POLITICS

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 …

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed it is working with other security agencies to investigate the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including two senior government ministers. The crash occurred on Wednesday, August 6, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, …

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Legal practitioner Bernard Bediako Baidoo has won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary held on Monday, August 4. The party’s legal team member polled 380 votes to beat his close contender, Erasmus Ali Korney, who secured 366 votes. He defeated former MP Henry Yiadom Boakye, whom he previously represented as …

There is a heavy police presence at the Akwatia GCD Walker Park today, Monday, August 4, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) holds its parliamentary primary to elect a candidate for the upcoming September 2 by-election in the Akwatia constituency of the Eastern region. Security personnel have been strategically deployed …

The government has approved a significant increase in the producer price of cocoa, raising it from US$3,100 to US$5,040 per tonne for the upcoming 2025/2026 season. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson via a social media post on Monday, August 4, following a meeting of …

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

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied allegations that it contracted a Ukrainian public relations firm, Brandcom, to execute an online smear campaign ahead of Ghana’s 2024 general elections. In a statement issued on Saturday, August 3, 2025, the party described as “completely false, baseless, and defamatory” a report published …