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Accra: The Ghana Armed Forces Council convened an emergency meeting on Friday to address the military helicopter crash that occurred on August 6, 2025, in Sikaman, Adansi Akrofuom, Ashanti Region. This meeting was led by the Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who focused on discussing the incident and other significant issues concerning the Armed Forces. According to Ghana News Agency, the Office of the Vice President released a statement expressing the Council’s support and solidarity with the victims’ families affected by the tragic crash. The meeting sought to analyze the circumstances surrounding the accident and to formulate a response

Accra: The Centre for Opportunities and Rural Development (CORD-Ghana): is spearheading a grassroots campaign to bring visibility and recognition to unpaid care work through its ‘Unpaid but not Unvalued (UbU)’ initiative. According to Ghana News Agency, the UbU initiative is a community-led advocacy intervention seeking to highlight the rights and needs of unpaid caregivers, especially women, whose contributions to families and communities often go unrecognized and unsupported. Currently being implemented at Kulinkpegu in the Mion District and Sheshegu in the Tolon District of the Northern Region, the initiative also covers the communities of Nadowli Kaleo, Meguo, Zupiri, and Mantari in

Accra: The Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) and the Ho Municipal Assembly will hold a solemn vigil in memory of Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, former Minister of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, former Minister for Environment, and six others, who perished in a tragic military helicopter crash. The vigil, scheduled for Sunday evening at the Nfojoh Park in Ho, will form part of a series of regional activities aimed at honouring the memory of the departed and offering spiritual support to their grieving families. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. James Gunu, Volta Regional Minister, has called on various religious

Ampain: The Executives of the Nzema Manle Traditional Council have extended their sincerest condolences to the President of the Republic, the government, Parliament, the bereaved families, and the people of Ghana during this period of national mourning for the eight officials who lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash. According to Ghana News Agency, Awulae Attibrukusu III, the Paramount Chief of the Lower Axim Traditional Area, addressed a news conference during an executive council meeting in Ampain, located in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. He emphasized that the fallen heroes served the country with distinction, dedication, and

Accra: A book of condolence has been opened at the Central Regional Coordinating Council (CRCC) to honour the eight victims of Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash that claimed their lives. It has been placed at the CRCC conference room where Mr Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah, the Regional Minister, was the first to sign on Friday evening, followed by Prof Francisca Dora Edu-Buandoh, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, as well as the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) members. According to Ghana News Agency, others who signed the condolence book included Mr Bless Kwame Darkey, Regional Coordinating Director, and Mr Kwesi Dawood Mensah,

Accra: A total of 945 young men and women from the Volta, Oti, and Eastern Regions have graduated as Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to support the Ghana Police Service in enhancing law and order. The ceremony, held at the Volta Regional Police Training School in Ho, saw 322 recruits from Volta, 147 from Oti, and 477 from Eastern Region successfully complete three weeks of intensive training. According to Ghana News Agency, the Reviewing Officer for the parade, Mr. James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, commended YEA for the initiative and the Ghana Police Service

Accra: The Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior has extended its deepest condolences to the families of the eight individuals who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Mr James Agalga, the Chairperson of the Committee, and copied to the agency in Accra on Saturday, described the tragedy as ‘a blow to the nation’s military leadership.’ It pledged solidarity with the bereaved families, the government, Parliament, the Ghana Armed Forces, and the people of Ghana.