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‘Life is not a race’ pastor advises youth
Pastor Samson Glory Abbey of the Mega Kharis Ministries has advised the youth to tread cautiously in life because life is not a race.
According to him the current crop of youth had talents which they should develop gradually and make good use of them at the right time.
Preaching a sermon on the theme “There is No Lost Time in God” on Sunday at Adentan in Accra, the Man of God urged church leaders to teach the youth to understand their personal or self development in the professional environment.
“Be patient in this life for nothing is impossible in the eyes of God, but only trust in Christ for your life.
“Let us teach our children to understand how to seize Godly opportunities offered to them in order to boost their career and set the financial benefits they are expecting and they will stop killing themselves for quick money” he said.
Quoting from Joshua 14:11, Ephesians 5; 16 and Colossians 4:5 Paster Abbey said that the mystery of life was dependent on God’s promises and when God’s time arrived, all things changed for the better so the youth should allow Christ to control their lives.
He urged the youth to take time in life because it was not a race but they should always wait for the right opportunities before they acted because “whoever rushes in life never gets to its end on a good note.”
He said that there were no lost or wasted time or years for those whose lives were dependent on Christ because there were many examples in the Bible of those who lived for God and enjoyed in their old age than in their youthful age.
Pastor Abbey said that, the youth needed such teachings because all their talents were hidden in them but needed only a small push, or motivation to change something in their lives else they would continue to live in this vicious circle of get-rich-quick syndrome.
By Samuel Opare Lartey
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
