General News of Sunday, 15 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident John Dramani Mahama celebrated the wives of the eight (8) victims of the Wednesday, August 6, 2025, horrific helicopter crash on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14, 2026. The president, in a post shared on Facebook on Saturday, conveyed a Valentine’s Day greeting to the eight widows. Black Wednesday: How Z-9 helicopter crashed - Investigative team detailsAbout the CrashThe tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, involving a Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter en route from Accra to Obuasi. The aircraft reportedly went down in the Dampa Range Forest Reserve, near Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region. Onboard were five officials and three crew members attending the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP).

Source: GhanaWeb February 15, 2026 14:07 UTC