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After 118 years, Real Madrid will launch a professional women's team on Wednesday by absorbing CD Tacon and launching a fresh Galactico project at the club. Madrid, the best team of the 20th century according to FIFA, has so far been one of the only elite clubs to resist the creation of a female team. By taking over Tacon, the women's club based in Madrid and created in 2014, 'Real Madrid Femenino' will become a reality. Approved at a meeting of shareholders in September last year, the buyout of Tacon for 300,000 euros ($337,000) will become official from July 1, when another recruitment drive will begin. According to the Spanish press, Madrid have set their sights on the game's finest talents and some of the first signings could arrive this week. Tacon have already been expanding in preparation. They signed Swedish internationals Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson, who was nominated for the 2019 Women's Ballon d'Or and who joined last year after finishing third in the Women's World Cup. But there will be more changes, after the announced departures of Ana Valles, Esther, Marina Martin Massanet, Patri Carballo, Ainoa Campo and Osinachi Ohale, in May. The goal will be to turn Madrid into contenders both in Spain and Europe, where they will hope to challenge the supremacy of Barcelona's women's team, finalists in the 2018-2019 Women's Champions League and who thrashed Tacon twice this season, 6-0 and 9-1. "The time has come to build a team that you will all be very proud of," said Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. The change has been done gradually over several months. Since the start of the current season, Tacon, coached by David Aznar, have trained and played their home games at Valdebebas, a few metres from the men's team. This will continue to be the case this season and the club have not ruled out using the Santiago Bernabeu for showcase matches. The launch will be an historical moment for the club but for women's football too. "It's a huge positive," Ada Hegerberg, the first winner of the Women's Ballon d'Or in 2018, told AFP. "I'm hoping they will stabilise the investment over a long period and that they have a long-term perspective because it can't happen overnight. "You have to invest for a long time to succeed. It's a huge positive that you have the biggest men's club in the world now investing in the women's side. That's how modern women's football should be driven. "It's the present and the future. And it sends out a message to other clubs, it keeps everyone on their toes when a club like Real Madrid creates a team. I hope they go all in." Source: AFP

Ghana's Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson has admitted that she fired a warning shot at Monday's Voter Registration Exercise at the Step to Christ Registration Centre in the Awutu Senya East Constituency. According to her, although she went in the company of her men, none of them had a weapon aside her. Speaking on an Accra-based radio station, the Minister said "I can’t sit and watch people who are not from the constituency register and vote at Kasoa so I decided to go to the polling center to ensure foreigners don’t register… I took men to the center, none of my men had a weapon, I fired the warning shot myself" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate Justifying her action, the Minister also added that she did that to scare away the people her opponent, Philis Naa Koryoo had bused to come and register at the Steps to Christ registration post at Kasoa. She said “I realized that my people’s life was in danger. I wanted to scare them" ThinkNewsOnline has gathered that four men have been detained at the Central Regional Police Headquarters following the shooting incident. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/airbus-scandal-interpol-issues-arrest-warrant-for-samuel-adam-mahama-over-role-in-bribery However, the registration exercise at the Step to Christ centre has been brought to a halt after an armed gang sacked some prospective voters from the premises amid gunshots. ThinkNewsOnline can confirm that three motorbikes have been burnt as a result of the feud. The registration centre has been closed down as the Electoral Commission officers at the venue have fled following the violence. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dubai-john-mahama-s-son-shafik-ties-knot-with-lover-photos-video Hawa Koomson is the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency. She was appointed by President Akufo-Addo on 10 January 2017 as Minister of Special Development Initiative. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (A.M.A), Mohammed Adjei Sowah has partnered the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coastal Development Authority (CODA), Lawyer Jerry Ahmed Shaib to distribute Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) to some electoral officials, applicants and residents after paying a working visit to nine (9) voter registration centres in the Odododiodioo Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. According to the Mayor and CEO of CODA, the gesture forms part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) among the populace in the community. The centres they visited include; Accra Royal Boys Registration Centre, City Engineers Number Three Centre, Accra Sempe Primary Number Three Centre, Amuginaa Centre, Mojawe House Number D 365/2 Centre, Divine Healers Centre, Osofo Owuo Memorial Centre, Wisdom Preparatory School and Old SIC Number One Centre. Addressing journalists, the Mayor said a lot more people were observing the safety protocols as compared to the beginning of the exercise, and stressed the need to intensify education and distribution of nose masks especially to the poor and vulnerable.  "The observation of the safety protocols are being adhered to as compared to the unset of the registration exercise... I have seen some people without nose masks and I think the education and distribution, especially to the poor and vulnerable, must be intensified. Various channels of communication must be employed to reach out to more people, local leaders within the communities must continue to engage community members," he said.  He disclosed that all the registration centres the team visited they witnessed fewer queues because potential registrants have realised that there was no need to rush and commended the Police for ensuring that there was orderliness at the centres and pledged to intensify education on the disease especially to the vulnerable and poor to ensure the safety of all. He urged the applicants to wear their nose masks at all times, adding “the virus is real and must be approached with the seriousness, it deserved for their safety”. Mr Shaib on the other hand noted that the purpose of the visit was to educate the public against the spread of the virus in the ongoing voters' registration exercise and admonished all and sandy to always adhere to the health protocols for their safety. It will be recalled that the AMA in April this year initiated a campaign dubbed, "Wear your nose mask", and distributed 10,000 nose masks to encourage residents and traders in the various communities in the metropolis to wear nose masks. During the launch Mayor, Sowah called on individuals, philanthropist, corporate bodies among others to support the city authority in the distribution of nose masks to every citizen in order to curb the spread of the virus in the metropolis.  Subsequently, the Coalition of Event Managers and Suppliers (CEMS) a group of young Event and Media Production professionals in collaboration with   Multimedia Group and the Creative Art Council also partnered the AMA, to launch #Mask4All initiative to mobilize and distribute face masks to the vulnerable in our society who may not be able to afford them.  Notable institutions and organizations which have supported the call were the Coastal Development Authority, Trashy Bags, a private company that uses empty water sachets to produce bags, individuals from Kantamanto. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Tragedy struck on Sunday July 19, when a newly wedded wife died just a day after she tied the knot in Nigeria. In some wedding pictures posted online, the unidentified woman could be seen having a cannula on her left hand. Although the course of her death is unknown, the pictures making rounds on social media indicate that the woman was sick when she walked down the aisle on Saturday. It is emerging that the unidentified lady died on Sunday, July 19. Story by: Bervelyn Henrietta Allotey

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has gifted an 80-year-old abandoned leper, Dari Poga a two-bedroom house, a cash amount of GHc2,000, food supplies and toiletries at Gurungu, a community in the Upper West Region. The gesture comes after an Accra-based television aired a story which featured the abandoned mother of 10 living in a deplorable structure and being left to her faith due to her ailment. Sources say the report touched the heart of Ghana's Vice President who quickly responded by sending the Upper West Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih to present the items on his behalf. It is emerging that the two-bedroom house is set to commerce later this week once funds are released. Receiving the items, Madam Dari Poga who shed tears thanked the Vice President for his kind gestures and prayed for God's blessing for him. It is emerging that Madam Dari Poga has been suffering from leprosy since childhood. The mother of 10, who currently lives with her granddaughter at Gurungu in the Upper West Region, has been abandoned by her six kids. She revealed that 4 out of her 10 children have died. Madam Poga also hinted that it has been five years since she last saw her children. Story by: Bervelyn Henrietta Allotey

As part of measures of reducing the spread of coronavirus among the populace, Management of Coastal Development Authority (CODA) have distributed some Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to officials of the Electoral Commission and Constituents partaking in the voter registration exercise in some constituencies in the Central Region. According to CODA, the gesture forms part of its social and cooperate responsibility of intensifying its public education on the pandemic and to distribute facemasks and hand sanitizers to constituents. Mfantseman Constituency ThinkNewsOnline has gathered that on Sunday, July 19, the CODA Public Education Team led by its CEO and supported by the Memeber of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Hayford visited Mfantseman Constituency to educate stakeholders on the safety protocols laid down by government and the need for all citizens to strictly adhere to these measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. The two