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.

A deep sense of national mourning has gripped Ghana following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight distinguished Ghanaians, including two sitting ministers, senior security officials, a political party executive, and military personnel. 

The government has formed a task force to investigate the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two senior public officials and six others on Wednesday.

The burial of Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna has been delayed, as religious leaders and state officials await autopsy results and investigative clearance before proceeding with Islamic funeral rites.

In the wake of Wednesday’s devastating helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, President John Dramani Mahama has announced interim ministerial appointments to ensure continuity in governance.  

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to serve as acting Defence Minister, while Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Kofi Buah will temporarily oversee the Environment, Science and Technology portfolio. 

It is good that we are now able to follow the proceedings of the works of Parliament comprehensively through Parliament TV on the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Television.  

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed that the bodies of all eight victims of yesterday’s military helicopter crash have been transported to Accra and deposited at the 37 Military Hospital. 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed deep sorrow following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of all eight persons onboard.

The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department.

A wave of shock and profound sorrow has swept through the Tamale Central Constituency following the tragic death of Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the area.

Residents of Koforidua and Effiduase in the Eastern Region were thrown into a state of shock and confusion last Wednesday following the tragic death of the Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah.

Two delegations from the Presidency yesterday visited the homes of government and party officials involved in the tragic helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyedu in the Adansi Krofuom District in the Ashanti Region to officially communicate the demise of the officials to their families. 

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President John Dramani Mahama has suspended all his scheduled activities and programmes for the rest of the week following a tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday that claimed the lives of eight individuals.

The government has constituted a new 14-member governing board for the Creative Arts Agency, appointing prominent industry figures, including comic actor Clement Amponfi Bonney (Mr Beautiful), playwright Latif Batalima Abubakar, as well as former radio host and singer Korkui Selormey.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed deep sorrow following the military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, that claimed the lives of eight people, including Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that parts of the Ashanti, Volta, and Greater Accra regions will experience power interruptions on Thursday, August 7, 2025, due to planned maintenance works.

The Jubilee House, usually a hub of brisk activity, stands eerily quiet under the gray, overcast skies of Accra. 

A devastating helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of several high-ranking government officials and military personnel, including the Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.

It has been confirmed that all eight persons on board the military helicopter that crashed in the Adansi area of Ashanti Region on Wednesday morning have passed on.

Ghana has been plunged into mourning following the deaths of eight individuals, including two serving ministers of state and top military officers, in a tragic Ghana Air Force helicopter crash in Accra on Wednesday morning.

A Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter carrying eight people has crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Accra this morning. Graphic Online has obtained a video footage showing the wreckage engulfed in fire with charred bodies visible at the scene.

A Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter carrying eight people has gone missing after taking off from Accra this morning, military officials confirmed in an urgent press release.

Ghana’s annual inflation rate fell for the seventh consecutive month to 12.1 per cent in July, down from 13.7 per cent in June, marking the lowest level since October 2021, Government Statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu announced today.