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NGO holds summit for over 800 female students in Bia West
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The GIMAT Volunteer Network, non-governmental organisation (NGO), in partnership with the Western North Regional National Youth Authority (NYA), has organised a day’s summit for over 800 female students in the Bia West District.
Dubbed: “Biology of the Girl Child Summit”, the summit was held under the theme: “Educate, Empower, Elevate: A summit for the modern Ghanaian Girl.”
It was aimed at equipping participants with the knowledge and skills for informed decision-making on reproductive rights and health and empower them to assertively take charge of their future by avoiding negative relationships and promoting mental health wellbeing.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after the event, Madam Fortune Morkporkpor Adalevo, Summit Lead and International Coordinator for GIMAT Volunteer Network, said they realised that most young girls had low confidence levels and inadequate knowledge on matters relating to their sexual and reproductive health rights.
According to her, a survey conducted by the organisation suggested that not only boys abused drugs, but also girls, hence the idea of bringing together experts to educate them on the effects of these behaviours.
She noted that the NGO had collaborated with the Essam Government Hospital to establish a unit at the hospital to attend to participants’ health needs.
She advised young girls to be firm in their decision-making, saying; “Their no should be no, and always concentrate on their studies.”
Mr Alhassan Mohammed Adama, Western North Regional Director of the NYA, lauded the GIMAT for the summit, noting that it would empower young girls to be able to make informed choices about their lives, health, and wellbeing.
He indicated that the Authority had been working tirelessly to promote girls’ education by providing mentorship, scholarship, and skills training programmes to support their development.
The Regional Director urged the participants to take charge of their lives and asked them to mentor other girls from their various communities who could not attend the summit.
He also called on stakeholders to make efforts to educate, empower, and elevate young girls to become confident, resilient, and successful women who would shape the future of the country.
Mr Adama pledged that his office would continue to collaborate with GIMAT Volunteer Network to help empower young girls in the area.
Some of the participants in an interview with the GNA lauded the initiative and said it would boost their confidence level and expose them to making the right choices on their sexual and reproductive health rights. -GNA
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A Prophet and General Overseer of Jesus Prayer Ministry at Ejisu Asuasi, Kumasi, and Pig Farm, Accra, Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Grace Frimpong-Boateng, has urged Ghanaians to pray fervently to avert any disaster that would endanger many.
“God hears prayers, and intercessory prayers will provide your family safety and protection so you can live long and enjoy life in this world,” she added.
Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Frimpong-Boateng was speaking with The Spectator in an interview last week.
According to her, she had a revelation that there would be a tragedy that will harm many people, however, effective prayers can avert it.
She said that the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) predicted another heavy downpour from Thursday to Sunday following the recent torrential rain that devastated Accra and other areas. However, strong intercessory prayers prevented the prediction, which would have been catastrophic.
She claims that whenever she shares something that God has revealed to her, she does not receive widespread support from people to join her in effective intercession.
As a result, she has urged everyone including members of parliament, cabinet ministers, traditional authorities, religious leaders, and other citizens to exercise caution and pray fervently in order to avoid premature death.
According to Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Frimpong-Boateng the recent downpour in Accra which claimed lives and destroyed property was unusual.
“The sea was irritated because of certain rituals performed and caused it to spew forth, exposing the dirt.” There are still some rites in the sea, and they will definitely surface,” she disclosed.
“Let’s pray that God would burn and destroy the things that have contaminated the sea,” she indicated.
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The Adentan Circuit Court has convicted a mason for stealing a four-year-old boy from Kpedze in the Volta Region and bringing him to Accra.
David Kpandoyo, 25, a Togolese national, pleaded guilty to a charge of child stealing.
The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, convicted him on his own plea and adjourned sentencing to July 14, 2026.
Kpandoyo told the court that he had gone to a drinking spot to consume alcohol when the child approached him.
He said he gave the boy some money, took him home, and could not remember what happened afterwards because he was intoxicated.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Patience Mario, assisted by Chief Inspector Jacob Nyarko, led the prosecution.
The prosecution said the complainant, Mr Bismark Gbago, is a 52-year-old painter residing at New Legon in Accra.
The victim’s mother, Ms Patience Ablordefey Afefa, is a 25-year-old hairdresser living at Kpedze in the Volta Region with the victim, a Kindergarten One pupil.
The prosecution said Kpandoyo also resided at New Legon, where he worked as a mason.
It said the victim went missing at Kpedze on July 1, 2026, at about 18:00 hours.
On July 3, at about 6:30pm, the complainant reported to the New Legon Police that he had found the four-year-old boy wandering around the area and that the child was unable to identify his home.
The prosecution said that on July 4, at about 4 p.m., the complainant informed the Police that after announcements were made within the community, Kpandoyo came forward claiming that the boy was his son.
The complainant and Kpandoyo subsequently went to the police Station to identify the child.
However, Kpandoyo was unable to produce the child’s birth certificate or lead the Police to the child’s mother.
Later that day, the police received a flyer bearing the name and telephone numbers of the victim’s mother, together with the child’s photograph, indicating that he had gone missing from Kpedze.
The police contacted the victim’s mother and asked her to report to the New Legon Police Station with the child’s birth certificate and weighing card because another person was claiming to be the child’s parent.
On July 6, the victim’s mother and her relatives reported to the Police Station and stated that they did not know Kpandoyo.
During investigations, Kpandoyo admitted in his cautioned statement that the victim was not his child.
He further confessed that while working at Kpedze, he stole the boy and brought him to Accra. –GNA
