Ghana Politics

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have joined the nation in mourning the loss of eight individuals who died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6. Among the victims were prominent government …

The Government of Ghana has ordered that all national flags be flown at half-mast in memory of the late Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and six others who perished in a tragic military helicopter crash. The fatal …

Ghana has been plunged into deep mourning following the tragic crash of a military helicopter in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, which has claimed the lives of all eight people on board. The incident occurred on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025, when the Ghana Air …

Ghana is in mourning following the tragic deaths of two senior government officials in a military helicopter crash earlier today. Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, have been confirmed dead after a Ghana Armed Forces helicopter en route from …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has disconnected the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) from its Identity Verification Service (IVS) platform due to an unpaid debt of over GH¢376 million. According to the NIA, the move—effective Tuesday, August 5, 2025—was prompted by repeated failed efforts to get the GRA to settle the …

Police in the Ashanti South Region have arrested a man for unlawfully possessing a foreign-made pistol and ammunition. The suspect, identified as Osman Abdul Majeed, was arrested on July 29, 2025, during a routine security check at the Tweapease Police Barrier near Obuasi. He was travelling in a Toyota minibus …

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of storming his home with armed personnel in what he describes as an intimidation tactic. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the artiste, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, alleged that EOCO’s Executive Director, …

Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from popular dancehall musician Shatta Wale during a joint operation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ). The operation, which took place in June 2025 at Shatta Wale’s Trassaco Valley Phase …

The Ghana Police Service has refuted claims circulating in the media suggesting that officers raided the residence of the Bono East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), resulting in the death of an individual. In a statement issued on August 2, the Police clarified that no such raid …

A prompt response by the Obuasi Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service has thwarted a robbery attempt on the Tutuka-Akrofuom road in Obuasi, leading to the arrest of one suspect. According to police reports, officers responded swiftly to a distress call and encountered a gang of armed robbers. Upon …