23 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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29 h. ago Family to Hold Final Rites for Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/family-to-hold-final-rites-for-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash/The family of Dr. Murtala Mohammed, former Environment Minister and Tamale Central MP, will perform his final funeral rites in Tamale on August 12. Mohammed died alongside seven others in the August 6 military helicopter crash that shocked Ghana. He was buried in Accra two days prior. Hundreds of mourners, including state ministers, have gathered […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/family-to-hold-final-rites-for-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash/

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47 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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47 h. ago Best tribute to helicopter crash victims is to kill galamsey – Tony Aidoo

Former Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr Tony Aidoo, says the most fitting tribute to the eight people who died in last Wednesday’s helicopter crash is for President John Mahama to end illegal mining.

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3 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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3 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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4 d. ago Helicopter crash: ‘Victims deserved better than sacks’ – Forensic Academy chief

The Ghana Academy of Forensic Sciences has raised serious concerns about the handling of the remains of the eight people who died in the tragic military helicopter crash on August 6.

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4 d. ago Photos: Sierra Leone’s President visits Ghana, signs book of condolence for helicopter crash victims

ECOWAS Chairman and President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has paid a visit to Ghana to honour the memory of the eight Ghanaians who died in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash at Adansi in the Ashanti Region.

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4 d. ago Photos: Sierra Leone’s President visits Ghana, commiserates with Mahama and signs book of condolence for helicopter crash victims

ECOWAS Chairman and President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has paid a visit to Ghana to honour the memory of the eight Ghanaians who died in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash at Adansi in the Ashanti Region.

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4 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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4 d. ago Until I see them in their caskets, it’s difficult for me to believe – Prof Gyampo pays tribute

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has paid an emotional tribute to the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister for Environment, Mohammed Murtala, who tragically died in Wednesday's military helicopter crash.

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5 d. ago Pope Leo XIV mourns Ghana helicopter crash victims, offers prayers for nation

Pope Leo XIV has expressed profound sorrow over the deaths of ministers, government officials, and military personnel who died in a tragic helicopter crash in Ghana on Wednesday, August 6.

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5 d. ago Prof Gyampo pays emotional tribute to late Dr Omane Boamah: “He saved my son’s life”

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has paid a deeply personal and emotional tribute to the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, who tragically died in the recent military helicopter crash.

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5 d. ago Murtala Mohammed Nurtured a Generation of NDC Youth – NYA CEO Osman Ayariga Mourns Fallen Minister

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Esther Mensah, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/murtala-mohammed-nurtured-a-generation-of-ndc-youth-nya-ceo-osman-ayariga-mourns-fallen-minister/Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who died in a tragic military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Mr. Ayariga, speaking to TV3 during a condolence visit to the family […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Esther Mensah, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/murtala-mohammed-nurtured-a-generation-of-ndc-youth-nya-ceo-osman-ayariga-mourns-fallen-minister/

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6 d. ago May God comfort them – Mensah Otabil prays for families of helicopter crash victims

Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, on Wednesday led thousands of congregants in prayer for the families of eight Ghanaians who died in a tragic military helicopter crash earlier in the day.

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6 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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6 d. ago Sam George urges restraint after deaths of Omane Boamah, Murtala Mohammed in helicopter crash

Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has appealed to Ghanaians to show restraint and empathy in the wake of the military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers of state.

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6 d. ago Sam George urges restraint after deaths of Omane Boamah, Murtala Mohammed, 6 others in helicopter crash

Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has appealed to Ghanaians to show restraint and empathy in the wake of the military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers of state.

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6 d. ago Ghana’s Defence Minister, others die in tragic helicopter crash

Ghana's Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane-Boamah, has died in a tragic helicopter crash in the morning of Wednesday, August 6.

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6 d. ago Ghana’s Defence Minister, 7 others die in tragic helicopter crash

Ghana's Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane-Boamah, has died in a tragic helicopter crash in the morning of Wednesday, August 6.

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