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Atia, Lariba show class at 2023 Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon
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Koogo Atia staged an improved show to win the men’s top prize in the 21km event of the Accra Inter City Homowo Marathon held on Friday.
Having been beaten to the slot last year, Atia took nothing for granted.
He gave an early indication as he attempted to break away from the pack but his closest competitors, especially Basit Afful and Ishmael Arthur managed to keep him in eye contact.
But the University of Education, Winneba final year student brought maintained his composure, kept the lead and saved some energy as his pursuers attempted to close up.
But when he mattered most on the final stretch, Atia increased the tempo and left behind Afful and Arthur in second and third places respectively, finishing with an impressive time of 1:07.39.
Atia received a GHȻ10,000 cash prize and qualifies to participate in the Soweto Marathon later in the year.
“I am looking forward to the next challenge of competing on the international stage. I have to prepare very well to make Ghana proud,” he said.
Lariba Zakaat grabbed the same amount of money and silverware after dominating the women’s category to emerge winner.
Just like Atia, she was pushed to her limit by first runner up Anaaba Portia and Ramatu Abdulai, second runner up to the tape.
Winners in the 5km, 10km men’s and women’s races as well as wheelchair race were honoured by the organisers.
Addressing participants after the race, Mr. Henri Senyo Penni, the General Manager of Medivents Consult, organisers of the event said he was satisfied with the turnout and commended the runners for turning up in their numbers.
“First of all, I want to congratulate the winners in the various race categories and hope that will be a motivation for those that didn’t win to train harder to be counted among the winners.
Sponsors of this year’s race include Allied Consortiums, HD Plus, G4S, Serene Insurance, mybet.africa.com, Happy FM, Harmony Haven, Aqua Blue Mineral Water, Indomie, and Dannex Aryton.
This year’s Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon was organised in partnership with the Ga Traditional Council (GTC) and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
By Spectator Sports Reporter
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.
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.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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.
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
