3 w. ago Accountability must be swift and decisive – Victoria Bright on military recruitment stampede

International corporate lawyer and entrepreneur Victoria Bright is calling for stronger accountability across Ghana’s public institutions following Wednesday’s deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium that claimed the lives of six young women during the Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise.

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3 w. ago From Tragedy to Turning Point: Why Ghana must get serious about youth jobs and skills

The stampede at El-Wak Stadium during a military recruitment exercise—which claimed at least six young lives—should shake us to our core. Those weren’t just statistics. They were young Ghanaians, desperate enough to risk their safety for a shot at stable employment. This tragedy exposes an uncomfortable truth: we have a youth unemployment crisis, and our […]

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3 w. ago Stampede at Military Recruitment: A stark reminder of our grim unemployment crisis

Yesterday, six of our young citizens who left home hoping to return as potential recruits into our noble Ghana Armed Forces lost their lives in a tragic stampede during a recruitment exercise—an incident that should shake the conscience of the nation. Videos circulating on social media show thousands of desperate applicants jostling for a chance […]

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3 w. ago Military officers overseeing recruitment ordered to step aside over El

Senior military officers who supervised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise at El-Wak Sports Stadium have been asked to step aside to pave the way for investigations into the tragic stampede that left six people dead and several others injured. JoyNews sources within the military have confirmed that new commanders have been appointed to […]

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3 w. ago Youth Ministry commiserates with families affected by military recruitment stampede

The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment has expressed its deepest condolences over the 2025–2026 Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise, which tragically resulted in the deaths of six recruits, with several others injured and receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.

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3 w. ago Stampede at Military Recruitment: A Stark Reminder of Ghana’s Grim Unemployment Crisis

Yesterday, six young Ghanaians who left home with hopes of joining the noble Ghana Armed Forces lost their lives in a tragic stampede during a recruitment exercise — an incident that should shake the conscience of the nation. Videos circulating on social media show thousands of desperate applicants jostling for a chance to have their documents assessed. What began as an orderly process quickly descended into chaos, claiming the lives of these compatriots and injuring dozens more.

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3 w. ago Consumer Group Demands Public Order Act Reform After Stampede

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/consumer-group-demands-public-order-act-reform-after-stampede/CUTS International has called for urgent amendments to Ghana’s Public Order Act following the El Wak Sports Stadium stampede that killed six people during a military recruitment exercise on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, saying the tragedy exposes systemic failures in crowd management and public safety protocols. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) confirmed that six applicants […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/consumer-group-demands-public-order-act-reform-after-stampede/

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3 w. ago Stampede at Baba Yara Stadium leaves five injured during military recruitment

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has confirmed that five young people sustained various injuries during a stampede at a military recruitment screening exercise held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

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