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Don’t be deceived by men who praise your beauty – Speaker tells young girls
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has encouraged young female footballers to concentrate on their career and eschew acts that have the potential of prematurely terminating their football career.
He said that staying focused meant“staying away from unscrupulous men who would use sugar-coated or deceptive words to lure young girls into sexual relations and finally abandon them after making them pregnant”.
“Every young person is beautiful or handsome, until they begin to develop wrinkles as a result of old age so do not allow yourselves to be deceived by men who sing your beauty just for their own parochial interest”, he cautioned.
Mr Bagbin stated these when he donated some items to one of the oldest female football clubs in the Upper West Region, Real Crusaders Ladies Club, at his residence at Wa, on Sunday.
The presentation which included 18 sets of jerseys, 18 pairs of soccer boots, 18 sets of knee-high socks and five Federation of Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) branded balls, is testament of the Speaker’s love for soccer and commitment to the development of women football in the region and Ghana in general.
He said that he was a supporter of females’ progress in whatever chosen field and would love to see the girls work harder to attain high laurels in their pursuit of excellence.
Mr Bagbin charged the girls to concentrate on their training to become perfect and do away with unhealthy boy-girl relations that could truncate their journey to stardom.
“Aside your chosen career of football, you need to devote time to studying and ensuring that you attain academic qualification,”
Even on the field of play, you need that intellect to be able to dribble and so you should not relegate education to the backyard,” he said.
The Speaker encouraged the girls to be disciplined and law-abiding so that they would not end their profession prematurely as had happened to other players.
The coach of the team, Mr Umaru Farouq commended the Speaker for the gesture and assured him that he would work together with his technical team to ensure that the girls progressed in football and education respectively.
The Real Crusaders Ladies Club was formed in 2005 at Wa and has since featured in the Ghana Premier League as well as the Division One League depending on its performance at the end of a season.
The team which has produced three players for the Ghana women’s national football team, Black Queens, as well as enabled many young girls to access scholarships for university education, is currently playing in the Division One League.
From Lydia Darlington Fordjour, Wa
The Ashanti South Regional Police Intelligence Directorate has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery attack on an Indian national in Obuasi and a separately planned robbery operation targeting a distribution company in the same area.
On April 16, 2026, Police received credible intelligence that a group of armed men were planning an attack in Obuasi. A police team moved swiftly into the area and arrested suspect Iddrisu Fuseini, also known as “Iddi”, at his hideout in Bedieso, Obuasi.
During interrogation, he confessed to being part of a six-member gang that attacked an Indian national at his residence at New Baakoyeden, Obuasi, on April 12 2026, robbing him of GH₵150,000.00.
He disclosed that the attack was orchestrated following a tip-off from suspect Ibrahim, an employee of the victim, who informed the gang that the victim kept large sums of money.
Further investigations led to the arrest of a second suspect, Shaibu Mohammed, also known as “SM” or “Cicinati”, on 20th April 2026 at his hideout in Gausu, Obuasi. During interrogation, he admitted to participating in the planning of the robbery and confirmed that the gang had further planned to rob a distribution company near Mawuli Hotel in Obuasi.
Investigations have further revealed that both suspects are currently standing trial at the Obuasi Circuit Court in connection with a separate robbery of GH₵600,000.00.
A manhunt is ongoing to arrest the remaining accomplices, identified as Khalifa, Edward, Prof, Waddle, Ebbe, and Ibrahim, and to recover a pump action gun and a locally manufactured pistol believed to be in their possession.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
