summaries, both sides are communicating to a domestic audience, Biden in claiming to be tough on issues of human rights, Xi in saying he was equally tough in pushing back. These apparent differences reveal something of the difficulties facing Biden in dealing with China, a country he recently described as America's "most serious competitor." READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-holds-talks-with-cuban-ambassador-pedro-despaigne-gonzalez-on-production-of-covid-19-vaccine Though Biden may wish to appear tough on China -- and may pursue policies that take this stance beyond the rhetorical -- he is dealing with a country that is more powerful than it has ever been, one that weathered an intensely hostile Trump administration, and has come largely out of the coronavirus pandemic stronger and more secure, while the US remains mired in varying degrees of political and social strife. He is also dealing with a country that is more than adept at playing this game. The reaction to the Biden call in China is that it represents a chance for a new beginning, suggesting Xi and his administration are unconcerned by Biden's seemingly tough stance. Biden is not the first US leader in recent years to address uncomfortable issues when talking with senior Chinese officials and diplomats. And as previous US administrations have shown, denouncing Beijing publicly doesn't necessarily preclude the two sides from working together. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc Bill Clinton, who once condemned the "butchers of Beijing" following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, also lobbied for China to join the World Trade Organization (WHO), massively boosting the Chinese economy and the country's standing on the global stage. His successors, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, while occasionally experiencing moments of tension with Beijing, also sought to partner with China on issues such as North Korea, Iran, and cybersecurity, as well as boosting economic engagement. In a visit to Beijing in 2009, Obama's secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said that Washington's lobbying on issues of Tibet, Taiwan and human rights, "can't interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis, and the security crisis." The biggest difference that Trump presented to his predecessors was a willingness to blow up the US-China relationship entirely. To date, Biden's administration has been happy to retain most of Trump's tariffs and sanctions, as a negotiating tool if nothing else, and this week Biden ordered the Pentagon to review its China strategy, while continuing to send forces to the South China Sea. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-not-engage-in-any-public-banter-eugene-arhin-breaks-silence However, the Biden administration has also made clear there are issues such as climate change in which the two sides share a national interest, and which it will seek cooperation with Beijing. Of more potential concern to China, Biden has also suggested he could rally European leaders and other allies -- more willing to listen to him than Trump -- in opposing Beijing on various issues, though how this gels with also wanting Chinese engagement in other areas remains to be seen. In a call between Biden's Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi, the latter said "each side should focus on taking care of its own domestic affairs," adding that "no one can stop the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Since Clinton, Washington has been criticized by China hawks for being too soft on Beijing, for not using the leverage it had while the two powers were unequal. Biden is perhaps the first US leader for whom this is not necessarily an option, and he will be dealing with a superpower that is on an equal footing. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/you-win-in-court-based-on-strength-of-your-own-case-not-on-weakness-of-opponent-sc-reminds-mahama Credit: CNN

The Minister for Education-Designate, Dr. Yaw Adutwum has hinted that despite the rise in covid-19 cases in the country, schools will remain open. According to him, lots of measures have been put in place to ensure that the students are safe. Speaking at the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Thursday, he said "Schools will remain open despite resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the country" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec He also told the committee that the Military has been deployed to distribute personal protective equipment (PPEs) to various schools across the country. "I was assured that initially there were challenges but the military stepped in and they have distributed PPEs to students across the country,” Mr. Adutwum hinted. Speaking on his refusal of Government absorbing fees of Tertiary students, he explained that the removal of the guarantor system would address the issue. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-holds-talks-with-cuban-ambassador-pedro-despaigne-gonzalez-on-production-of-covid-19-vaccine "Streamline the procedure through which students secure loads. I personally feel strongly that it should be done at the time of applying for the universities,” he noted. The Minister for Energy-Designate, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh among others will have their turn on Friday. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Former Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoh has confirmed that no one has suspended him from the party hence he is still its member. According to him, although he has seen a purported letter circulating on social media, he has not been officially spoken to. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/are-our-legislators-pacesetters-and-law-abiding In an interview with a radio station in the Volta Region, Mr. Anyidoh said "I am still a member of the great NDC, no one has suspended me," It will be recalled that the NDC in a letter signed by its General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia on Tuesday disclosed that the party had suspended Mr. Anyidoh over his misbehavior. