POLITICS

Ghana’s ex-ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr Tony Aidoo, has warned President John Mahama to urgently end the galamsey menace before it claims more members of his cabinet. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, August 9, he linked last Wednesday’s fatal helicopter crash — which claimed the lives of eight people, including …

Below are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.       The Daily Searchlight              Daily Graphic       The Chronicle           Daily Guide             …

The Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations has called on religious leaders across Ghana to formally share any prophecies or spiritual insights of national importance with the government. In a statement issued on Sunday, August 10, on behalf of President John Mahama, Presidential Envoy Elvis Afriyie …

A devastating helicopter crash occurred on August 6, 2025, claiming the lives of two esteemed Ministers of State and six others, sending shockwaves across the nation. The loss of these dedicated public servants has left a void in the government and the entire country, which mourns the passing of these …

The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ARCC) has appealed to residents of the Adansi area to return any items retrieved from the site of the August 6 military helicopter crash. Intelligence gathered by the ARCC indicates that some residents who arrived first at the crash site on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the headmaster of Nkwanta Senior High School (SHS), Solomon Sarpong Bagmae, to step aside with immediate effect. This comes after he is alleged to have sought an unauthorised public appeal for assistance to feed students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate …

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God Ghana, Rev. Dr. Stephen Y. Wengam, has shared a dramatic account of how President John Dramani Mahama narrowly avoided being on the military helicopter that crashed on Wednesday, killing several top government and military officials. Speaking during a church gathering, Rev. Wengam said …

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that a state funeral will be held on Friday, August 15, at the Black Star Square in honour of the eight individuals who tragically lost their lives in the military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti …

John Kwame Duodu (Sir John), NPP Constituency First Vice Chairman of Atwima Nwabiagya South, has issued a farewell message to brave gallants who lost their lives in Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region. Among the deceased were two cabinet ministers: Minister for …

President John Mahama has declared three days of national mourning beginning Thursday, August 7, in honour of the eight Ghanaians who lost their lives in a tragic military helicopter crash today. In a statement released by the Presidency, all official activities and engagements of the President for the remainder of …