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‘Make the best out of pension’
Members of the Abokobi Local Branch of the National Pensioners Association have been urged not to use their retirement period to withdraw from active life.
According to the chairman of the association, Mr Francis Goka, “Retirement only signal a time for re-direction of life into new endeavours that keep members active as they exploit other avenues to continue to always remain active everywhere they find themselves.”
He made these remarks at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the association at the Presbyterian Women’s Centre at Abokobi in the Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region last Sunday.
The event was on the theme: ‘Ageing: Ensuring our wellness, our visa to longevity in retirement.’
The celebrations, which attracted dignitaries including officials of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and other sister associations, was used to honour the founder, Mr Emmanuel Adjei Duah, and the first Secretary, Madam Cynthia Naa Oyoo Quartey, with citations that extolled their virtues, zeal and determination that brought start the association with only two members but now with over 100 members.
The members also used the occasion to entertain themselves as they danced to some good old tunes.
The chairman stated that, “without activity in retirement, we are only inviting quiet and accelerated fading into sickness, sorrow and loneliness and sooner than later, into the hands of death, adding we need to be active even in retirement.”
He commended the founder and other past executives whose efforts have brought the association this far and the planning committee for making the day a reality.
The Adentan Branch Manager of SSNIT, Mr Harry Ntibrey, urged the members to endeavour and to re-register with their date of birth by April 26,in order to be counted among the active members.
The Adentan District Secretary, Mr Sam K. Duho, pledged to support the members to address the teething problems confronting them while on retirement.
By Lawrence Vomafa – Akpalu
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The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old driver, Bismark Kpormeno, for possession of a large quantity of compressed plant materials suspected to be Indian hemp.
The arrest was made on Sunday, 31 May 2026 by officers of the Tema Highway Patrol Unit during an operation along the Tema-Ada road.
According to police, the suspect was driving a Hyundai Mighty I container truck and failed to stop when signaled. He attempted to evade arrest but was pursued and apprehended at Bondase.
A search of the vehicle revealed twelve 12 sacks and eighty 80 parcels of compressed plant materials concealed in a container and wrapped in sellotape.
Preliminary investigations show the narcotics were allegedly loaded at Kpeve in the Volta Region and were being transported to Ada.
The suspect is currently in police custody assisting with investigations. The truck and exhibits have been impounded for evidential purposes.
The Tema Regional Police Command says it remains committed to combating drug trafficking and other criminal activities.
They also urged the public to support law enforcement by providing timely and credible information on suspicious activities.
Firefighters from the Peki Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded swiftly to a fatal head-on collision involving a Mercedes-Benz container truck (WR 1553-C) travelling from Nkwanta to Accra and a Mercedes-Benz passenger bus (GR 3215-E) travelling from Battor to Kabiti in the Oti Region.
The crash occurred at Peki-Tsame near Peki Senior High School in the early hours of Tuesday, 2nd June 2026.
A total of forty (40) persons were involved, comprising twenty-one (21) males, fifteen (15) females, and four (4) children.
Through a coordinated rescue operation, firefighters extricated 25 injured casualties, including 23 adults and two children.
Sadly, 15 persons lost their lives, made up of nine males and 6 females.
The injured were conveyed to the Peki Government Hospital for treatment, while the deceased were handed over to the Police, who conveyed them to the hospital mortuary for preservation and further investigation. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
The Ghana National Fire Service has extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and urges all motorists to observe road traffic regulations, avoid dangerous driving practices, and exercise maximum caution on the roads to help prevent accidents and save lives.
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