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GFA takes flagship ‘Girls for Goals’ project to Volta Region
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has extended its flagship project ‘Girls for Goals’ to tackle gender equality through sports in the country under the Sustainable Development Goal five (SDG 5), which aims among others to promote female football in the country.
The implementers of the national project visited the Volta Region, and held community engagements with parents, stakeholders and students in the Ho Municipality, Keta Municipality and Adaklu District, where the GFA officials educated students and parents that the initiative was dedicated to empowering girls through sports-based leadership development programmes in second cycle institutions in communities.
Addressing a community sensitisation programme with parents and students at the Adaklu Senior High School (SHS), the Director of the ‘’Girls for Goals Project’’, Mr Frazier Malcolm Appeadu, explained that the objective of the Project involved girls engagement in sports, promoting inclusivity and physical wellbeing, and increasing community awareness.
Mr Appeadu said the girls would be engaged in activities through football, which extends to both girls and boys in basic and selected SHS through mixed soccer.
He emphasised the well-being, education, and empowerment of women and children, recognising the pivotal role of boys and men.
Mr Appeadu continued that under the project, girls would be empowered with leadership skills through targeted sports-based leadership development programmes in public schools.
The Project Consultant for the ‘’Girls for Goals Project’’, Ms Vera Abla Addo, said the project would surely promote gender equality in schools.
Ms Addo explained that the project would not affect the education of boys and girls, saying “as they develop their talents, they would also continue with their education, which she stressed would prepare them adequately for opportunities in the future.
She urged students to respect their parents, support them at home, and equally respect their teachers.
From Samuel Agbewode, Adaklu-Waya
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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