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Helicopter crash: Volta Regional Coordinating Council holds vigil in memory of victims

On the night of 10th August 2025, the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), and residents of the Volta...

Fire destroys four shops in Bibiani

A devastating fire gutted four shops in Nantwikumye, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The blaze,...

IGP promotes two officers for rescuing robbery victims

Chief Inspector Patience Kotoka has been recommended to join the next Police Cadet Course at the Police Academy to be commissioned into the Senior...

Ho Central MP hails late Dr. Murtala Mohammed as distinguished historian

The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Richmond Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has described Dr. Murtala Mohammed as a distinguished historian, during a solemn period...

Titus Glover recounts near-death experience on flight

Former Deputy Transport Minister and ex-MP for Tema East, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has shared a harrowing near-death experience he survived while on official...

Check out Stonebwoy’s iconic performance at Davido’s Miami wedding [Video]

Dancehall sensation Stonebwoy brought an electrifying burst of energy to Davido’s lavish white wedding in Miami, momentarily turning the groom into an entertainer himself. The...

Obogu: NDC donates GH₵60k to families of accident victims and Saviour Church

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, on Saturday, August 10, led a delegation to console families of 16...

Prioritise child health in development agenda – Eastern Health Director

The Eastern Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Damien Punguyire, has called on citizens, stakeholders, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to place child health at...

Assemblies of God Church proposes state support packages for families of helicopter crash victims

The Assemblies of God Church, Ghana, has called on the government to establish dedicated support schemes and award packages for the dependants of the...

HIV does not kill, stigma does – Ghana AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has stated that People Living with HIV (PLHIV) do not die from the virus itself, but from the stigma society...

Two boxers die from brain injuries at same event

Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly...

Video of Omane Boamah’s last moments stirs emotions

A video showing the last moments of the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has surfaced on social media, leaving many Ghanaians in...

Ghana records 18 new Mpox cases, total hits 346

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 18 new cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 346. The death toll remains...

Tolomedzi residents live in fear over hippopotamus invasion

Residents of Tolomedzi, a fishing community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, are living in fear following an invasion of hippopotamuses...

Beyond mourning: A call for a national intervention policy for public servants in times of disaster

In Ghana, the death of a public servant in the line of duty often evokes national grief, glowing tributes, and, in some cases, state-led...

National loss, personal pain: The families we must not forget

Ghana is still reeling from the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two ministers and six others last Wednesday. As flags fly...

Wiping a nation’s tears – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

Tragic moments often leave no room for chuckles; yet Ghana’s Black Wednesday leaves room to recall past experiences riding on the giant bird called...

Retired soldier found dead in his room at Gomoa Nyanyano Kakraba

An ex-soldier, believed to be in his early 50s, has been found dead in his home at Fiifi Down, a suburb of Nyanyano Kakraba...

Two dead, others injured in accident involving SDA members at Bechem

Two people, including a church elder, have died in an accident involving members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church at Bechem in the...

Photos from burial rites for Muslim victims of the helicopter crash

A solemn burial ceremony was held on Sunday, August 10, for the two Muslim victims of the August 6 helicopter crash. The former Minister for...

Kill ‘galamsey’ before it kills your members – Dr. Aidoo warns Mahama

Ghana’s former ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has urged President John Mahama to urgently end the galamsey menace before it claims more...

Kenpong breaks silence after accident

Businessman, sports administrator and philanthropist Kennedy Agyepong (Kenpong) has assured the public that he is in good condition after sustaining a cut on his...

God does not take innocent lives – Tony Aidoo demands action after helicopter crash

Former Senior Presidential Aide and ex-Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has described the deaths of eight people in last Wednesday’s helicopter crash...

PRESEC-Legon tops Southern Zone in Energy Commission’s SHS Renewable Energy Challenge

Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC), Legon, has secured the top spot in the Southern Zone of the Energy Commission’s Senior High Schools Renewable Energy...

Harvard patents targeted by Trump administration

The Trump administration on Friday ordered a comprehensive review of Harvard University's federally funded research programs and threatened to take title to or grant...

May Allah grant Murtala Mohammed, Alhaji Muniru Paradise – Mahama

President John Mahama has offered heartfelt prayers for the late Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, two government officials who perished...

Boy, 12, killed in Dambai-Asukawkaw highway accident

A tragic accident on the Dambai–Asukawkaw highway at KpareKpare has claimed the life of 12-year-old Prosper Tamondo. The young boy was struck by a Toyota...

Mahama confirms receipt of forensic reports on helicopter crash victims

President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that forensic reports for all eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom...

Parliamentary press corps mourns ‘deeply personal’ loss of helicopter tragedy victims

The Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC), the association of journalists who cover and report activities of the legislative body, has released a statement expressing sorrow...

The eight fallen heroes and the fight against galamsey; a call for decisive action

August 6, 2025, will forever be etched in Ghana’s memory as Black Wednesday. On this tragic day, a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 helicopter, carrying...

Moment Xavier-Sosu broke down at memorial for helicopter crash victims

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu, was overcome with emotion during an interview on the sidelines of the Evening of Reflections and Memorial...

Burial rites for Murtala Muhammed and Muniru Mohammed underway [Watch]

A solemn burial service is being held at the Forecourt of the State House for former Minister for Environment, Dr Ibrahim Muhammed Murtala, and...

Helicopter crash: Franklin Cudjoe criticises former Akufo-Addo gov’t for failing to tackle galamsey

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised the former Akufo-Addo administration following the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, including two...

Bawumia: A leader who puts Ghana above politics

Former Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s leadership has never been about the politics of division, but about the higher calling of unity. Throughout his career, he...

Presidential envoy urges clergy to share National prophecies, intensify prayers for Ghana

The Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations has called on church leaders to strengthen spiritual collaboration for national direction, unity,...

Helicopter crash: Let the legacy of victims mend a divided nation – Tsatsu Tsikata

Renowned lawyer and National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Tsatsu Tsikata, has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of eight officials in the August 6...

7 suspects arrested for alleged fuel tanker hijack

Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the armed hijacking of a 5,400-litre fuel tanker in the early hours of August 7, 2025. According...

Vice President calls for unity, reflection after helicopter crash

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to turn the grief over the August 6 military helicopter crash into a force for...

Chief of Staff urges unity in honour of helicopter crash victims

Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has called on Ghanaians to remain united and uphold the values exemplified by the eight victims of the August...