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The Lions Club International District 418 has reiterated its commitment to chalk an unprecedented success in the 2022-2023 Peace Poster and Peace Essay Contest held annually to promote national and global peace.
The international peace poster contest under the theme “Lead with Compassion”, is to harness the talents of children between the ages of 11 to 13 years to submit works that promote peace through compassion.
According to Lion Diane Novis Zukowski, Chairperson of the District 418 Peace Poster, it is always important to safeguard and promote peace in our nation because it is an important tool for national development.
Touching on the Peace Poster campaign, she observed that children know how powerful compassion could be and are often able to express this feeling more openly than adults.
“This year, we invite young people to explore and visually express the peaceful future that compassionate leadership brings, however, students and children between the ages of 11 to 13 years as of November 15, 2022 are eligible to participate in the International Peace Poster Contest”, she underscored.
For participating in the contest, Lion Diane said one must send an essay on this year’s theme or a pencil sketch of the Lions Clubs International logo together with his or her name and contact details to dpp@lionsclubsghana.org.
The District 418 Peace Poster Chairperson commended her team for their support to make children in Ghana excel during the International contest, and also working hard to promote Lions Club International aim of maintaining peace.
She encouraged stakeholders to partner with Lions Club District 418 for this laudable initiative that would always safeguard the peace of the nation and also called on sponsors to come on board and support the peace poster contest.
Lion Diane and her District 418 team recently stormed the 2022 Chalewote Festival with their peace poster campaign to increase awareness.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
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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