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Nelly & Friends Foundation donates to Street Academy
Ataa Lartey (right) interacting with the donors
The Nelly and Friends Foundation, a non-profit organisation has donated food items to the pupils of the Street Academy School.
The items were bags of rice, cooking oil, bags of sachet water, bottled water, packs of soft drinks, toothbrushes, toothpastes, sets of pens, pencils, sharpeners and eraser, exercise books, and packs of toilet rolls, among others.
Speaking to The Spectator, the leader of the foundation, Miss Shamsia Fiator, said the vision of the foundation was to reach out to the poor, underprivileged persons and orphans in the society.
She said it was important to continue to support children so as to make the world a better place, adding that “children are a blessing and are also the future leaders of the nation.”
She stated that there was the need to support underprivileged children like pupils of Street Academy and put smiles on their faces.
She appealed to parents to take care of their children and love them.
Ms Fiator, therefore, urged parents to invest in the education of their wards and cautioned them to stop purchasing items which would not benefit their children.
A member of the foundation, Ms Nelly Quarcopome said the foundation’s core mandate was to take care of street children and orphans, to make their lives better.
She called on Ghanaians to join hands with the foundation to alleviate the suffering of some children who were in need.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Street Academy, Ataa Lartey, thanked the foundation for supporting the academy and appealed to other organisations and private individuals to emulate the gesture.
By Spectator Reporter
Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that in the whole of 2024, only GHS 362 million was released to MMDAs in Common Fund.
Contrary to this, In 2025 alone GHS 5 billion was released to the MMDAs with the following breakdown as follows.
The Minister made this revelation when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series held today.
In breakdown, the minister nonted that 1st Quarter – 790,372,058.40 was released for 2025.
He added that for the 2nd Quarter, 1,464,983,309.60 was released.
3rd Quarter saw the release of 1,188,921,640.80 and
1,592,706,391.20 for 4th Quarter.
The Minister added tha each of the MMDAs were required to undertake the following; at least 2-CHPS compounds, 3 Classroom blocks, 10 Boreholes, and Completion of legacy projects.
Additionally, 25% of the Common Fund was allocated for the Construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.
Ahmed Ibrahim noted that as a result of the timely and unprecedented release of Funds, a total of 494 CHPS compounds, 761 Classroom Blocks, 4,029 Boreholes, and 2,755 Legacy projects are currently at various stages of completion.
Also, he added that 261 24-Hour Economy Model Markets have all been awarded on contracts and construction has begun on many of them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
