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ATU donates to Nsawam Prisons, Mpehuasem Basic School

Prof. Alice Mensah presenting the books to Mr Bright Loggah the headteacher of Mpehnasem Methodis Basic school with the staff of ATU and pupils Photo: Lizzy Okai.
The Accra Technical University (ATU) as part of activities to mark its 75th anniversary celebrations donated stationery, cartons and bags of water to the Nsawam Prisons in the Eastern Region last Thursday.
The University also donated customised exercise books and pens to the Mpehuasem Methodist Basic School to aid teaching and learning of both teachers and pupils.
Presenting the items, the chairperson of the anniversary planning committee, Professor Alice Mensah, said the gesture was to help address the needs of the community in which it was situated.
“The exercise also underscores the university’s commitment to community service and part of its corporate social responsibility of reaching out to community development,” she said.
Professor Mensah expressed satisfaction with the educational interventions for inmates to learn vocational and technical skills after serving their sentences.
She said that the university would explore opportunities of collaboration with the management of the prisons to offer courses in vocational and technical education.
At Mpehuasem, she said there was a satellite campus of the university there and found it prudent to donate to the school to enhance academic studies.
Prof. Mensah said the university’s doors were opened so that the school could use the science laboratory at the Mpehuasem campus for hands-on experience.
She advised the students to strive for academic excellence by taking their studies seriously for a better career.
Superintendent Paul Nuobepuor, Officer-in-Charge of Education and Training, Nsawam Prisons commended the university for the donation and pledged to use the items for its intended purpose.
He said the prisons had schools from kindergarten to Senior High School and courses for inmates in draughtsmanship, carpentry, and electrical engineering to enhance their skills in technical and vocational training.
Superintendent Nuobepuor said 24 inmates would graduate from the University of Cape Coast after undertaking degree courses in education, banking, and others.
Mr Bright Loggoh, Headteacher, Mpehuasem Methodist Basic School, thanked the University for the gesture.
By Michael D Abayateye
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Four ‘Pragya’ Operators fined GH¢ 2,400 for obstructing public road at Agbogbloshie

Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
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Police arrest suspect in Taxi driver murders in Accra

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man believed to be behind a series of robberies and killings of taxi drivers in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a statement from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the suspect, Peter Akakpo, also known as “Dompe,” was arrested on October 13, 2025, at Kasoa-Domeabra.
Police say he is an ex-convict and is believed to have worked with another suspect, Vincent Gbetorglo, who was arrested earlier on June 30, 2025.
The arrests follow investigations into the deaths of two taxi drivers at Sakaman Blue Lagoon on May 9 and June 15, 2025. Police say the suspects contacted the victims before the attacks.
The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID led the investigation, using intelligence and surveillance to track down the suspects.
Police say efforts are being made to recover the vehicles of the murdered drivers.
The CID assured the public that investigations are still ongoing and promised to provide updates as new information emerges.
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