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New Life Pentecostal Church to construct Rehab Centre at Ziavi-Lume
The New Light Pentecostal Church at Ziavi-Lume in the Ho Municipality has embarked on a vigorous project to build a 100-bed rehabilitation centre for drug addicts and other mental patients.
Pursuant to that, the chapel in the community is undergoing re-reconstruction alongside a five-bedroom mission house for the resident pastor.
Meanwhile, plans are far advanced to put up a three-storey residential facility in the church’s prayer garden for visitors.
A member of the executive council of the church, Lawyer John-Mark Nuku Alifo, who conducted the Spectator round the site on Tuesday, said that the GH¢1million project would be completed in three years.
This was prior to the merger of the church and the Shalom Prayer City at Ziavi-Lume last Saturday.
“We will engage the services of health experts and link up with the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) to implement the rehabilitation programme,” he added.
According to him, the New Light Pentecostal Church was also poised to embark on a vigorous sanitation campaign to promote the culture of cleanliness in Ziavi and far beyond.
Lawyer Alifo said that the prayer centre’s future development plans included the construction of a sterling basic school.
“We believe in evangelism with development,” he told The Spectator.
The Shalom Prayer City was founded at Ziavi-Lume in 1981 by the late Reverend G.K. Alifo who died in 1995.
“With the incorporation of the prayer centre into the New Life Pentecostal Church, we are set for greater spiritual, physical and human development,” said Lawyer Alifo, said.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Ziavi-Lume
The Madina Divisional Police Command is investigating a shooting incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo.
According to a preliminary police statement, the incident occurred on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at the late father’s residence in Kwabenya, Accra Region.
Police said Ms. Safo sustained a gunshot wound to her left ear. She later reported the matter to Kwabenya Police and presented a vehicle with registration number GN 3482-24 showing visible bullet damage.
The victim has been issued a medical report form and is receiving treatment. The vehicle has been impounded for forensic examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the shooting and to identify all persons involved.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana has accused former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo of misleading the public by creating the impression that she sustained gunshot wounds during the enstoolment ceremony of its new leader.
In a statement, the church said the incident occurred on June 21, 2026, at its Kwabenya property after a lawful church event.
According to the mission, Ms. Safo arrived at the venue and forcefully drove her vehicle into the entrance gates, striking and causing substantial damage to two metallic gates.
“At the time of the incident, numerous worshippers and invited guests were present within the premises, including individuals seated in close proximity to the entrance,” the statement said.
The mission added that the act posed a serious risk to life and property, noting that security personnel intervened to prevent further escalation.
The church said it has taken note of unverified media reports and social media claims that Ms. Safo was shot by her brother during the incident.
“We categorically reject these allegations as false and misleading. To the best of our knowledge and based on information presently available to us, no such shooting occurred,” it stated.
The Kristo Asafo Mission is calling on authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into all aspects of the incident.
It also urged the public to refrain from drawing conclusions based on unverified social media reports and to allow law enforcement to establish the facts through due process.
The mission reiterated its commitment to peace, truth, the rule of law, and the safety of all persons who attend its events.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
