Category: News

Tamale: The Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), with funding from the European Union, has organized a town hall meeting in Tamale to empower citizens to monitor local public expenditure. It was to present and deliberate on the key findings of the 2024 Public Financial Management Compliance League Table (PFMCLT) assessment. According to Ghana News Agency, the event, which brought together over 100 participants, served as a platform to promote accountability, transparency, and citizen participation in how public funds are managed at the local level by engaging citizens, stakeholders, and the media in constructive dialogue around effective financial management practices.

Accra: Ho is in deep mourning following the news of a tragic military helicopter crash that killed eight individuals, including two government Ministers. The fatal accident, which occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, has plunged the entire nation into sorrow and disbelief. According to Ghana News Agency, the helicopter, carrying Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Defence Minister; Environment Minister Dr. Murtala Mohammed and six military officers, crashed during an official assignment, resulting in the loss of all lives onboard. The devastating news has sparked a wave of grief and reflection across Ho,

Accra: The Krachi East Municipal Assembly has hosted a stakeholder engagement with Community Interest Groups (CIGs) to discuss ongoing Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project (SOCO), a World Bank-funded initiative in Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, the Community Interest Groups in attendance included Sankofa Traders Association, Dambai Junction Hairdressers and Beauticians Association, Dambai Lakeside Hairdressers and Beauticians Association, Dambai Vegetable Farmers Association, and Dambai New Junction Maize Producers Association. Other groups present were Dambai Old Town Groundnut Farmers Association, Ghana Cooperative Fashion Designers Association Tefelekudzi, Ghana Cooperative Fashion Designers Association, Dambai Zongo Rice Farmers Association, Dambai Zongo

Accra: The Anglican Church in Ghana has extended heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Ghana following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two Ministers of State and six other prominent individuals on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. According to Ghana News Agency, in a solemn message addressed to President John Dramani Mahama and signed by the Archbishop of the Internal Province of Ghana, Most Reverend Dr. Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, the Church said it received the news of the crash ‘with profound sorrow and deep sadness.’ The incident, which occurred in the Adansi Akrofuom area of

Dambai: The capital of the Oti Region is mourning the loss of eight prominent individuals, including Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environmental, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The incident occurred in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, while officials were en route to Obuasi to attend the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme. According to Ghana News Agency, other victims of the tragedy were Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the

Accra: The Global Evangelical Church (GEC) has extended its deepest condolences to the Government and Ghanaians following the tragic helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, which claimed the lives of eight gallant servants of the land. A statement issued in Accra and signed by Rt. Rev. P.S. Dzomeku, Moderator of GEC, expressed sympathy, stating, “We mourn with the bereaved families and pray that the Holy Spirit will comfort them.” According to Ghana News Agency, the eight national officers were aboard the Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter when it tragically crashed in the Adansi-Akrofuom District. Among the deceased were two cabinet

Accra: The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has extended heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Ghana following Wednesday’s tragic helicopter crash, which claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Adesina expressed deep sadness over the helicopter crash that resulted in the loss of eight lives, among them Ghana’s Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. He described the incident as devastating news and a national tragedy. Dr. Adesina, in his statement released shortly after the news of the crash emerged, conveyed