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Eight bodies have been retrieved from the scene of a tragic military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District, Ashanti Region, involving two Ministers.

A Ghana Army Z-9 helicopter was involved in a fatal crash at Adansi Akrofum on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. An eyewitness shared details from the accident scene.

A military helicopter crashed in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, with initial reports indicating that some passengers on board sustained injuries

The Ghana Navy has outlined strict physical requirements for recruits, including disqualifications for tattoos, double piercings, bowed legs, and flat feet.

Soldiers accosted a Joy News reporter covering the demolition exercise at Spintex in Accra and physically assaulted a civilian who was speaking to the journalist.

The Ministry of Defence has uncovered 210 unqualified recruits at the Ghana Military Academy. Affected trainees have been withdrawn from the training.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) promoted Private Teye-Tsu Asare Solomon to the rank of Lance Corporal for rejecting a bribe offered to him by some illegal miners.

A soldier garnered praise after he rejected a bribe from illegal miners while on official guard duty at the Bibiani Gold Mine in the Western North Region.

The Ghana Armed Forces is set to recruit 12,000 Ghanaians over the next four years as part of a new programme aimed at expanding the country’s military strength.
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