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Low demand leads to expiry of 50,000 female condoms – NACP

Dr Anthony Ashinyo, Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, has disclosed that nearly 50,000 female condoms stocked by the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) expired due to low public demand.  He told the Ghana News Agency that the expired condoms were part of large consignments procured to promote safer sex among women, but poor patronage rendered most of them unused.  “We bought a lot of female condoms […]

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University of Ghana ordered to recover funds from staff on study leave

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the University of Ghana to recover funds allegedly paid to senior staff members who went on study leave but failed to return to their posts for over five years.  According to Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor of the University, the institution had already begun processes to retrieve […]

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Aftermath of Hogbetsotso: Businesses satisfied with sales during festival 

Some businesses in Keta and Anloga in the Volta Region have expressed satisfaction at the booming sales during the year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso festival.  The 2025 Hogbetsotso festival which was held on the theme; “Building Bridges: From Common History to a Common Destiny,” is a significant cultural celebration, and once again proven to be a boom for local businesses, with various enterprises expressing satisfaction over the surge in sales and bookings experienced during the event.  Mr George Amewugah, a hotel manager at Keta, told […]

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President Mahama commissions Damongo Camp Prison

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday commissioned the Damongo Camp Prison, which was built and donated to the Ghana Prisons Service by The Church of Pentecost.  The Damongo Camp Prison, which is 300 capacity facility is one of five correctional facilities The Church of Pentecost has committed to constructing for the Ghana Prisons Service to support the rehabilitation and […]

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Ghana Airports Company urges travellers to report extortion at airports

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging travellers and airport users to help combat extortion by reporting any incidents involving staff of agencies operating at the country’s airports. The campaign, themed “Help Fight Extortion at Our Airports,” seeks to curb illegal monetary demands while promoting transparency and improving customer […]

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Students Loan Fund urges tertiary institutions to admit PWDs without demanding fees

The Students’ Loans Trust Fund (SLTF) has asked public tertiary institutions to admit eligible persons with disabilities (PWDs) without demanding fees.  It said the SLTF would facilitate the payment of full fees for all validated students with disabilities upon receipt of the necessary data. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SLTF, Dr Saajida Shiraz, […]

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Police launch manhunt after Immigration officer killed, another injured in Tempane

The Upper East Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for unidentified gunmen who attacked two Immigration Officers at Nagani Tempane on Sunday night, November 2, 2025.  One officer was killed while the other is currently receiving medical attention after sustaining critical injuries.  The officers were reportedly returning to base after a routine foot patrol around 2200 hours when they were ambushed by the […]

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German President honours four individuals during state visit to Ghana

The Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has conferred on three distinguished Ghanaians and a German resident in Ghana, one of his country’s prestigious awards. The award, Federal Cross of Merit, were presented to a renowned Ghanaian heart surgeon,  Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng; a former German national team footballer, Gerald Asamoah; Dr Ralph Nyadu-Addo and a […]