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/osu-mantse-nii-kinka-dowuona-vi-is-dead ThinkNews Online has gathered that the Oti Regional Communication Officer, Mobarak Abdul-Karim, and Bono Regional Deputy Communication Officer, Eric Adjei were the ones who petitioned the Functional Executives Committee of the party to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Supreme Court has reminded the petitioner in the ongoing 2020 election petition, John Mahama that, a petitioner/plaintiff wins a case based on the strength of his own case and not based on the supposed weaknesses of his opponents’ case. This was contained in the ruling of the court to an application filed by John Mahama’s lawyers seeking to compel the EC Chairperson to necessarily mount the witness box and give evidence in support of the EC’s case. John Mahama, who had come to court purporting to challenge the validity of the election of President Akufo-Addo, told the court last Tuesday that he had closed his case after calling his 3rd/last witness to testify on his behalf. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec However, noticing how bruised and wobbly his case had become following the cross-examination of his 3 witnesses whereupon they were all exposed for their lack of credibility and other frivolities, the petitioner was hoping to rely on the evidence of the Respondents to do damage control. Counsel for the Respondents had however informed the court after the petitioner disclosed that he had closed his case, that, they (the Respondents) do not intend to lead further evidence in order to rebut the claims of the petitioner. They accordingly, prayed the court to give its final judgment on the petition based on the strength or otherwise of the petitioner’s case. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/fda-holds-talks-with-cuban-ambassador-pedro-despaigne-gonzalez-on-production-of-covid-19-vaccine Ordinarily, the petitioners should be extremely happy with this turn of events since they told the whole world that they have a good case and have been able to establish the same in court. However, that was not meant to be as the petitioners were clandestinely running away from the “strength” of their own case and banking their hopes on the possible “weaknesses” in the evidence of the EC’s case which they claim they would expose during cross-examination of the chairperson of the commission. This proposition, as the court ruled, was a clear aberration of the settled principle of law that the burden of proof in litigation lies on the plaintiff in a case and not on the defendant. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc It is also a violation of the settled rule of law that a witness cannot be compelled to give evidence or testify in court. Indeed, the court, in line with the common law practice underpinning judicial decision making, cited many cases (settled judicial precedents) to support its ruling on the matter, and more importantly, to make the point that a petitioner wins his case on its own strength and not on the supposed weaknesses in his opponent’s case. The court, therefore, declined the petitioner’s invitation to disturb age long-settled judicial precedents in adherence with the ‘res judicature’ injunction. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-not-engage-in-any-public-banter-eugene-arhin-breaks-silence Credit: Alhaji Iddi Muhayu-Deen

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Mimi Darko has held talks with the Cuban Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Pedro Luis Despaigne Gonzalez on the progress on the development of Cuba’s Covid-19 vaccine. It is recalled that on the 24th November 2020, the FDA and the Center for State Control of Drugs and Medical Devices (CECMED) of the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba (MINSAP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in the area of health promotion. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec The meeting, at the request of the Ambassador, was to brief Ghana’s FDA on the status of clinical trials being conducted in Cuba on four Covid-19 candidate vaccines, each at different phases of clinical development. According to his Excellency, Pedro Luis Despaigne Gonzalez, the COVID-19 vaccine, “Soberana 02”, is Cuba’s most advanced candidate against the COVID-19 virus. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday He said the vaccine had passed Phase I trials in Cuba. He indicated that Phase II trials have also been carried out on 910 patients and Phase III trials would commence in February 2021. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc The Ambassador said "Cuba intends to offer the transfer of technology through an agreement with the Ghanaian Pharmaceutical Industry for the supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredients for the formulation, production, and packaging of the vaccine in Ghana" He further stressed that countries like India, Vietnam, Iran, Venezuela, and Pakistan have also expressed interest in acquiring the Soberana 02 vaccine. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/workers-sustain-injuries-after-a-22-storey-building-under-construction-collapses-at-airport On her part, the CEO of FDA, Delese Mimi Darko expressed gratitude to the Government and the people of Cuba for their continued solidarity. She pledged the continued support of the FDA in the sharing of its experience as a Maturity Level 3 regulatory agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/i-will-not-engage-in-any-public-banter-eugene-arhin-breaks-silence She further expressed her utmost appreciation for the intended technological transfer support from Cuba. "This meeting has presented an opportunity to render support, build capacity, further develop and challenge the local pharmaceutical industry (allopathic and herbal)" Mrs. Darko noted. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-may-subpoena-john-mahama-if-his-lawyers-subpoena-jean-mensa-kojo-oppong-nkrumah-hints The CEO also mentioned that through this, the pharmaceutical industry would make advances in promoting health, thus improving the health standards of the Ghanaian populace. In attendance at the meeting was the Deputy CEO for Health Products and Technologies Division, Mr. Seth Seneake; Deputy CEO for Corporate Services, Mrs. Yvonne Nkrumah, and the Pharmaceutical liaison for the Republic of Cuba in Ghana, Mrs. Mercy Mintah Gyampoh. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/jean-mensa-can-t-be-forced-to-testify-supreme-court-rules See pictures below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Information Minister-designate and Member of the respondents’ legal team in the ongoing 2020 election petition hearing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has hinted that they may be compelled to subpoena former President John Dramani Mahama who happens to be the petitioner to the Supreme Court if his lawyers do the same to Electoral Commission chairperson Jean Mensa. ‘This is a court of law, not a court of public opinion’ – Oppong Nkrumah to Tsikata He said this while addressing a press conference outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, February 11, 2021. It follows the indication by the petitioner’s lawyers that they intend to reopen their case to enable them to subpoena the chairperson of the first respondent in the petition to the court to answer questions concerning the rejected election declaration. 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 had ruled that Jean Mensa could not be forced to mount the witness box to be cross-examined by the petitioner’s lead counsel Tsatsu Tsikata. On Monday, February 8, 2021, the petitioner’s legal team closed its case after the respondents’ lawyers had cross-examined the former’s, three witnesses. The respondents’ lawyers then indicated to the court that they did not intend to call any witnesses, urging the court to proceed with the evidence before it. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-political-parties-support-proposal-to-make-election-day-a-public-holiday According to them, having cross-examined the petitioner’s witnesses and considered the witness statements filed before the court, as well as the reliefs being sought by the entirety of the petition, they did not think the petitioners have made any groundbreaking case which warrants them calling any witnesses. The respondents’ lawyers’ submission triggered a debate in court before the bench adjourned the hearing to the next day, Wednesday, February 9, 2021. When the hearing resumed the next day, the petitioner’s lead counsel spent hours trying to convince the court why it should compel the EC chairperson to be cross-examined, while the bench insisted that it would be a violation of her human right to force her to testify against her will. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc However, Tsatsu Tsikata insisted that at the time the respondents’ lawyers made the oral submission to the court that they did not intend to call any witnesses, the first respondent’s chairperson had already “elected” to testify, so it was too late to change her mind. Mr. Tsikata argued that by the constitutional duty imposed on the Electoral Commissioner as a public servant, she is required to render an account to Ghanaians as to how she executed her constitutional duty of declaring who duly won the 2020 presidential election. He further argued that by the witness statement of the first respondent which its chairperson signed and, in several affidavits filed to the court in response to the petitioner’s refused application to serve interrogatories on her among others, she had indicated that she would be available to provide the answers being sought during cross-examination when she mounts the witness box. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/workers-sustain-injuries-after-a-22-storey-building-under-construction-collapses-at-airport After hearing all the legal arguments and citation of several precedents amidst disagreements between Mr. Tsikata and members of the bench, the apex court, on Thursday, February 11, 2021, ruled in favor of the respondents’ choice not to adduce evidence by calling any witnesses. The court simply said that the EC chairperson cannot be compelled to testify against her will, adding it would be wrong in law. It cited several precedents to back its decision. Credit: Pulse

Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin has finally broken the silence on reports of his wife calling for a divorce saying, he will not engage in any public banter. According to him, although every marriage has challenges, such challenges must not be addressed in the court of public opinion. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/workers-sustain-injuries-after-a-22-storey-building-under-construction-collapses-at-airport In a Facebook post sighted by ThinkNews Online, Eugene Arhin said "Every marriage has challenges, and such challenges should not be addressed in the court of public opinion. I will not, for the sake of my children, and for the dignity of my wife, engage in any public banter" He added that his attention has been drawn to a divorce petition filed by my wife, which has been deliberately leaked all over social media obviously to achieve a certain effect. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/politics-stop-clutching-on-straw-bribery-allegation-against-akufo-addo-won-t-wash-npp-to-ndc "I have still not been served with these court processes, and, upon receipt, my lawyers will respond accordingly. In as much as many of the claims leveled against me are baseless and untrue, especially with respect to properties and physical abuse, I will hold my peace and deal with them in the Court of Law" Below is a screenshot of his post: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision ruled that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, and Peter Mac Manu cannot be forced to testify in the Election Petition case. The apex court made the ruling on Thursday, February 11, 2021, on the back of an application filed by lead counsel for the Electoral Commission, Justine Amenuvor, and that of President Akufo-Addo, Akoto Ampaw, asking for permission not to call any witness. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/registered-voters-can-access-their-details-on-the-ec-website-ussd-code-android-mobile-apps-ec Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah who read the ruling said there were not convinced by the contrary arguments made by Tsatsu Tsikata, lead counsel for the petitioner. He also said they were given a limited jurisdiction in the Election Petition case and that they do not intend to go beyond that jurisdiction. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/workers-sustain-injuries-after-a-22-storey-building-under-construction-collapses-at-airport They insisted that the evidence put forth by the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama does not meet the burden of proof thereby making it unnecessary to put a witness for a counter case. See the image below: Story by: News Desk Report