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Heads must roll – Dr. Ashigbey says after attack on IGP’s anti-galamsey taskforce in Bonteso

The convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has called for sweeping arrests and immediate investigations following an attack on the...

Helicopter crash: Police announce road closures, traffic diversions for state funeral

The Ghana Police Service has announced temporary road closures and traffic diversions in Accra on Friday, August 15, 2025, to ensure safety and smooth...

Mate escapes death as truck carrying 600 bags of cement plunges into Tano River

A DAF long truck transporting about 600 bags of cement plunged into the Tano River on the Techiman–Kumasi Highway on Tuesday after an attempt...

Sir Obama Pokuase, Fante Comedy granted bail but remain in custody

Social media and New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Daniel Adomako, popularly known as Sir Obama Pokuase, and TikTok content creator Prince Ofori, alias Fante...

Kwabenya, Ayim, Brekuso residents protest over poor road conditions

Residents of Kwabenya, Ayim, and Brekuso took to the streets today to protest the deplorable state of roads in their communities. Clad in red T-shirts,...

Deputy Majority Chief Whip clarifies comments on helicopter crash [Listen]

The Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Comfort Doyoe-Cudjoe, has refuted allegations that she claimed foul play was behind the August 6 helicopter tragedy that claimed...

Abuakwa South MP works on farms during recess, promotes farming over destructive galamsey

While some persist in recklessly degrading Ghana’s forests, Abuakwa South MP Dr. Kingsley Agyemang is setting a markedly different example this parliamentary recess by...

Full funeral arrangements released for August 6 Adansi Akrufuom helicopter crash victims

The government has announced full details for the funeral of victims of the August 6 helicopter crash in Adansi Akrufuom, which claimed eight lives. The...

Nkaseim chief urges gov’t to fast track plastic ban 

The Chief of Nkaseim in the Ahafo Region, Nana Danso Agyei Ababio, has urged the government to expedite plans to ban plastics as part...

Adutwum pays tribute to helicopter crash victims

Former Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has paid tribute to the eight people who lost their...

We didn’t know Omane Boamah was traveling – Tanko Computer on his final hours

Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Rashid Tanko-Computer, has revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr. Omane...

Foreign missions join Ghana in mourning helicopter crash victims

Ghana continues to receive an outpouring of messages from the international community following the August 6 military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom area...

Western Nzema chiefs seek Presidential clarification on Petroleum Hub land size

The Western Nzema Traditional Council (WNTC) is seeking an audience with President John Dramani Mahama to discuss the government’s proposed redesign of land allocated...

Cardinal Turkson urges caution and discernment in interpreting prophecies

Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has called for greater discernment and spiritual responsibility in the handling of...

Kumasi Archbishop leads delegation to console Asantehene over Asantehemaa’s passing

Archbishop of Kumasi, Most Rev. Gabriel Justice Anokye, led a delegation to the Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, August 13, to pray for the Asantehene...

Oguaa Traditional Council fines radio presenter GH₵30K, 3 sheep for unguarded utterances

The Oguaa Traditional Council, on Monday, imposed a fine of GH¢30,000, three male white sheep, and a carton of schnapps on Ato Trustworthy, a...

Mob attacks IGP’s special anti-galamsey taskforce at Bonteso

The IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce came under attack on Wednesday at Bonteso in the Ashanti Region after seizing an excavator from an illegal mining...

Helicopter crash: Akrofuom Divisional Council halts planned one-week memorial for victims

The Akrofuom Divisional Council has stopped residents of Sikaman Brofoyedru from holding a one-week memorial for the eight victims who died in last week’s...

Man dies after reportedly jumping off Dimples Overpass on N1 Highway

A man lost his life on Wednesday after reportedly jumping from the Dimples overpass near the Achimota Roundabout on the N1 Highway in Accra. It...

Helicopter crash: Only the black box can reveal what happened – Retired Air Force Officer [Listen]

A retired Ghana Air Force officer and Wing Commander, Patrick Nelson Sogbodjor, has called for caution and patience as investigations continue into the August...

NPP apologises to Mahama, NDC over affiliated TikTok users’ remarks on helicopter crash

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has apologised to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and...

GAF defends use of sacks in helicopter crash recovery

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that body bags were unavailable during the recovery of victims from the August 6 helicopter crash,...

Egyam Children’s Home receives brand-new minibus from Dutch Foundation

The Egyam Children’s Home has received a brand-new Toyota HiAce minibus, courtesy of the Dutch Foundation Stichting Weeshuis Egyam Ghana, to support its daily...

VRA clarifies ownership of helicopter in Nkawkaw emergency landing

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has dismissed media reports suggesting it owns the helicopter with registration number 9G-AFW, which made an emergency landing in...

One dead, over 50 injured in just one week on Nkawkaw road – Fire Commander raises alarm

The Kwahu West Municipal Fire Commander, Samuel Mante, has raised serious concerns about the increasing number of accidents on the Accra–Nkawkaw–Kumasi road. In just...

Justice Oppong reassigned; Raymond Atuguba appointed GLC’s Ag. Director of Legal Education

Former Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Raymond Atuguba, has been appointed Acting Director of Legal Education at the General...

Wildlife Division, NADMO respond to hippo invasion in Tolomedzi

In a proactive response to the recent invasion of hippopotamuses in Tolomedzi, a fishing community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region,...

Helicopter crash probe will be transparent, nothing will be covered up – Defence Ministry

The Ministry of Defence has assured the public of a thorough and transparent investigation into the August 6 helicopter crash in Adansi Akrofuom, Ashanti...

Asunafo North Assembly Members raise alarm over rising firearms possession

Assembly members in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have raised serious concerns about the growing trend of open firearms possession, especially...

Retired Air Force officer downplays severe weather as possible cause of helicopter crash

Former Air Force officer Wing Commander Nelson Patrick Sorgbordzor has downplayed suggestions that adverse weather played a decisive role in a recent military helicopter...

My appointment was based on competence – Kojo Choi

Ghana’s Ambassador-Designate to South Korea, Kojo Choi, has denied claims that he is politically affiliated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite his appointment...

Our last call lasted only 16 seconds – MCE on conversation with late Samuel Aboagye [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has shared emotional details of her last conversation with Samuel Aboagye, one of...

Obuasi West MCE speaks on rescue response after helicopter crash [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has shared details of the rescue efforts following the August 6 helicopter crash...

I was so confused, I didn’t know what to do – Obuasi West MCE on helicopter crash [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has shared how she first heard about the tragic August 6 military helicopter...

Ghana Water announces temporary supply interruption in parts of Accra

The Accra West Region of Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL) has announced an interruption in water supply to several areas of western Accra on Wednesday,...

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings lays wreath in honour of helicopter crash victims

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has paid tribute to the eight public officials who died in last week’s military helicopter crash by laying...

Kpando MCE clears 38-year-old refuse dumps

The Kpando Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Killian Donkor, has successfully overseen the removal of decades-old refuse dumps in the municipality, including sites at Gabi...

Helicopter crash: Why remains were carried in sacks – Obuasi West MCE [Listen]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has responded to criticism over how the remains of the eight victims of...

If you are arresting my people, why will I help you mourn? – Ellen Ama Daaku on arrest of social media activists

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team, Ellen Ama Daaku, has criticised the timing of recent arrests involving NPP-affiliated social media...

Dormaahene wages war on illegal logging in forest reserves

The Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Dr Agyemang Badu II, has...