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Thanksgiving service held for Street Academy children
Children of the Street Academy, a sports and cultural organisation in Accra last Saturday attended a special thanksgiving service at the Academy premise near the Art Centre in Accra.
It also attracted children from neighbouring communities to thank God and seek His face for the New Year.
Led by Apostle Michael Draku, the children were joined by other guests to worship, praise and thank God for His goodness that had seen them all through the year 2024.
They sang and danced to praise songs and also worshipped and prayed for God’s direction and leading into 2025.
Sharing the sermon, Apostle Draku praised the management of the Academy for the good work it was doing for the community and the needy.
“The good Lord has brought you here to serve this deprived society. He will reward you in His own time as you work towards putting smiles on the faces of the underprivileged among us.”
Apostle Draku urged the children to have faith in God and take their studies seriously.
“As children, you must be serious with your work. Dedicate much of your time to your books; when you do so, the sky would be your limit,” he said.
After the service, the Academy donated three sewing machines to three needy ladies after undergoing training.
Madam Yaakyia Attuahene who made the presentation asked the ladies to value the machine and make good use of it to generate an income for themselves.
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.
