17 h. ago Abuakwa South MP urges war against galamsey after ministers’ deaths

Akim Abuakwa South MP, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has called for Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, to be waged with the intensity and resolve of a wartime campaign.

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25 h. ago Former Ghana MP Alleges Party Sabotage Over Presidential Ambition

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-ghana-mp-alleges-party-sabotage-over-presidential-ambition/Defeated lawmaker George Mireku Duker has accused senior New Patriotic Party (NPP) figures of systematically undermining his parliamentary campaign due to fears about his presidential prospects. The former Tarkwa-Nsuaem MP and ex-Deputy Lands Minister claims party elites viewed his Western Region powerbase and local gold resources as a direct threat. “They realized if I wasn’t […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-ghana-mp-alleges-party-sabotage-over-presidential-ambition/

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43 h. ago Honour helicopter crash victims by combating illegal mining – Nii Moi Thompson to gov’t

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has urged the government to redouble its fight against illegal mining (galamsey) as a meaningful tribute to the eight victims of the August 6 helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

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49 h. ago Ghana Advocacy Group Demands Mining Crackdown After Ministerial Deaths

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-advocacy-group-demands-mining-crackdown-after-ministerial-deaths/Ghana’s Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has urged the government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining following a helicopter crash that killed two cabinet ministers and six officials. The group was en route to launch rCOMSDEP, a community mining program targeting galamsey (illegal mining), when the tragedy struck on August 11. In a forceful […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-advocacy-group-demands-mining-crackdown-after-ministerial-deaths/

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60 h. ago Murtala was working to abolish mining in forest reserves before untimely death – Dep. Lan Lands Minister

The Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Yussif Sulemana, says the government will press ahead with the push by late Environment Minister Murtala Mohammed to repeal LI 2462 — the law permitting mining in forest reserves — following his death, alongside seven others, in last week’s helicopter crash. Speaking to JoyNews, Mr Sulemana revealed that […]

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67 h. ago Helicopter crash should spur renewed fight against galamsey – Prof. Agyeman

A former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has urged Ghanaians to honour the eight victims of last week’s helicopter crash by committing to a renewed and uncompromising fight against illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey.”

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4 d. ago We mourn heroes, not just public servants – Lands Minister eulogises helicopter crash victims

Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has paid a heartfelt tribute to eight patriotic Ghanaians, including two ministers of state, who perished in last Wednesday’s helicopter crash. In a Facebook post on Saturday, 8 August, Buah described the tragedy as “profoundly painful and devastating,” noting, “The past three days have […]

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4 d. ago Inusah Fuseini: Veteran Ghanaian Lawmaker and Former Minister

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/inusah-fuseini-bio-age-children-net-worth-wife-education/Inusah Abdulai Bistav Fuseini, a seasoned Ghanaian politician and lawyer, has shaped national policy through multiple ministerial roles. Born January 23, 1962, in Tishiegu-Tamale, he served as MP for Tamale Central and held cabinet positions as Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and later Roads and Highways under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. Fuseini’s […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/inusah-fuseini-bio-age-children-net-worth-wife-education/

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4 d. ago Helicopter crash a brutal opportunity for Mahama to intensify galamsey fight – Kofi Abotsi

Dean of the UPSA Law School, Prof. Kofi Abotsi, says Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash, which claimed the lives of two ministers and six others, should mark a turning point in Ghana’s fight against illegal mining (galamsey).

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4 d. ago Helicopter crash: They died fighting galamsey, don’t let the fight be in vain – Dr. Tony Aidoo to Mahama

Former Ghanaian diplomat and veteran politician, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has urged President John Mahama to ensure that the deaths of eight Ghanaians in Wednesday’s helicopter crash fuel a renewed fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

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5 d. ago Galamsey Fight: NAIMOS arrests 9 Chinese nationals in Wassa Akropong; seizes 4 excavators

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested nine Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining in the Wassa Akropong area of the Western Region. In an operation conducted between August 5 and August 7, 2025, the team apprehended two females and seven males actively involved in the activity. Four excavators were seized during the […]

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6 d. ago Ghana’s Mahama Appoints Interim Ministers After Crash Deaths

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-mahama-appoints-interim-ministers-after-crash-deaths/President John Mahama has assigned temporary ministerial responsibilities to maintain governance continuity following the helicopter crash that killed Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson will concurrently serve as Defence Minister, while Lands Minister Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah takes interim charge of Environment, Science, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-mahama-appoints-interim-ministers-after-crash-deaths/

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6 d. ago Mahama appoints acting Defence and Environment ministers following deadly helicopter crash

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to take on additional responsibility as Minister for Defence and Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah is expected to act as Environment, Science and Technology Minister. This was announced in a press statement issued on Thursday, August 7, by […]

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7 d. ago Lands Ministry mourns national heroes lost in helicopter tragedy

The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has joined a grieving nation in mourning the tragic loss of eight prominent Ghanaians who perished in a military helicopter crash in Adansi Akrofuom,

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7 d. ago Government Ties Mining Lease Renewals to Community and Compliance

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/government-ties-mining-lease-renewals-to-community-and-compliance/The Government of Ghana will now evaluate lease extensions for mining companies based on their social, financial, and environmental performance, Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah announced during a site visit in Tarkwa. According to the Minister, future contract renewals will depend on how firms have honoured technical commitments, fulfilled tax obligations, and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/government-ties-mining-lease-renewals-to-community-and-compliance/

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7 d. ago Video: Lands Minister visibly shaken after learning of fatal helicopter crash mid

A somber moment unfolded at the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) in Obuasi when Lands Minister Armah Kofi Buah was informed of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of several government officials and military personnel.

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7 d. ago Eight gallant lives lost in galamsey fight: Where does Ghana go from here?

My hands tremble as I pen this. I do not know where to begin, nor how to summon the strength to recount this sorrow. But I must. Ghana must remember. We must mourn, and we must act.

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7 d. ago It’s time to turn our waters blue and forests green – Lands Minister’s call to action on responsible mining

Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah has issued a call to action for Ghana to “turn our waters blue and our forests green” as he launched the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) in Obuasi on Wednesday, August 6.

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7 d. ago Sensitisation and stakeholder collaboration to replace guns and violence in galamsey fight – Lands Minister

Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah on Wednesday said there will be “no more guns in the forest,” as he announced a major shift in the fight against illegal mining, one that replaces confrontation with cooperation.

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7 d. ago Fisheries Ministry reconstitutes landing beach committees to curb premix fuel diversion

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has disclosed that the ministry is undertaking a nationwide exercise to reconstitute Landing Beach Committees, to ensure the effective management of premix fuel distribution within the fishing sector.

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