Chief Inspector Patience Kotoka has been recommended to join the next Police Cadet Course at the Police Academy to be commissioned into the Senior Officer Corps upon successful completion, while Constable Joseph Akondoh has been promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal.
Former Ghanaian diplomat and veteran politician in the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Tony Aidoo, has urged President John Mahama to ensure that the deaths of eight Ghanaians in Wednesday’s helicopter crash fuel a renewed fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Ghanaians bid a solemn farewell to Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, and MP for Tamale Central, and Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, on Sunday, August 10.
The Ghana Police Service says it has made progress in investigating the murder of Stephen King Amoah, the Immigration officer whose burnt body was found in a drain at Ashongman Estates.
Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has detailed key priorities and ongoing reforms in the education sector during a parliamentary committee session in Koforidua, emphasising sweeping efforts to improve foundational learning, higher education, and infrastructure.
The Office of the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations has called on church leaders to strengthen spiritual collaboration for national direction, unity, and healing in the wake of the recent military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of senior government officials, military officers, and party executives.
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called on Ghanaians to approach the national tragedy of the August 6 military helicopter crash with unity, empathy, and a renewed commitment to the nation’s progress.
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) Council, led by its Chairperson, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has expressed solidarity with the families affected by the tragic military helicopter crash in Sikaman, located in the Adansi Akrofuom area.
The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC) has appealed to residents who picked parts of the military helicopter or personal belongings from the crash site at Adansi Akrofuom on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, to return them immediately.
President John Mahama has urged Ghanaians to channel their sorrow from the recent military helicopter crash into a strengthened resolve for national unity and development.
The Government has announced the burial arrangements for two Muslim victims of the recent helicopter crash, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala and Alhaji Munir Limuna Mohammed.
The Pakyi District Court has sentenced a 23-year-old driver to 12 months’ imprisonment in hard labour for stealing a susu box containing over GH¢20,000.
