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Canoe capsizes in Tolomedzi after hippopotamus attack; all passengers rescued

A dramatic incident occurred in Tolomedzi, a picturesque community known for its rich wildlife and serene waterways, when a canoe carrying eight people capsized...

Nkwanta South police Charge Office battles severe leakage

The Nkwanta South police charge office in the Oti Region is in urgent need of attention due to severe leaks. Constructed many years ago, the...

Galamsey fight: We’ll withdraw our cooperation if… – Miracles Aboagye to NDC gov’t

Aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Miracles Aboagye, has warned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government that it risks losing the cooperation...

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...

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...

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...

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...

State funeral for fallen eight to be held today

Ghana will today bid a final farewell to the eight victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash in Sikaman-Brofroyedru, Adansi Akrofrom District in...

‘Daddy, why did you leave so soon?’ – Omane Boamah’s children mourn

Tears flowed freely at the Christ the King Parish in Accra on Thursday, August 14, as the children of the late Defence Minister, Dr...

I have lost 5kg within a week; helicopter crash has left me broken – Ofosu Ampofo

Former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has revealed the devastating emotional and physical toll the recent military...

Late Alhaji Muniru was one of Mahama’s most trusted envoys – Ofosu Ampofo

Former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has paid a glowing tribute to the late Alhaji Mohammed Muniru,...

Four dead, 14 injured after fuel tanker rams into crowd at Asukawkaw

Four people have been killed, with 14 others injured, after a fuel tanker ran into a crowd at a market in Asukawkaw in the...

Three killed, others injured in accident at Kyiraburoso

Three people have died in a road accident involving an O.A. Transport minibus at Kyiraburoso, near Adansi Asokwa, on the Bekwai–New Edubiase stretch of...

Keep politics out of presidential planes and helicopter procurement – Asantehene tells Politicians

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned political actors against turning the procurement of presidential planes and helicopters into partisan propaganda, stressing that...

Helicopter crash: Don’t go chasing mourners at state funeral – Stan Dogbe to media

Deputy Chief of Staff, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe, has issued a pointed reminder to members of the media and all accredited personnel to uphold decorum...

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...

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...

Omane Boamah shared Akwatia by-election strategy hours before his death – Tanko-Computer

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

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...

NPP commiserates with NDC over helicopter crash [Video]

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday, August 13, led a delegation to commiserate with the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

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...

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...

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...

NPP activist ‘Sir Obama Pokuase’ arrested

The Ghana Police Service has arrested New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist Daniel Adomako, popularly known as “Sir Obama Pokuase,” following an intelligence-led operation targeting...

NPP Youth Organisers pick nomination forms for Bawumia [Video]

Over 490 youth organisers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have collected nomination forms for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the...

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...

There were multiple pickup location changes before helicopter crash – Obuasi MCE recounts [Audio]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi West, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has recounted her final conversations with Samuel Aboagye, one of the victims of...

Nalerigu health workers treat patients in cramped ward after ¢4.5m Covid Centre stalls

Health authorities at Nalerigu’s Baptist Medical Centre are compelled to treat patients with various infectious diseases in a single makeshift ward because the contractor...

Two arrested over alleged threats to kill Mahama, behead Lordina

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two individuals in connection with a viral TikTok video in which a woman allegedly threatened to kill President...

Sam George alleges covert moves by MultiChoice Ghana to evade 30% DSTv price cut

Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations Samuel George has revealed that MultiChoice Ghana, the operators of DStv, is involved in intense behind-the-scenes lobbying...

Late Omane Boamah sold his car to support my campaign – NDC Chairman [Video]

Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor, has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late former Defence Minister, Dr....

Manhyia Palace announces ban on all funerals in Asanteman on August 21

The Manhyia Palace has announced a ban on all funerals across Asanteman on Thursday, August 21, 2025, to allow for the one-week celebration of...

Wontumi Multimedia appeals NCA suspension, claims full compliance

Wontumi Multimedia has appealed to the National Communications Authority (NCA) to lift the suspension of its broadcasting operations, insisting it has met all regulatory...

NCA shuts down three Wontumi radio stations, 6 others over regulatory breaches

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has ordered the suspension of three radio stations owned by Wontumi Multimedia Company Limited for violating broadcasting regulations. In a...

Deputy Interior Minister wades into controversy over police helicopters [Audio]

Deputy Interior Minister Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi has urged restraint in the ongoing public debate over the Ghana Police Service’s helicopters, following concerns raised after...

I almost shut down Ghana’s internet over horrific helicopter crash videos – Communications Minister

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has revealed that he almost ordered a nationwide internet shutdown to halt the circulation...

Helicopter crash: Heads must roll – Aircraft Engineer

An aircraft engineer has called for the immediate dismissal of anyone found responsible for lapses in the servicing of the Z-9 helicopter that crashed...

Z-9 helicopter crash wasn’t pilot error – Aircraft Engineer [Video]

British Army aircraft engineer, Dr Robert Nesta Otoo, has rejected suggestions that the Z-9 helicopter crash last Wednesday was caused by bad weather. The crash,...

I have no doubt Omane Boamah would have ended ‘galamsey’ – Ablakwa 

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has honoured the memory of the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, praising...