leaders also distributed facemasks and hand sanitizers as a gesture to ensure, primarily, that all stakeholders in the voter registration are protected while they go through the process. The Team also went to Saltpond Market where traders were educated on the protocols and encouraged to protect themselves and their customers by complying with same directives. Cape Coast South Constituency The CODA Team continued to the Cape Coast South Constituency where Lawyer Jerry Ahmed Shaib was joined by the Mayor of Cape Coast, Ernest Arthur to visit voter registration centers to educate applicants and officials on the government measures on COVID-19 and shared some facemasks and hand sanitizers to the public. IPEP The CEO later inspected an ongoing CODA-approved constituency-specific projects from allocations under one million dollars per constituency initiative being funded under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives (MSDI). At Mfantseman Constituency, the CEO also made stops and inspected the ongoing construction of a modern durbar grounds with user-friendly facilities which when completed will accommodate the needs of all, including persons living with disabilities. The project is said to be used as venue for major social and cultural events in Mfantseman Constituency. Lawyer Shaib also inspected the ongoing construction of the Anafo Market in Cape Coast South Constituency. The modern market when completed will have 277 lockable and open stalls with paved ground and a crèche. At Yamoransa, Lawyer Jerry Ahmed Shaib visited an ongoing construction of an Insite market for Fante Kenkey sellers. He also educated them on COVID-19 safety protocols and shared some facemasks and hand sanitizers to them. He encouraged them to form a union to qualify for support from the CODA Credit Union. Below are pictures: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Scores of traders at the Dome have relocated to the roadside and railway line to ply their trade over a fumigation exercise at the market. According to checks by ThinkNewsOnline, the exercise is to clean the markets with chemicals in order to destroy bacteria affecting food stuffs. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dubai-john-mahama-s-son-shafik-ties-knot-with-lover-photos-video However ThinkNewsOnline has gathered that the Dome Market women have refusing to comply with the directives as many were spotted selling on railway line and sides of the streets. Some market women who spoke to ThinkNewsOnline on anonymity said "We can't stay at home. We have to make money so we take care of our family. Asking us to be at home means no money for us today. The market is dirty and although it is a good initiative to clean, they could have done this yesterday and not today" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/airbus-scandal-interpol-issues-arrest-warrant-for-samuel-adam-mahama-over-role-in-bribery The market women added that they will sit by the roadside or railway line and sell till the fumigation exercise is over. Efforts to get the police to speak proved futile. Watch video and pictures below: READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is requesting for applications from trained teachers who completed College of Education in 2017 and 2018, who were not qualified for recruitment by the GES at the time of the exercise but have since subsequently qualified to be recruited. According to the GES, applicants must meet the criteria of haven completed College of Education in 2017 or 2018 and have no outstanding referral paper. In a release signed by the Director of HRMD, Ghana Education Service, Adjoa van-Vicker, it said "Applicants must meet the criteria of completed the mandatory National Service, Passed the Ghana Teacher Licensure Exams and Available to work where your services are needed" It added that applicants should access the GES official web portal and complete the application before August 25 Below is a copy of the release: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

President Akufo-Addo has sent a good will message to the Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand (375,737) Final Year Senior High School students across the country as this year's West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination begins today. According to President Akufo-Addo, although the country has been hit by the coronavirus, his government is doing everything possible to guarantee the prospects of the youths and protect their potential. In his goodwill message, he said "Every Ghanaian acknowledges that education is the key to the future of our country. We, therefore, must do everyting possible, even in the midst of a pandemic, to guarantee the prospects of our youth, protect their potential, and, thereby, help preserve our collective future" He added that just as has been done over the course of the last four weeks, he will urge teaching, non-teaching staff, invigilators and students to abide by the enhanced hygiene, mask wearing and social distancing protocols. Below is a copy of his goodwill message: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

