The wife of the late Samuel Aboagye, Acting Deputy Director-General of Operations at the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Abigail Salami, has paid tribute to her husband following his tragic death in the helicopter crash on August 6, 2025.

The widow of the late Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has remembered him as a man whose integrity, humour and selflessness touched countless lives, even as the demands of high office meant she often had to share him with the nation.

The wife of Flying Officer Manean Twum Ampadu, one of eight people killed in the August 6 Ghana Air Force helicopter crash, has delivered an emotional farewell at a state funeral in Accra.

Lieutenant Ewuradwoa Kumi-Kyeremeh stood before a hushed crowd at Black Star Square on Friday, August 15, to honour her late husband, a promising young pilot whose life was cut short in service to his country.

The family of the late Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has described his death in the August 6 military helicopter crash as a loss that will leave “grief forever” in their hearts.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hailed the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, as a fearless activist and political strategist whose career spanned grassroots mobilisation, electoral defence, and national leadership.

It began on a medical school bus — and grew into a marriage filled with laughter, late-night walks, and shared plates of kenkey and fish.

This is how Mrs. Rita Omane Boamah remembers her husband, Ghana’s late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, who died in a Ghana Airforce helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6.

The acting Deputy National Security Coordinator in charge of Human Security, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, was one of the eight passengers who lost their lives in the helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region.

The late Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, assumed office on January 30, 2025. He brought a wealth of experience to bear on his work.  

Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu (GH/5426), was born on January 17, 1995, at Kwahu Adumoah, Eastern Region, to Mr Emmanuel Macdouglas Ampadu and Madam Ampadu Patience. 

The philantropic side of the late Minister of Environment, Science, Technology (MEST), Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, one of the government officials who lost his life in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, this year, has been revealed days after his passing.

Sqn Ldr Anala (GH/4281) was born on November, 2 1989, at Siniesi in the Upper East Region to the late Paul Oscar Anala and Madam Lucy Apung Anala. 

Samuel Aboagye, a former Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress in the 2024 general election, was born on December 23,1980.

Under the weight of collective grief, Ghana will gather at the Black Star Square today to bid a final, dignified farewell to the remaining six of the eight patriots whose lives were tragically cut short on August 6, 2025 in the military helicopter crash. 

Ghana is gathering today, Friday, August 15, to honour eight patriots who died in last week’s military helicopter crash at Adansi in the Ashanti Region.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for the depoliticisation of discussions about the purchase of presidential jet and helicopters for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

The St James Seminary and Senior High School (SHS) last Wednesday evening held a solemn Requiem Mass in honour of Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala, an old student of the school who perished in the tragic August 6, 2025, military helicopter crash with seven others.

It has been described variously as “Black-Wednesday,” “Dark-Wednesday,” “Wicked-Wednesday,” etc.

President John Dramani Mahama has requested American experts to help study and analyse the black box retrieved from the military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives last week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said.

President John Dramani Mahama will lead a ruthless campaign against illegal mining like never before, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said.

All six remaining victims of last week's helicopter crash will be buried at the Military Cemetery at Tse Addo in Accra after a state funeral service at the Black Star Square on Friday.

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid tribute to Nana Konadu Yiadom III, the 14th Queen Mother of the Asante Kingdom, describing her as “an adorable queen of grace and wisdom.”

The Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force has arrested the Assemblyman for Bonteso in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, along with three others, for allegedly inciting a violent confrontation with officers during an operation against illegal mining.

A former National Security Minister, Francis Poku, has called for support for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for it to handle disasters of large magnitud effectively.

The Ghana Police Service has announced traffic and parking arrangements for the state funeral of the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash victims, scheduled for Friday morning at the Black Star Square.

The state funeral for victims of the Wednesday, August 6, 2025, helicopter crash will take place on Friday, August 15, 2025, at the Black Star Square in Accra, starting at 7:30 a.m.