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Information reaching Thinknewsonline.com indicates former Di Asa contestant, Aisha Bawa is dead. The late Ayisha Bawa known by many as Baby Ayisha was part of the contestants aiming for the ultimate in Di Asa, an entertainment show organised by Atinka Media Village, a private television station for plus size ladies. Baby Ayisha Bawa was however evicted before the finals. Although the cause of her death is unknown, it is emerging that she was battling with breast cancer. Thinknewsonline.com is learning that the late Baby Ayisha was an active member on facebook groups, Boredom Busters, Tell it All and Adulthood among others. Thinknewsonline.com has gathered that the Late Baby Ayisha partook in a 'Boobs Challenge' which saw her being subjected to series of body shaming, jabbing and throwing insults at her from some members of the group as well as Admin. Late Ayisha Brown was removed and blocked by the group's Admin. It emerged that Baby Ayisha took ill and was rushed to the Korle Bu Hospital on Tuesday evening. In the early hours of Wednesday, it was confirmed that Baby Ayisha had given up the ghost. Thinknewsonline.com will be following the trend and will be updating members on new developments. Social media users have been sharing memories of the Late Baby Ayisha. Story by: Kwesi Pee

Nigerian Super Star, Wizkid confirmed his breakup with Singer, Tiwa Savage for unknown reasons. Although the Artiste has deleted his tweet, most of his followers have shared their thoughts on the post and likewise taken screenshots. Some followers asked the Artiste to follow his heart adding that loves goes where love is. Thinknewsonline.com will be following and will update its followers on new developments. See comments below: Source: Kwesi Pee

The Toddler's Mistake Little children love to copy whatever their parents do. So you have small girls wanting to apply lipstick and makeup while you have small boys wanting to shave just like they see their dads do. The toddler's mistake in a love relationship happens where people who are dating, merely dating, act as if they are married. As if they are husband and wife. The ‘Trotro’ Mistake Most trotro drivers do not observe the number of passengers on board unless the police are on the road. Committing the trotro mistake in a love relationship happens when anyone, be it the boy or the girl forces himself or herself into a relationship where there is another person. For instance, a boy has a girlfriend and another girl is forcing to get the boy. The second girl is making the trotro mistake. The Monkey Mistake It is said that monkeys play by sizes and for good reason. The money mistake in a love relationship happens when a boy goes in for a girl way above his class. In such a situation, “the monkey” has not played according to his size and the result can be death as was the case, in the play, Othello. The ‘Galamsey’ Mistake The galamsey mistake happens when a young man in a committed relationship, cheats on his girl and sleeps with another girl. He has done, as it were, ‘done galamsey’ and the result is often the destruction of trust and the compromising of the future of the relationship. Just as galamsey compromises the future of the environment. The Cornerstone Mistake This mistake happens when a boy for whatever reason pulls away from his true love only to discover later that he cannot live without her. In such a situation the stone that he rejected has become the cornerstone. Unfortunately, the realisation that it is true love he walks away from comes when he is married and/or she is married and getting back together is no longer an option. The Stealing Hotel Towel Mistake Hotel towels are not meant to be taken home. They are for everyone to use and leave behind. The stealing hotel towel mistake happens when a girl falls in love for a known player and decides herself into thinking hat she can change him. Just as stealing hotel towels can result in disgrace, so does committing the stealing hotel towel mistake in a love relationship result in heartbreak and disgrace. The Oshin Mistake Those who are old would remember that the first soap opera to screen regularly in Ghana was Oshin which was the name of the lead character. The feature of Oshin is that she was always asking for forgiveness. Even when she had not done anything wrong. Oshin’s mistake in a love relationship occurs when one party in the relationship, keeps begging the other one for love and attention. Begging for love, robs the person of their dignity and makes the person less attractive. The Bushfire Mistake This mistake happens when someone rushes into marriage just for sex. In the 70s, a young girl I knew kept saying, ‘Brother Whyte, I’m burning and so I must get married.’ Soon after secondary school, she got herself married because she said “burning”. Unfortunately, her husband got the chance to travel to the US for a conference two weeks into their marriage. When he got to the US, he refused to return and of course, his wife, could not get a visa to join him. The result was terrible. Anyone who marries just for sex sets himself or herself up for disgrace and for disappointment. The Fast Track Mistake A young man with great excitement tells me that he is going to get married in a month. I asked him, ‘how long have you known this lady?’ ‘Oh I’ve known her for three months,’ he says. I say ‘three months is too soon for you to be talking about marriage. Give yourself a little more time to get to know her better.’ The young man dismisses my concern with, ‘you know, you don’t need time when you know you have found a good thing.’ Well, the marriage came on but after three years it was over. You cannot fast track a love relationship. It is time for people to reveal themselves fully and it takes time to get to know people well. If you do not give yourself the time to get to know the other person well enough, you are making the fast track mistake and you have set yourself up for a huge disappointment. The ‘Asana’ Mistake A godly young lady comes to me and says, ‘I was raised to say no to sex until marriage but my boy says, ‘if I do not allow him to have sex with me then I should not blame him if he strays.’ I tell the young lady, ‘if you give in to his pressure and have sex with him that will be the end of the relationship. She decides that I do not know what I’m talking about and so she goes ahead to give him sex. After that, the boy just vanishes from her life. She could not reach him. She had made the asana mistake. Asana is a cheap drink made from corn and the sellers allow prospective customers to taste it before they make the decision to buy. Hence the name from the Ga language. Asana is cheap and the sellers can afford to let people taste before they buy. And when a girl gives in to a boy’s pressure and gives him sex, she has cheapened her values and in most cases, the boy will simply walk away. Whenever somebody compromises his or her values just to hold on to a relationship, they have made the asana mistake and will lose out sooner or later. The Fire Service Mistake This mistake is made by good and decent boys. This is how it happens. A lady is in distress and John, a caring young man goes into help and continues to show care and concern. But before he knows it, he has been sucked into a romantic relationship with the girl he went in to help. John has mistaken caring for romantic love. The fire service mistake never ends well. In the end, the boy who came into help ends up becoming a villain in the girl’s life, as he realises that caring is not the same as romantic love. Source: Uncle Ebo Whyte

Reports reaching Thinknewsonline.com indicates that Ghanaian Actress, Juliet Ibrahim has finally found love again. The celebrated Actress who has been experiencing relationship issues for the past few years says she is confident her new found love will survive the test of time. After walking out of a horrible relationship with Nigerian Singer, Iceberg Slim, the Actress stayed single for two years healing from her broken heart. It is emerging that Juliet Ibrahim is currently dating Nigerian Real Estate Mogul, Sijibomi Ogundele. Sijibomi Ogundele is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sujimoto Construction Limited; a trusted one-stop solution provider in Real Estate and Hospitality. Watch video below: Story by Kwesi Pee

Former President of Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kufuor says nothing can stop him from contesting for the seat of Member of Parliament (MP) in the Asante Akyem South Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to Mr. Kufuor, he will go all length to see this dream come true adding that his music career cannot prevent him from winning. Speaking on an Accra-based television station, Mr. Kufuor said “Who are our politicians? When you go to Parliament now, who are there? There is a hairdresser there. There is a businesswoman there. There are market women and doctors there. What stops a musician from being there? Is music not part of the things we do as a country? If not for anything, music plays a major role in most of our lives. Don’t we have entertainment? So, there’s nothing wrong with having a musician in Parliament. At Parliament, we discuss tourism, creative arts, culture, and several other things that music is keyed in. It’s actually a plus for Parliament to have a musician,” he stressed. Known in showbiz as Obour, the “Konkontibaa” hitmaker also mentioned that he sees nothing wrong with a musician becoming a Parliamentarian. Thinknewsonline.com is learning a group calling itself Asante Akyem South Youth Coalition paid a courtesy call on Obour pleading with him to contest the seat. The Former MUSIGA President has confirmed he will contest for the seat. The governing NPP says it is putting in measures to ensure that it holds its Parliamentary primaries in the various Constituencies across the country. Mr. Osei Kufuor has already filed his nomination for the parliamentary elections. Story by: Magdalene Maame Abena Serwaa Asante

Some scores of social media users are calling for the arrest of Lawyer Sandra Ankobea for flouting the social gathering protocol given by President Akufo-Addo after hosting some friends to a party. According to the social media users, they are disappointed in the learned lawyer adding she should have known best. Sources close to Thinknewsonline.com says the party had over 25 people in attendance. It is emerging that some personalities spotted at the party included; Broadcast Journalist, Nana Aba Anamoah, Actress, Salma Mumin, Musicians Kidi, Kwesi Arthur amongst others. "Funke Akindele of Jennifer's Diaries fame was punished for hosting a party in Nigeria. Same must be done to Lawyer Sandra Ankobea. That will serve as a deterrent for others" some social media users added. See video below: Story by: Kwesi Parry

Thinknewsonline.com can confirm that the largest opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday boycotted an IPAC Engagement describing it as double track. According the Deputy General Secreatry of the party, Peter Otokunohe opposition NDC boycotted the meeting on the basis of claiming that it was improperly held. Speaking on an Accra based radio station, Mr Otunor “That meeting does not constitute a proper IPAC meeting because they had divided one committee into groups; you may want to call it double tracking, to decide on the same issue" He further added that he is disappointed in the EC for towing on such lines. "We think that with any such an approach, we are not going to properly appreciate and understand the issue and contributions from various political parties and we believe that, decision making will be problematic.” he revealed. Although the Electoral Commission is bent on compiling a new voter’s register ahead of the upcoming 2020 general elections, the NDC and some opposition parties are against the decision whiles the ruling NPP and twelve other political parties have backed the move. Thinknewsonline.com is learning that the EC has come up safety measures ahead of the commencement of the registration exercise. The exercise is expected to start in June and end in July 2020. In other developments, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu says he participated in the first of a two-session held today on a very controversial issue. “The Electoral Commission has slated the registration on June ending and very soon per the law 21 days to any national exercise they [EC] will have to inform us. The specific date will be given to us in the course of time. This means it will take almost about 40 days and they will be finishing the exercise by the end of July as well,” he said. Story by: Mandy Woods

Tax Analyst, William Demetia has revealed that the Akufo-Addo Government will not be affected on its revenue target for the year if it relief taxes on companies that have donated towards the National covid-19 Trust Fund. Thinknewsonline.com is learning that Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is the policy will only affect companies that are yet to donate. It is emerging that the Trust Fund has received GH$50 million in donations from individuals and organization, so far. Although lots of people have surround controversial rationale behind the idea,it seems government will not be able to meet its revenue targets of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. He added that government at this stage is keen on developing and building the economy adding that could be a way to achieve the target. Mr Demetia said “I think the Minister of Finance in his speech to Parliament made it very clear that government will not achieve its revenue target for the year. If you look at the estimate of things we are losing over the period, government is estimated to be losing in the billions of Ghana cedi’s in terms of revenue, and so it is without doubt that government will not achieve its revenue target” He said “…But we must remember that we are in a crisis situation where there is a need to bring in efforts to preserve human lives to ensure that the quality of life is preserved, by ensuring that those who are not so well in society are catered for” The Tax Analyst further explained that government must ensure that its assistance goes to the right quarters. “It is a cause that we have to support but as I always insist, we must find out whether the right checks and balances are in place to be able to ensure that the relief gets to the needed or the targeted person. Your first and foremost task is to get the economy running and then you can look at improving your tax deficiency models to be able to rake in the needed revenue” he noted. Story by: Magdalene Maame Abena Serwaa Asante

Although social media has been buzzing for weeks following series of diss songs from some Artists in the country, one of Ghana’s greatest Hi-Life Artist, Ex-Doe is appealing to fellow Musicians to bring to an end the attitude of 'beefing' one other. According to Ex-Doe, such behaviours causes damage to some Artists and dwindles the country's Music Industry. The “Maba” hitmaker said "It is better to be united and entertain fans with good music than artists trolling each other. It is true as artiste we must be creative sometimes but getting creative through creating rivalries doesn’t help the development of our music" Comparing Ghanaian Music to Nigeria, he noted that most Nigerian Artists spend time pushing one another as compared to what is being done in the Ghana. “Anytime you do music targeting each other, it does not go far and stay within your borders. Nigerian music has gone far because they don’t create any unnecessary rivalries but help each other thrive for the overall benefit of their industry’’ he said. Ex-Doe hinted that although beefs creates traffic for Artists, followers use the opportunity pass negative comments which does not unity amongst the various fan-base. Despite Ex Doe being one of the Originators of 'beefs' in the Ghanaian Music Industry, the Musician says emotional artists who get themselves involved in "beefing” pay dearly and sometimes end up quitting music. “Some rivalries over the past years have not ended well. Some 'beefs' has created hatred between artistes and their fan base. So any artiste involved in beefing will have to pay a huge price someday regardless of the temporal fame or attention they get" He explained that he feels disappointed he towed that line adding that some fans till now remember his 'beef' with Chicago and Reggie Rockstone than the good music he did in the ’90s. Ex Doe however explained that he had big plans for the year until Coronavirus struck adding he hopes things gets better in the coming months. He explained that he might drop an album before the year ends. Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

As part of measures of instilling discipline among the citizenry in the country, Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Okoe-Boye says the introduction of spots-fines will force Ghanaians to start wearing their nose masks in the era of covid-19. According to him, the face masks when worn will help prevent the spread of the virus in the country. The Deputy Health Minister said "The introduction of spot fines for persons who defy the directive of wearing facemask as a preventive measure for the spread of the coronavirus will help to serve as a deterrent to others and promote compliance" He added that most Ghanaians have refused to wear the masks on daily basis with the excuse of difficulty in breathing. Dr Okoe-Boye said “If you have a thousand people who are not wearing masks it’s because people assume that if you don’t wear it, it comes with no consequences. If you ask one person to pay GHS50 or GHS100 and it is known that someone was charged GHS100 for not wearing the mask people will fall in line" The Deputy Health Minister further explained that there is a difference between knowledge acquisition and behavioral change. Source: Joshua Kwabena Smith

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday mourned the passage of the Chief Imam of Egbaland, Alhaji Liadi Orunsolu. The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, praised the life of devotion and piety the late Islamic leader lived. “President Buhari condoles with the government and people of Ogun State, as well as the family of Alhaji Orunsolu, the Chief Imam of Egbaland, who passed away on May 26 at 98,” statement said. Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has mourned the death of Sheikh Orunsolu. Abiodun, in a statement he signed, commiserated with the people of Egbaland in particular, the state and the Muslim Ummah in general. Senator Ibikunle Amosun has commiserated with the Orunsolu family, the League of Imams and Alfas, and the Muslim faithful in Ogun State on the death of Alhaji Orunsolu. Amosun, who described the death of Orunsolu as painful, noted that Egbaland in particular and Ogun State in general had lost a respected religious leader and a renowned Islamic scholar. Source: Gabriel Ogunjobi

Director of Public Affairs, Parliament of Ghana, Kate Addo has clarified that the results of COVID-19 tests done on Parliamentarians are yet to be known. According to Madam Addo, the public should debunk any false reportage making waves in the Ghanaian media adding that the results will not be disclosed. In a statement signed by Director of Public Affairs of Parliament of Ghana and sighted by Thinknewsonline.com, Madam Kate Addo said "The attention of Parliament has been drawn to reports by Starrfmonline that two Members and thirteen Staff of Parliament have tested positive for COVID 19 after the mandatory testing exercise undertaken by Parliament last week" She further explained that parliament would like to state categorically that the results of the tests are not yet known adding that the report by Starrfmonline is not true. The Director of Public Affairs also noted that Parliament would therefore like to urge Starrfmonline to withdraw the said report and update its audience with the relevant information to the effect that the results from the tests are unknown to house. "The confidentiality protocol is that, those who test positive will be called directly by the testing team. Officially Parliament is unaware of any such call and therefore there hasn't been any official figures giving by the National COVID-19 response team" she stressed. The Parliament of Ghana says it is assuring the public that it remains committed to ensuring the safety and avoidance of possible spread of the disease in the chamber. She encouraged the citizenry are to call or reach Parliament online with their enquiries and only attend upon the House if it becomes absolutely necessary. Below is a copy of the release: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith