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.

The academic credentials of Professor Edward Dua Agyeman, a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Audit Service, became a subject of contention at a defamation case at the Accra High Court.

MTN Ghana has notified customers of a planned system upgrade that will temporarily disrupt all Mobile Money (MoMo) services from 12:00 am to 06:00 am on August 17, 2025. 

Have you noticed a rise in suspicious messages lately? Maybe it’s a strange SMS claiming to be from Ghana Post asking you to rebook a delivery, or a supposed “bank” requesting your card details—even though you’ve never opened an account with them.

Local authorities have been urged to come up with stronger and clearer laws to guide forensic and DNA testing in the country.

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is awaiting aviation experts and the manufacturers of the Z-9 military helicopter that crashed in the country on August 6 to determine the procedure for examining its anti-crash recorder.

Since the unfortunate fatal accident of the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of eight budding, exuberant and high-flying Ghanaians, we have come to terms with our human nature and the need to live together as a people without distinction. Indeed, we have not only been sober and decorous in how we speak and relate to each other, but we have also realised that political party affiliation is not enough to define us as a people.