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LifeCheck back-to-school programme supports 11,000 children …Offers free health screening in 6 c’nities in 2024 outreach
Over 16,000 people at Teshie and its environs have benefited from this year’s LifeCheck outreach held last Saturday and spearheaded by Empowerment Care Foundation.
Dubbed ‘Life Check 24,’ the exercise was aimed at improving the quality of life for the underprivileged in areas like Teshie, La, Tse Addo, Baatsonaa, Nungua and Spintex Road.
Organised by the Empowerment Worship Centre (EWC), the outreach themed ‘Compassion to Make a Difference,’ it had over 11,000 children receiving exercise books, more than 4,000 schools bags, 5,200 shoes and 100 kids were barbered under the Life Check back-to-school arm.
There was also a free health screening for eye care, dental care, ultrasound scans, minor surgical procedures, and free medication.
Also, over 500 people were registered on the National Health Insurance
Scheme (NHIS), while some adults were screened for hepatitis B, malaria, prostate conditions, typhoid, and blood sugar.
The Global Lead Pastor of EWC, Prophet Gideon Danso, said “Life Check 2024 aligned with the church’s mission to create positive change by touching and transforming lives and improving the quality of life for the underprivileged.”
He noted that the Empowerment Care Foundation had implemented various programmes since its inception in 2014, focusing on healthcare, education and other transformative initiatives.
“This is the 10th year LifeCheck is being held and since its inception, more than
52,000 people have attended, 28,000 people received medical care, over
52,000 individuals fed, and over 32,000 children given back-to-school items.
More than 11,000 have been registered on the NHIS and these figures exclude this year’s target of 15,000 which was exceeded,” he stated.
He said the church volunteers had donated over 50 pints of blood to the National Blood Bank to demonstrate their dedication to helping society.
He expressed the hope that the event was held twice a year to help people in need and assist students to go back to school but that, he said, would call for assistance from other organisations.
A beneficiary, Mrs Gift Mensah, expressed gratitude to EWC and Prophet Danso for showing them love and reducing some financial burden on them as their kids resume school.
BY Cecilia Lagba Yada
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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