12 h. ago Ghana Armed Forces cautions media over speculative reports on helicopter crash

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has urged media practitioners, commentators, bloggers, and content creators to exercise caution and avoid speculative or unverified reports about the recent military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

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21 h. ago Fear grips Akrofuom DCE, Adwafo residents after emergency helicopter landing

Fear and panic have gripped Akrofuom DCE and residents of Adwafo community in the Adansi Akrofuom District of Ashanti Region following an emergency landing of a helicopter with name International Aircraft Services and registration number AS 365N3.

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24 h. ago GREDA sympathises with presidency, affected families of the military helicopter crash

The Ghana Real Estate Developers' Association (GREDA) has extended its sympathy to the Presidency, affected families, and  Ghanaians over Wednesday’s helicopter crash at Adansi Sikaman in the Ashanti Region, in which eight public servants perished.

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27 h. ago Police taskforce seizes 7 excavators in crackdown on galamsey in Ashanti region

The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce has seized seven excavators in a series of operations targeting illegal mining activities, galamsey, in Ahwiren, a small community in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

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29 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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38 h. ago Asantehene Offers Condolences to President Mahama After Deadly Military Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/asantehene-offers-condolences-to-president-mahama-after-deadly-military-crash/The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, paid a solemn visit to President John Dramani Mahama at the Manhyia Palace on Thursday, expressing deep condolences following a military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives. The tragedy occurred near Adansi Brofoyeduru in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, 8 August, during a flight from Accra to Obuasi. Among […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/asantehene-offers-condolences-to-president-mahama-after-deadly-military-crash/

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41 h. ago ECOM Ghana upgrades access to quality education in Brodekwano community

In a display of commitment to empowering communities and promoting education, ECOM Ghana's Sustainable Management Services (SMS) has upgraded the educational infrastructure of Brodekwano Methodist Basic School in the Bosomtwe District, Ashanti Region.

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43 h. ago Ghana Mourns: Gov’t announces media accreditation and coverage guidelines

The Government of Ghana has officially invited media houses and their representatives to cover the upcoming State Funeral of the eight distinguished individuals who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty in the recent helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyedru near Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region on August 6.

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45 h. ago Ghana Olympic Committee pays tribute to departed compatriots

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) on Monday laid a wreath at the Jubilee House to honour the memory of the compatriots who tragically lost their lives in an incident at Adansi in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

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48 h. ago Opoku Ware School develops smart aquaponics system at Renewable Energy Challenge

The Opoku Ware School in the Ashanti region has unveiled an innovative Smart Aquaponics System during the Energy Commission’s Senior High Schools Renewable Energy Challenge.

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50 h. ago Adansi coalition mourns helicopter crash victims; condemns ‘thieves’ label

The Media Coalition for Development – Adansi has expressed deep sorrow over the death of eight public officials in the recent helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyedru near Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region on August 6.

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62 h. ago Chamber of Licensed Gold Buyers mourns victims of military helicopter crash

The Chamber of Licensed Gold Buyers (CLGB) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, which claimed the lives of eight distinguished Ghanaians on Wednesday, 6 August 2025.

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65 h. ago Forensic findings on helicopter crash victims received, says Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that forensic reports on all eight victims of the August 6, military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region have been received.

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3 d. ago Let us fulfil dreams of fallen heroes – Mahama tells nation after helicopter tragedy

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to transform their grief into renewed determination to build the nation, as the country concludes three days of national mourning for the eight victims of Wednesday’s military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

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3 d. ago Genser hails ‘symbols of courage’ as Ghana mourns helicopter crash victims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/genser-hails-symbols-of-courage-as-ghana-mourns-helicopter-crash-victims/Genser Energy has expressed condolences to Ghana after eight prominent Ghanaians, including two cabinet ministers and senior military officers, were killed in a helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region. The aircraft went down on 6 August at Adansi Akrofuom, claiming the lives of Defence Minister Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah; Environment, Science and Technology Minister […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/genser-hails-symbols-of-courage-as-ghana-mourns-helicopter-crash-victims/

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3 d. ago Tug of War Body Joins Nation in Mourning Helicopter Crash Victims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tug-of-war-body-joins-nation-in-mourning-helicopter-crash-victims/Ghana Tug of War Association (GHATOWA) President Emmanuel Olla Williams has extended heartfelt condolences to President John Mahama, grieving families, and the nation following last week’s fatal helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region. Williams, also CEO of Dreamland Sports Plus and One On One Foundation, expressed deep sorrow over the loss of eight public servants […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tug-of-war-body-joins-nation-in-mourning-helicopter-crash-victims/

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3 d. ago Mamprugu Traditional Council Joins National Mourning for Helicopter Crash Victims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mamprugu-traditional-council-joins-national-mourning-for-helicopter-crash-victims/The Mamprugu Traditional Council has expressed profound grief over the helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two cabinet ministers, in Ghana’s Ashanti Region. In a solemn statement signed by Overlord Tiduguma Nayiri Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sherigah II, the Council extended heartfelt condolences to bereaved families and the nation. “Their deaths are not just […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mamprugu-traditional-council-joins-national-mourning-for-helicopter-crash-victims/

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3 d. ago Ghana Defence Committee Mourns Minister, Seven Others in Helicopter Tragedy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-defence-committee-mourns-minister-seven-others-in-helicopter-tragedy/Ghana’s Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior expressed profound sorrow following the helicopter crash that killed Defence Minister Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and seven others. The accident occurred on August 6th in the Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, claiming the lives of key government and military figures alongside the minister. In an […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-defence-committee-mourns-minister-seven-others-in-helicopter-tragedy/

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3 d. ago Oti Regional Minister joins Muslims in prayer for military helicopter crash victims

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has joined the Muslim community in Dambai for a special “Jumah” prayer to honour the eight individuals who lost their lives in the recent military helicopter crash at Adansi in the Ashanti region. The prayer, attended by the Oti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ORCC) and Muslim leaders, aimed to […]

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4 d. ago Helicopter crash: ‘Let us remember their humanity’ – Kofi Abotsi

The Dean of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) Law School, Professor Kofi Abotsi, has made an impassioned plea for Ghanaians to remember the eight fallen public servants who's live were claimed in a tragic helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

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