Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the victims of the crash in the southern Ashanti region of the country.

Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers...

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his deepest condolences to President John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the Ghana Air Force following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of top government officials on August 6, 2025.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a heartfelt statement following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight Ghanaians, including two cabinet ministers.

At a press conference, Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff to President John Mahama, called the incident a "national tragedy."

The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the radar,” the armed forces said.

Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were killed alongside the vice-chair of the National Democratic Congress ruling party, a top national security adviser, and crew members

The Chief of Staff to Ghanaian President John Mahama said in a statement that the crash occurred on Wednesday in the southern Ashanti region of the country.

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic military helicopter crash that occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

‎This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson,  Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday in Abuja.

President Tinubu has expressed his condolences to President John Mahama, following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Ghana’s ministers and six others.

The presidency has confirmed that some top government officials and National Democratic Congress figures were involved in a helicopter crash on August 6. SEE THE PHOTOS HERE Ghana’s defense and environment ministers are among eight people killed after a military helicopter crashed in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region Prior to the devastating

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled President John Mahama of Ghana over the air mishap that killed two ministers and six others. A military

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed deep sorrow over the military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of several high-ranking government officials and military personnel in the Adansi area of the Ashanti Region.

Ghana released names of 8 victims killed in a military helicopter crash near Sikaman; officials mourned as flags flew at half-mast and probe into cause began.

The Government of Ghana has confirmed the death of eight individuals following a tragic military helicopter crash that occurred on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, around the Adansi area in the Ashanti Region.

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has declared three days of mourning after the fatal death of eight Ghanaians in a helicopter crash at Adansi in the Ashanti Region.

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, has described the recent military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of several government officials as a national tragedy.

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the President of Ghana, John Mahama, over the tragic accident that claimed the lives of some top government officials in the country. President Tinubu, in a statement on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, extended his deepest condolences to President Mahama, the government and people of Ghana following the […]

ADANSI AKROFUOM, Ghana – Ghana is mourning the deaths of two senior government officials and six others after a military helicopter crashed in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6. Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, were confirmed dead