2 h. ago National Youth Authority CEO Osman Ayariga Leads Youth Sector in Honouring Helicopter Crash Victims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Esther Mensah, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/national-youth-authority-ceo-osman-ayariga-leads-youth-sector-in-honouring-helicopter-crash-victims/The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Mr. Osman Ayariga Esq., together with his two deputies, Alhaji Inusah Mahama and Mr. Jacob Adongo Atule, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, signed the books of condolence in honour of distinguished national leaders who tragically lost their lives in the August 6 helicopter crash. The […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Esther Mensah, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/national-youth-authority-ceo-osman-ayariga-leads-youth-sector-in-honouring-helicopter-crash-victims/

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3 h. ago Foreign missions join Ghana in mourning  helicopter crash victims

Ghana continues to receive an outpouring of messages from the international community commiserating with the nation over the August 6 military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti Region, which claimed the lives of senior government officials and military officers.

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15 h. ago Suspended Chief Justice pays tribute to victims of helicopter crash

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has honoured the memory of the victims of Wednesday’s military helicopter crash by laying a wreath at the Jubilee House.

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16 h. ago Ghana Holds Vigil for Helicopter Crash Victims in Western Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-holds-vigil-for-helicopter-crash-victims-in-western-region/A solemn candlelight vigil filled the streets of Sekondi Takoradi on Tuesday as the Western Regional Coordinating Council and the House of Chiefs honored eight lives lost in last week’s Adansi Obuasi helicopter crash. Hundreds gathered—residents, security personnel, and community leaders—united in grief during a procession that underscored the tragedy’s deep impact across Ghana. Western […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-holds-vigil-for-helicopter-crash-victims-in-western-region/

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20 h. ago Helicopter crash: Obuasi West MCE explains why remains were carried in sacks

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has responded to criticism over how the remains of the eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash were handled.

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20 h. ago Our last call lasted only 16 seconds – MCE on conversation with late Samuel Aboagye

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has shared emotional details of her last conversation with Samuel Aboagye, one of the victims of the August 6 helicopter crash.

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21 h. ago PNP rejects temporary fund for air crash victims’ families, demands permanent welfare law

The People’s National Party (PNP) has rejected President John Mahama’s proposal to establish a fund for the dependents of the eight people who died in the recent military helicopter crash, calling the plan “inadequate and unsustainable.”

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22 h. ago NAFCO commiserates with gov’t families of helicopter crash victims

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) received the news of the helicopter crash, which resulted in the untimely death of two Ministers of State and six other officials on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, with shock and disbelief.

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38 h. ago Ghana to Fund Education for Children of Helicopter Crash Victims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-to-fund-education-for-children-of-helicopter-crash-victims/President John Mahama announced a dedicated support fund for children orphaned by last week’s fatal Ghana Air Force helicopter crash. He made the pledge during Tuesday’s funeral rites for Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, the Deputy National Security Coordinator who perished in the August 6 disaster. Speaking with evident emotion in Accra, President Mahama stressed the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-to-fund-education-for-children-of-helicopter-crash-victims/

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41 h. ago National honours for helicopter crash victims will be in order – Josephine Oppong

Media personality and gender advocate, Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, has urged the government to immortalise the memory of the eight Ghanaians who perished in the recent helicopter crash by ending illegal mining and establishing a forensic facility in their honour.

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42 h. ago GSAA Mourns Helicopter Crash Victims, Urges Public to Uphold Dignity

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gsaa-mourns-helicopter-crash-victims-urges-public-to-uphold-dignity/The Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA) has expressed its deepest condolences to the families, colleagues, and loved ones of the victims of the recent helicopter crash that has shaken the nation. In a communiqué issued and signed by Professor William Boateng, GSAA National Convenor, at the close of its 9th Annual Conference at the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gsaa-mourns-helicopter-crash-victims-urges-public-to-uphold-dignity/

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45 h. ago Helicopter crash: Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association mourns victims, urges respectful conduct

The Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA) has expressed deep sorrow over the recent helicopter crash that has claimed multiple lives, extending heartfelt condolences to the families, colleagues, and loved ones of the victims.

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45 h. ago Mahama announces fund for children of eight helicopter crash victims

President John Mahama has announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the needs of the children of the eight deceased persons in the tragic helicopter crash on August 6. The President made the emotional announcement while attending the funeral rites for the late Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna. The government’s […]

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45 h. ago Gov’t to establish fund for children of helicopter crash victims – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced the creation of a dedicated fund to support the children of the eight persons who perished in the 6th August helicopter crash.

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46 h. ago NDC Professionals Forum mourns eight lost in helicopter crash

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professionals Forum has expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the entire nation following Wednesday’s tragic helicopter crash.

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46 h. ago Volta NDC chairman calls for national reflection at vigil honouring helicopter crash victims

The Volta Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mawutor Agbavitor, has called for deep national reflection and responsibility in honour of the eight souls who perished in the recent helicopter crash.

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49 h. ago Ghana Ministers Lead National Mourning for Crash Victims as Election Debate Intensifies

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-ministers-lead-national-mourning-for-crash-victims-as-election-debate-intensifies/Deputy Interior Minister Ebenezer Okletey Terlarbi led a somber delegation to honor eight victims of the August 6 helicopter crash, visiting memorial sites across government institutions. At the Flagstaff House Ceremonial Gardens, Terlarbi accompanied by ministry directors praised the deceased as “gallant patriots” while signing condolence books at the Defence, Environment, and NADMO headquarters. The […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-ministers-lead-national-mourning-for-crash-victims-as-election-debate-intensifies/

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50 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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50 h. ago Ablakwa mourns victims of helicopter crash, calls it a ‘tragedy of monumental proportions’

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has spoken of his profound grief following the death of Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah and seven others in the 6 August military helicopter crash.

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51 h. ago Helicopter crash: Thank you for your show of support – President Mahama to President Bio

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed gratitude to his Sierra Leonean counterpart, President Julius Maada Bio for his presence and show of support during the national mourning of the eight victims of the military helicopter crash.

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