A retired pilot of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Wing Commander (WG CDR) Kwaku Kekrebesi, has said that it is premature to tell the exact cause of the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight distinguished Ghanaians, including two sitting ministers, last Wednesday

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. 

More organisations have paid glowing tributes to the eight persons who perished in the helicopter crash last Wednesday at Adansi-Brofoyedu, near Akrofuom, in the Adansi Akrofuom District in the Ashanti Region.

The Ministries remained quiet yesterday as all scheduled programmes were cancelled following President John Dramani Mahama's declaration of a three-day national mourning.

The Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Sarpong, was born on November 10, 1957, at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region.

On Day 2 of the Greater Works Conference at Christ Temple East, Tse Addo, last Tuesday, August 5, when Conference Host Pastor Mensa Anamoa Otabil was handed the mic to introduce the next speaker, it was 20 minutes of what I choose to describe as a panegyric. 

Sergeant Ernest Mensah Addo (202154) was born on July 5, 1988, at Labadi in Accra to Mensah Ashiaquaye and Victoria Morkeh, both deceased. 

To say the last week of July 2025 was a disaster might be an understatement!

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a stern warning to its members against posting explicit content on social media while in uniform, following the circulation of a viral video showing a female soldier performing a striptease in military attire.

A thrilling tie-break between two former national champions, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the University of Cape Coast (UCC), in the semi-final of the seventh edition of the Graphic Business Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC) saw three-time Northern Zone champions KNUST edge out UCC 66.83 to 64.83 to book their place in the final tomorrow.

After the devastating helicopter crash that resulted in the tragic death of eight individuals, including two cabinet ministers, a major issue that came up for public discussion was the flight recorder system, popularly known as the black box.

Good evening, my countrymen and women. It is with a profoundly heavy heart that I address you tonight.

Last Wednesday, the country was struck by a national tragedy when a military helicopter carrying eight people, including two ministers of state, crashed in the Ashanti Region, killing all on board.

Samples of the bodies of victims of last Wednesday’s helicopter crash have been sent to South Africa for further forensic examination.

The Urgency of Recognising Impact Before Silence Falls

There is a quietly unsettling reality that rests beneath the surface of national pride and ceremonial grandeur: across Africa, and in many parts of the world, societies too often save their grandest tributes and deepest appreciation for those who can no longer speak, advocate, or ask to be heard.

The Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has commiserated with Naval Lieutenant Ewuradwoa Kumi-Kyereh, wife of Flying Officer Manean Twum Ampadu, one of the crew members who perished in the military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region. 

A sorrowful atmosphere enveloped the Jubilee House yesterday as President John Dramani Mahama, Vice-President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and top government officials joined grieving families and the public in a solemn flower-laying ceremony to honour eight departed souls, including two government ministers, who tragically lost their lives in last Wednesday’s helicopter crash.  

Former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have joined the nation to mourn the tragic loss of eight distinguished personalities, including the Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister of  Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has described the demise of eight persons, including two Cabinet Ministers, in last Wednesday's helicopter crash as a devastating blow to Parliament, the Government, the Armed Forces, and the people of Ghana.

The Kumasi edition of the Candle light vigil in honour of the late music legend, Daddy Lumba, scheduled for Saturday, August 9, has been postponed indefinitely.

President John Dramani Mahama has delivered a solemn and emotionally charged national address following Wednesday’s military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, describing the incident as a “deep personal loss” and a tragedy of national significance.

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday night broke his silence through a national address from the Jubilee House on the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives in the Ashanti Region. 

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church in Ghana, Rev. Dr. Stephen Y. Wengam on why President John Dramani Mahama changed his travel plans on Wednesday before the helicopter crash.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has notified MultiChoice Ghana Limited of its intention to suspend the company’s Pay TV Direct-to-Home Bouquet authorisation over its subscription pricing model, which the regulator describes as contrary to public interest.

The government has announced a three-day line-up of activities from Thursday, August 7 to Saturday, August 9, 2025, in honour of eight persons who died in a recent helicopter crash.