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I don’t see any serious commitment to end galamsey – Awula Serwah

Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has expressed disappointment at what she describes as a lack of seriousness on the part of government in...

Galamsey fight: We’ve wasted a lot of efforts pretending to fight it – Darly Bosu

Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has criticised Ghana’s approach to tackling illegal mining, saying the country has wasted years “pretending...

Winneba: Police foil attempted robbery at bank

The Anti-Armed Robbery Response Unit (AARU) of the Ghana Police has foiled an attempted robbery at the MRB Rural Bank in Winneba, Central Region. According...

EPA cautions against state of emergency approach to galamsey

Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Operations at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has cautioned against depending solely on the declaration...

Honour Omane Boamah’s memory by ending galamsey – Kwesi Pratt Jnr

Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has called on government to intensify the fight against illegal mining, popularly...

Moment Titus Glover broke down in tears at state funeral for helicopter crash victims

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Titus Glover, was seen visibly moved with emotion during the state funeral for the eight gallant men who perished...

Bar Council, Commonwealth Lawyers Association demand reinstatement of suspended CJ

The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association have expressed “serious concern” over the continued suspension of Ghana’s Chief Justice...

Bolgatanga Technical Institute shut down over violent student unrest

The Bolgatanga Technical Institute (BOTECH) has been shut down indefinitely following a violent student riot. The development has reignited national concerns about a recurring wave...

Helicopter crash victims laid to rest in solemn ceremony [Photos]

The final funeral rites for the eight victims of the August 6 helicopter crash at Sikaman-Brofoyedu in the Adansi District of the Ashanti Region...

AG contests suspended Chief Justice’s court action against Shining Stars petition

The Office of the Attorney-General has moved to strike out a second judicial review application filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, who is...

4 injured in explosion incident at Ntranoa

Four people have been injured in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) explosion at Ntranoa, near Cape Coast, in the Central Region. Preliminary investigations indicate that...

Ghana Mourns: Caskets lowered during final salute at Military Cemetery – Video

After the solemn state funeral at Black Star Square, the nation’s fallen heroes from the August 6 military helicopter crash were laid to rest...

Prices of petrol and LPG to go up; Diesel to fall from August 16

The prices of petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are expected to go up marginally from August 16, 2025. However, that of diesel is...

Public prophecies must be delivered with wisdom – Pentecost Elder warns

An elder of the Church of Pentecost in the Juapong District, Gabriel Edu Kwesi, has urged Ghanaians to verify the background of men of...

Stanbic Bank supports children of crash victims with GH₵500k seed donation 

Stanbic Bank Ghana has contributed GH₵500,000 to the newly created Support Fund, aimed at providing financial aid to the children of the victims of...

Government imposes daily fine on DSTV over failure to submit pricing data

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has begun applying a statutory fine of GHC 10,000 per day, effective August 15, 2025, to...

They left at a time least expected – Ag. CJ Baffoe-Bonnie pays tribute to helicopter crash victims

Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has described the death of the eight Ghanaians who perished in the August 6 military helicopter crash as a...

We have lost greatly, you are irreplaceable, Edwardo – Omane Boamah’s children pay emotional tribute

The children of the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah have delivered a moving tribute to their father, describing him as their “safe place, teacher,...

Mamprugu Kingdom mourns loss of Murtala Mohammed and Muniru Limuna

The Mamprugu Kaya Ni Ta’ada has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of two prominent political figures, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed and Alhaji Muniru...

I’m in great pain; your death is hard to bear – Haruna Iddrisu mourns Dr. Omane Boamah

Tribute to late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah by Haruna Iddrisu, Education Minister. With a heart crushed beneath the weight of grief, I stand...

Your legacy will continue to speak – Tamale Chief mourns late Murtala Muhammed

The Tamale Dakpema, Naa Bawa Fuseini, and elders of the Dakpema Palace have joined the people of Tamale Central, Dagbon, and the Northern Region...

Murtala was a force of nature – MP Alhassan Suhuyini pays tribute

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has paid a moving tribute to the late Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Alhaji...

GAF’s tribute to late Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala

TO SQUADRON LEADER PETER BAAFEMI ANALA (GH/4281) “A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again...

GAF pays glowing tribute to late Flying Officer Manaen Twum-Ampadu

‘For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die,...

Tribute by GAF to late Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah 

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.” Psalm 116:15 NIV Sgt. Mensah Addo Ernest was enlisted into the...

Your death has left a void no title, tribute, or time can fill – Mintah Akandoh pays emotional tribute to late Dr. Omane Boamah

Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has delivered a heartfelt tribute to the late Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah,...

Profile of late Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah

SERGEANT ERNEST ADDO MENSAH, Ghana Armed Forces (202154) It is often said that the hour of death cannot be foretold. Though we acknowledge this truth,...

All you need to know about late Flying Officer Manaen Twum-Ampadu

Biography of F/O Manaen Twum-Ampadu, Ghana Armed Forces (GH/5426) Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, affectionately known as Papa Twum or Paa Tee, was born on...

Livestream: Funeral and burial service for victims of helicopter crash

Ghana will today be in a state of standstill in grief and unity as the nation lays to rest eight patriots who perished in...

Mahama launches Fund for Children of Helicopter crash victims

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the creation of a Children’s Support Fund to provide long-term care for the children of the eight victims...

Profile of late Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala

Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala (GH/4281), Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)  Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala was born on 2 November 1989. He hailed from Siniensi,...

Mahama honours fallen Air Force Officers with Posthumous promotions

President John Dramani Mahama has conferred posthumous promotions on three Ghana Air Force personnel who died in the August 6 military helicopter crash, in...

‘Take care, babe; I love you – Late Samuel Aboagye’s wife recalls final words before helicopter crash

Abigail Salami, wife of the late Samuel Aboagye, Acting Deputy Director-General of Operations at the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has delivered a heartfelt...

Vice President pays tribute to fallen leaders in helicopter crash

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has paid an emotional tribute to her late colleagues who perished in the August 6 military helicopter crash. She remembered...

Biography of Samuel Kwaku Adu Aboagye

Samuel Kwaku Adu Aboagye - Deputy Director-General of National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). It is often said that the hour of death cannot be foretold....

I saw the man behind the public figure – Wife of late Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna

Hajia Zahara Ligbi, wife of the late Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, has paid a deeply personal tribute to her...

Emotional Scene as boy helped by Omane Boamah to undergo surgery attends late Minister’s state funeral

It was an emotional sight at the state funeral of Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah when a nine-year-old boy whose life he had...

Scenes from state burial of helicopter crash victims

Hundreds of Ghanaians have trooped to the Black Star Square in Accra, which is steeped in solemnity, to pay their final respects to the...

What is this grief, and what do I do with it? – Wife of late Flying Officer Manaen Twum-Ampadu

The wife of Flying Officer Manaen Twum-Ampadu, one of the eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash, has delivered an emotional farewell,...

These gallant men were the very embodiment of Ghana’s highest aspirations – Speaker of Parliament

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has paid an emotional tribute to the eight prominent Ghanaians who perished in the August 6 helicopter...