An Anonymous Ghanaian Lady on Saturday night brought social media platform, Facebook to a standstill after she shared a sad story of how her biological mother has successfully collapsed her 7-year-old marriage by dating her husband. According to the lady (Name Withheld), despite being a wedded-wife, she has all-long been living as a single mother in the 7-year-old marriage not knowing her mother had taken over without her noticing. The anonymous lady posted her sad story on the page of popular relationship expert, Abena Magis known by many as Abena Manokekame. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/stop-hiding-behind-dirty-politics-some-of-you-are-naturally-dirty-brigette-dzogbonuku The heart breaking story has received 165 shares, 2.8K likes and 1.7K Comments. Read Full Story Below: #MyMotherMyRival Sister Abena, if anyone tells you the stories you post are concocted then they're not living in this world. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON Abena I was married for a good 7 years but I'm a single mother now and why? Because my mother begye aware3 no booso (she took over my marriage) After my dad died in my 5th year of marriage, my mother became very lonely. We are only 2 girls living far from her though we try to visit her once a month but it wasn't enough and she's the type who likes doing things herself so you'll waste money if you employ a caregiver hmmmm She was the type who always wanted to be on her own. When I finally gave birth (in my 6 year of marriage) and she came to stay with me, unless she's coming to bath the baby if not she's in her room. Small time and she's in her room but I realized she was always happy because of our baby. I spoke to my husband to let her stay till our child was about 6 months. Then boom, 3 months after giving birth I realized I was pregnant again. I was resuming work too and had a tough time convincing her to stay with us before she finally agreed. She was fine with everyone but with my husband always gave him straight answers. Since day one so I thought she didn't like him but only tolerated him because of me. In my 5th month my mum completely changed, now wasn't going into her room like she used to, was free with everyone and I loved this change. My sister came to visit us one time and said she's really glad we took her in. I thought it meant she was finally over her grieving over my dad's passing. READ ALSO:Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses Sister Abena I never imagined, never thought, never dreamed that I'll one day badge into my mum's room to find her in bed with my husband. It was like a dream I was sitting on the bed and I was just praying that I'll wake up I couldn't hear anything. I became blind all of a sudden. I walked out of the room and if not a family friend who said when he saw me he realized he had to act fast otherwise I'll go mad. He quickly called a taxi, pushed me into it and gave me 3 sharp slaps. I saw where I was and slapped him back n he looked at me n said "good you've come back" He asked me what happened, I was about telling him and i remembered everything, tears just rolled from my eyes. Abena nobody in my family wanted to believe me. My husband and my mother said they can never do that! They will never dream of doing that, that I don't know what I'm going through...they even convinced my sister that I was telling lies, nobody believed me and said it was a dream I told my husband to sack her or I'll sack myself, he said she's my mother. That I should sack her myself, this woman told me I don't want her there and telling lies on her just to sack her. My sister took a bus all the way from Somanya to come and insult me for maltreating our mother. Me? Everybody said I had a bad dream READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/pass-the-affirmative-action-bill-now-2016-ppp-running-mate I was awake but I was being told I was dreaming that sister I was almost convinced I dreamed about the whole thing until one day I was fast asleep when something told me "Nana wake up and go to the bathroom" I at once woke up and when I opened the door my mother was in with my husband. Lucky that I was holding my phone They were begging me but I took a video. Lucky for me I went to WhatsApp and took the video live in that family friend's inbox because my husband forced me to give him the phone and he deleted but the family friend was able to watch and forward it to his wife before he did that. The wife also sent it to my sister. Thats how the whole truth came out. When we had a family meeting they said they have nothing to say But when we came home because the elders told her to pack her things and leave our house, my mother my own blood mother told me and my sister that I don't know how to treat my husband and if she's making sure he doesn't cheat on me I reported her Abena this is not a movie, this is not a fake post my own eyes that this happened to me. I was asleep in the guest room one night because I hadn't wanted to leave the marriage for her though everyone told me to. He had rented an apartment for her and wasn't coming home unless to change clothes or maybe get something. This disgraceful act was what this man was doing and all those I went to talk to him will speak but he won't do it. