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MP presents food items to Ho-Sabong Zongo
IT is high time politicians supported the celebration of the Ramadan in the Zongo communities with viable infrastructural facilities and not with the donation of food items alone, Sarki Ushaw Turawa, Chief of the Zongo community in Ho has said.
“We need Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds, decent school buildings and drainage systems in the Zongos more than anything else, for meaningful celebrations of the Ramadan,” he added.
Sarki Turawa made the remarks on Saturday when the MP for Ho Central, Mr Benjamin Komla Kpodo presented a consignment of food items worth GH¢ 4,500 to the Muslim community at the Sabong Zongo in Ho in support of the Ramadan.
The fasting period ends in a fortnight.
The food items included bags of rice, sugar, assorted soft drinks, cooking oil, sachet and bottled water among others.
Sarki Turawa said that the Zongo settlements were not properly planned and that had seriously affected their development over the years.
The Ho Sabong Zongo, for instance, he said was established in 1963 hurriedly without the appropriate sanitation facilities.
Worse, Sarki Turawa pointed out, the land owners had not been paid their due compensations.
For that matter, the land owners were now demanding their compensations from the Zongo people, he revealed.
Sarki Turawa said that the situation had adversely affected the growth of the Zongo over the decades.
“Much as we are grateful for the regular donations of food items, we need to see basic amenities which will benefit generations yet unborn,” Sarki Turawa added.
On his part, Mr Kpodo said that the concerns of the Zongo community would be given the needed attention.
He said that some of the development plans for the Zongo were already being pursued.
The MP commended the Muslim community in Ho for its immense contribution to peace and goodwill in the society, and gave the assurance that their concerns would never be ignored.
FROM ALBERTO MARIO NORETTI, HO-SABONG ZONGO
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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