7 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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10 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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11 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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14 h. ago Adidome Health Kiosk Launch: Dr Apetorgbor urges traditional leaders to drive community

Adidome, the capital of Central Tongu, witnessed an extraordinary moment of hope and community spirit as leaders and residents gathered to commission the town’s first Health Kiosk, a project designed to bring preventive healthcare directly to the people. For Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, Volta Region’s representative to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and chairman […]

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14 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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14 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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14 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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15 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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16 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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18 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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20 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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20 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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20 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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31 h. ago Helicopter crash: Seeking forensic support from South Africa was for reaffirmation, says Benjamin Quashie

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders Chair for South Africa, Mr Benjamin Quashie, has addressed the controversy over Ghana’s decision to seek forensic investigations in South Africa to identify the remains of the eight victims of the military helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom, whose bodies were burnt beyond recognition.

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33 h. ago V/R holds vigil to honour victims of military helicopter crash

The Volta Regional Minister, during an emotionally charged vigil organised by the Volta Regional Coordinating Council in Ho, paid a glowing tribute to the eight distinguished Ghanaians who perished in last Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash. The Minister described the incident as a “black Wednesday” that plunged the entire nation into mourning, noting that the […]

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37 h. ago Public invited to send tributes for victims of August 6 helicopter crash

The Funeral Planning Committee has called on the public to join in honouring the eight people who lost their lives in the military helicopter crash on 6 August.

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41 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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43 h. ago Helicopter crash victims: Let us honour their memories – Mahama

An Evening of Reflections and Memorial for the departed eight victims of the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash was held on Saturday at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra.

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43 h. ago NDC offers GH₵60k support to Obogu crash victims’ families and the church

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, on Saturday, August 10, led a delegation of the party’s Ashanti Regional executives to commiserate with the families of 16 members of the Saviour Church of Ghana at Obogu in the Asante Akyem South Municipality.

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44 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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