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Ayawaso MCE inspects development projects
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly, Hajia Salma Mohammed Sani Adams Kuta, has called for the collaboration between stakeholders and government in ensuring development in the country.
She said such collaboration was crucial since government alone cannot ensure development in the country.
The MCE gave the assurance when she led officials from the assembly to inspect ongoing projects in the area in Accra.
Hajia Kuta was accompanied by Mr Ishmael Ashitey, the Municipal Coordinating Director, Hajia Anisah Ismail-Rashid, Municipal Finance Officer, Abdallah Abdul-Rahman, Municipal Engineer, the Human Resource Officer, Mr Theophilus Nartey and Director of Agriculture, Mr Charles Asem-Bansah among others.
The project sites that were inspected were the rehabilitation of four-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities at the 37 Basic School, construction of vehicular slabs at Nima and 37 Basic School, construction of three storey classroom block for the Flagstaff House Basic School.
The other projects that were toured included a medical block for Nima Government Clinic, ongoing road project at Nima, distilling of open and covered drains within the municipality.
Hajia Kuta in an interview with The Spectator expressed satisfaction with the ongoing projects, stating that they would be completed by the end of the year.
She said the projects which started in 2019 and funded by government, when completed, would improve teaching and learning in the schools and also ensure development in the area.
The MCE assured the residents of the assembly’s continuous efforts to ensure development in the area, and called on them for their cooperation.
“As partners in development, we must all endeavour to support government projects which seek to promote development at all levels,” she added.
As part of the programme, the assembly presented 650 dual and mono desks to the Ayawaso East Basic School to enhance teaching and learning.
The MCE also commissioned a 12-seater water closet facility at the 37 Basic School.
By Anita Nyarko-Yirenkyi
Ahyiresu and Abofrem, two quiet communities in the Atwima Mponua District, have been shaken to the core by a chilling midnight drama that reads like a nightmare.
A pastor and a young mother stand accused of attempting to bury a five‑month‑old baby girl alive, a crime that has ignited outrage and disbelief across the township.
According to police, Apostle Richmond Akwasi Frimpong, 36, Head Pastor of the Anointed Grace Prayer Ministry at Kuffour Camp, conspired with his uncle Emmanuel Appiah, 53, and the child’s mother, 23‑year‑old Beatrice Agyapomaa, to dispose of the infant, Anaya Achiaa, under the cover of darkness.
A fourth suspect, Emmanuel Donkor, remains on the run.
The suspects were caught near a refuse dump around 10 pm on April 9, 2026, after a vigilant resident, Akwasi Twezor, noticed their suspicious movements.
When confronted, they claimed the child was already dead and had palace approval for burial. But Twezor’s instincts proved right—the baby was still alive, gasping faintly for breath.
Chief Linguist, Nana Yaw Badu, later confirmed that Frimpong had misled him earlier in the evening, securing permission for burial by falsely declaring the child dead.
The infant was rushed to the Abofrem Clinic, where she is now responding well to treatment. Police described her as “very beautiful.”
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Evelyn Yitamkey, Commander of DOVVSU in Bibiani, confirmed that the suspects have been provisionally charged.
Frimpong faces attempted murder and conspiracy charges, while Agyapomaa and Appiah are charged with conspiracy and abetment.
They were remanded by the Bibiani Circuit Court, presided over by Judge Frank Asiedu Nimako, to assist investigations.
The docket has been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Department for advice, ASP Yitamkey indicated.
The attempted crime has provoked fury among residents, many suspecting ritual motives aimed at bolstering the pastor’s influence.
Crowds attempted to attack the suspects outside court, but police intervention prevented mob justice.
The Assembly Member for Ahyiresu, Yusuf Suleiman, has assured residents that justice will be pursued swiftly.
From Kingsley E. Hope, Kumasi
The forecourt of the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB) in Accra came alive on Friday with colour, creativity and innovation, as Level 300 students transformed the space into a lively exhibition of ideas.
Under the theme “Building meaningful brands beyond the logo,” the students invited patrons into a world where ordinary products were reimagined through storytelling, design and purpose.
From scented candles to innovative food concepts, each stand told a unique story, one that went beyond aesthetics to capture identity, value and human connection.
For many of the students, the event was more than just an academic exercise; it was a moment to dream out loud.
Guided by their lecturer, Peter Wonders, they explored what it truly means to build a brand in today’s competitive world where trust, consistency and experience matter just as much as logos and slogans.
Chairman of the occasion, Nana Kum Gyata VI, in his remarks said a brand is what people say about you when you are not present.
At the end of the presentations, awards were presented to deserving groups with Vida Nyaneba emerging as the overall best branding student.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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