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/airbus-scandal-interpol-issues-arrest-warrant-for-samuel-adam-mahama-over-role-in-bribery I just got up that evening and packed everything. I packed everything in the house from around 3 anadwo (early morning). I packed his clothes and shoes to one side but I took everything away and had a car come for them. I hadn't rented a place, I didn't know if I was going to North or South but all I knew was I couldn't stay in the house anymore. Then I started calling friends to beg for free space. Lucky for me my sister had a friend who had moved from his place but had 3 months left on his advance. He made me crash there and paid one year for me. That's how I got a place to rest my head. I offed my phone for more than one month and only my sister knew where I was living. I knew that apart from her and my kids I was alone in the world. My husband got to know where i was living but he couldn't even step to my gate. Nanka that day I'll call him thief for people to beat him Since then if he wants to see his children, he goes to their school and sees them during break time. We are legally divorced and I don't want to see or smell him. As for my mother she's no longer my mother. No mother will do this to her daughter unless she has something under her eyes (witchcraft) READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dubai-john-mahama-s-son-shafik-ties-knot-with-lover-photos-video Sister Abena that's the end of my story. God bless you in advance for posting. Below is a screenshot: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

A Red Notice is usually issued against a criminal fugitive on the run who seeks actively to evade justice. It is a notice published by Interpol to law enforcement agents across the world requesting them to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending his extradition. When it is published, it is not Interpol seeking the location and arrest of the person, but rather the country that requests the publication. Procedurally, Interpol would publish a Red Notice at the request of a member country provided the request meets the constitutional requirements of Interpol. A Red Notice is however, a voluntary system. A state is therefore not obliged to make an arrest based on its publication, and can decide to ignore it. This is because it is not an arrest warrant, and countries can themselves determine what weight to give such notice. What is unusual about this particular Red Notice is that Ghana Government knows where Samuel Mahama lives in the UK up to his exact residential address. One needs to bear in mind that all the hula-baloo about Airbus emanated from the UK courts, who have dealt with it and settled it. And yet even though he and the other persons named in the Red Notice are British Nationals, the UK government has not thought it fit to proffer any charges against them. He is not considered a flight risk so no restrictions have been imposed on him and he has not been asked to hand over his passport. Why would the UK Government, based on the same facts as are narrated in the Red Notice, arrest him for Ghana government? Besides, Ghana has an extradition treaty with the UK. It also has a Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement with the UK. Why publish Red Notice when the Ghana Government can formally ask for his extradition through regular channels? The Special Prosecutor must be aware that it is forlorn hope that the UK government would extradite the three named persons. It is interesting how recently the scurrilous story found its way unto the front pages of the controversial Sun newspaper in the UK. Individuals behind that publication are suspected to be closely tied to the family of Akufo-Addo. This so-called arrest warrant is a red herring. It is an extension of their game plan to embarrass President John Mahama because of the impending elections. Credit: Alex Segbefia Disclaimer: ThinkNewsOnline is not responsible for the opinions of contributors published on our website.

Private Legal Practitioner, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has revealed that Social Media Influencer, Rosemond Brown known in showbiz as Akuapem Poloo may suffer 5000 penalty units or serve a 10 years jail term or both if found guilty for child pornography. According to the learned lawyer, her punishment when meted on her will serve as a signal to other celebrities and Ghanaians who open expose their children to child pornography and abuse. Speaking on an Accra-based television station, the Legal Practitioner said "Look, we are going to send a signal. There is so much of indecency, the level of indecency in this country is too much" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/stop-hiding-behind-dirty-politics-some-of-you-are-naturally-dirty-brigette-dzogbonuku He further cautioned parents who bath with their child to stop adding that such act is a violation against obscenity which falls under the country's laws. "We are exposing the children to all forms of sexual impunity which has a bad negative effect" he added. READ ALSO:Read also: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dr-paa-kwesi-nduom-is-disappointed-in-npp-brigette-dzogbenuku-discloses Lawyer Maurice Ampaw noted that every child in the country has the right to be protected adding that failure to do so, exposes the kid from security threat. He said "When you show your child on social media, there are people who look at the child tag them as privileged child. They become so offended because they lack such opportunity so that child can be kidnapped" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/dubai-john-mahama-s-son-shafik-ties-knot-with-lover-photos-video Lawyer Maurice Ampaw also mentioned that kidnappers take huge sums of monies from negligent parents before releasing their kids to them . Watch video below: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith