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• Female athletes of the armwrestling team

Female athletes of the armwrestling team

The Golden Arms, Ghana’s arm-wrestling team revived Team Ghana’s fortunes at the 13th African Games with a 41 medal haul in arm-wrestling.

That raised Ghana’s tally to 45 having earlier garnered gold and two silver from female weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi and a silver from swimming sensation, Abeiku Jackson.

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Mavis Boatemaa Berko scored a goal for Ghana in the hockey game
• Mavis Boatemaa Berko scored a goal for Ghana in the hockey game

That switched attention to boxing and athletics, the two disciplines with a competitive advantage.

But Benjamin Azamati and Barnabas Aggerh’s fifth and sixth placement in the 100m men’s finals dampened the spirit of Ghanaians in athletics.

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Few hours later, Rose Amoaniwaa Yeboah revived emotions again with a splendid high jump performance to add a gold medal to Ghana’s haul which would go into Ghana’s history in the competition as the most successful in terms of the laurels won.

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Mavis Boatemaa Berko scored a goal for Ghana in the hockey game
• Mavis Boatemaa Berko scored a goal for Ghana in the hockey game

Yeboah cleared the bar at 1.90m.

As of press time, six members of Ghana’s boxing team were also getting ready for semi-final clashes that guaranteed medals irrespective of the outcomes although wins would put them in contention for either gold or silver.

That would mean six additional medals while the men’s 4x100m also look very promising to deliver another medals.

That aside, other disciplines are working extremely hard to join the after party

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Man arrested in Ashaiman for allegedly posing as soldier and extorting money

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The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.

The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.

According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.

The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.

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A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.

The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.

The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.

The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.

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By: Jacob Aggrey

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Volta has enormous agricultural potential – Regional Minister

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Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.

He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.

Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.

The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.

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The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.

Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.

He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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