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No Limits Charity Organisation providing hope to needy, underprivileged
Ms Ritabella Garlo
For over a decade, an ambitious Ghanaian lady, Ritabella Esionam Garglo, has remained dedicated to empowering needy children and influencing community policies.
The Executive Director and Founder of No Limits Charity Organisation in James Town, Accra is passionate about serving the community and providing better livelihoods for the underprivileged in society.
After losing her father at age 15, she depended on the benevolence of others and took up jobs as a teenager to navigate through life, especially school. Then it dawned on her to work towards preparing a safe haven for people who might find themselves in similar situations.
That gave birth to her charity organisation 13 years ago, which had since supported over 50 needy children to attain education, through to the tertiary level.
The dream was to become an African woman who translated her challenging life experiences into creating a positive social change in the lives of other young people across the continent and beyond.
The organisation started in 2011 with just five children, out of which two are in the Senior High School (SHS) with the others acquiring vocational skills.
The organisation is currently supporting over 50 children with scholarships and also operating as a learning and Information and Communication (ICT) Centre in James Town.
Aside taking care of children, Ms Garglo empowers the youth through vocational skills and support widows. She also provides financial assistance for parents to take care of their wards through school.
Additionally, she enrolled 10 young people into skills training in hairdressing, tailoring, barbering and interior designs among others.
She also donates stationeries, books and uniforms to thousands of needy children across the country to support their education. The Philanthropist has also donated other items worth over GHȻ50,000 to the flood victims of the recent Akosombo Dam Spillage.
Ms Garglo feeds 1000 people in James Town and its environs every Christmas from 2015 till date and is committed to it.
She is looking forward to expanding the organisation to include a pre-school, vocational and research centre with sponsors all over the country to give hope to the needy.
EDUCATION
Ms Garglo attended the Great Lamptey Mills School for her basic school education before attending the Methodist Girls High School at Mamfe in the Eastern Region in 2008.
She also attained a Diploma at the School of Social Welfare in 2011 and recently completed the University of Ghana where she acquired a Degree in Human Resource Management and Psychology.
WORK
In order to save enough to continue her education, at age 15, she had her first job as Receptionist at her alma mater, Great Lamptey Mills in 2004.
She also worked as a Teacher at the Jahans Education Centre in Mamprobi from 2008 to 2010 where she saved to support her younger sister through school.
In 2010, she worked with the Electoral Commission for the District Assembly elections and later the Statistical Service for the 2010 Population Census.
She is currently the Administrative Secretary at the Operations Department of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).
AWARDS
In 2018, she won the Inspiring Woman of the Year award by Eve Ministry, before being adjudged the Outstanding Child Education Advocate of the Year-Humanitarian Global Awards in 2022. She had the 2023 African Peace Advocate Award-Honorary Awards as well as 2023 YALI Alumni Excellence Award and recently 100 Most Inspiring Change Maker-Humanitarian Global Awards.
By Michael D. Abayateye
The professor who spends his days exploring the intricacies of African languages found himself at the centre of a different kind of lesson on Friday, October 2, 2026. 
This time, there were no lecture notes, academic arguments or university classrooms. Instead, there was the weight of tradition, the rhythm of a community celebration and the solemnity of an oath at a royal palace.
Professor Ọbádélé Kambon, a full Professor of African Linguistics at the University of Ghana, was enstooled as Apagyahene and Sunsum Ɔsahene of Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region in a ceremony that brought academia and traditional authority together.
For the professor, the occasion was more than a new title. It was a moment that connected his academic interests in African languages and indigenous knowledge with the living traditions of an Akan community.
The day’s events unfolded through a series of customary observances. Kambon was first taken to the compounds of the Ɔkyeamehene and Gyasehene, where the preparations for his installation continued.
Then came the application of hyire, the white kaolin powder associated with traditional rites.
With the customary proceedings underway, the new chief was lifted onto the shoulders of celebrants and carried along the main thoroughfare of Akuapem Mampong.
The procession transformed the streets into a public stage for a ceremony rooted in the community’s traditional institutions.
There was something striking about the image, a university professor, accustomed to the measured language of academic discourse, being carried through the town in a display of traditional recognition.
Yet the celebration was not complete with the procession.
A ram was sacrificed at the Mamponghene’s compound before Kambon was taken to the palace, to swear the oath associated with his new offices.
The ceremony brought him formally into his roles as Apagyahene and Sunsum Ɔsahene.
Beyond the colourful proceedings, the titles themselves carry layers of historical meaning.
Kambon in his research explores the historical connections between Apagya and Akan political and military organisation.
Accounts cited in his work linked Apagya to an asafo, or military company, while historical writing traces an Apagya stool in Asante to the reign of Opoku Ware I in the eighteenth century.
These historical associations offer a glimpse into the institutions that have shaped Akan society over generations, although they do not automatically define the precise responsibilities of the office in Akuapem Mampong.
Kambon’s own professional life reflects a similar interest in preserving and examining African knowledge.
His work encompasses Akan language structure, naming practices across the Black world, proverbs and indigenous intellectual traditions.
Through Abibitumi, the platform he founded, he also promotes language learning, scholarship and cultural engagement.
But tradition was only one part of the story that day.
When the formal ceremony gave way to a reception, the occasion expanded into a celebration of three milestones: Kambon’s enstoolment, his promotion to full professor and his daughter Ama’s admission to the University of Ghana.
The gathering therefore carried a personal significance that went beyond the honours bestowed on one man. 
It celebrated professional advancement, the continuation of family aspirations and a connection to cultural heritage.
For a father, seeing a daughter gain admission to the same university where he holds a distinguished academic position offered another reason to celebrate.
For the professor, the moment placed family achievement alongside his own professional and traditional milestones.
Kambon had already established a place in the traditional life of Akuapem Mampɔn through an earlier installation as Banmuhene Kyidɔmhene, recorded in 2017.
His latest enstoolment adds another chapter to that relationship.
In Akuapem Mampɔn, the day brought together the university, the palace and the family table in one celebration. And for Kambon, the journey from the lecture room to the traditional procession showed how scholarship, cultural responsibility and family achievement could converge in a single memorable occasion.
By Enoch Ntiamoah Siaw
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Intercity STC Coaches Limited has interdicted a driver captured in a viral video allegedly hitting a Sprinter bus during an overtaking manoeuvre at Pokuase before driving away from the scene.
In a public notice, the company described the driver’s conduct as unacceptable, stressing that it did not reflect the safety standards and professionalism it upholds.
Management said it had commenced an immediate investigation into the incident and identified the driver, who has been interdicted pending the outcome of the disciplinary process.
The company added that it was awaiting an official report from the Pokuase Police Command to help establish the facts surrounding the incident.
STC reaffirmed its commitment to passenger safety and responsible road use, while thanking members of the public for bringing the incident to its attention.
Management assured the public that appropriate action would be taken following the investigation.
By: Jacob Aggrey
