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Thomas NaadiBBC News in AccraDanai Nesta Kupemba & Khanyisile NgcoboBBC NewsEPAGhana is in a period of national mourning after the helicopter crashGhana’s President John Mahama has promised a full investigation into Wednesday’s helicopter crash that killed two government ministers and six other people.Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, both 50, were among those killed when a military aircraft crashed in the central Ashanti region.In a televised address to the nation, Mahama said the crash represented “a personal loss” for him.The president confirmed that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders – often…

183 Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) has reported strong financial growth for the second quarter of 2025, with its profit after tax rising by 131 per cent. The company posted a profit of N3.63 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, compared to N1.57 billion in the same period of 2024. The unaudited financial results were released by the firm, which provides aviation ground handling services across Nigerian airports. According to the financial statement, the company’s revenue increased significantly to N10.68 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 69 per cent jump from N6.31 billion recorded…

Alexander Isak’s old poster-boy image has been removed from the plateglass windows of Newcastle’s club store and, judging by Eddie Howe’s demeanour on Friday night, the Sweden striker could soon be erased from the attacking roll call.Isak, currently engaged in a standoff with the club as he tries to force a move to Liverpool, was nowhere to be seen as Newcastle drew 2-2 with Espanyol in a St James’ Park friendly. Not that his absence prevented the night’s subtext being all about the man who was not there.Afterwards Howe admitted he “does not know what the future holds” for Isak…

The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the federal government—have created uncertainty around US cybersecurity priorities that was on display this week at two of the country’s most prominent digital security conferences in Las Vegas. “We are not retreating, we’re advancing in a new direction,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency chief information officer Robert Costello said on Thursday during a critical infrastructure defense panel at Black Hat.As in other parts of the federal government, the Trump administration has been combing intelligence and cybersecurity agencies to remove officials seen…

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John Leguizamo had a few words for Dean Cain after the former Superman actor shared that he plans to be sworn in as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. “What kind of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer?” Leguizamo said in a front-facing camera video posted to his Instagram on Friday. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.” Off of Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ “Superman” opening at the box office in July, Cain has ridden on the coattails of his most memorable role’s renewed relevance and engaged in his biggest wave of press engagement in some…

Nairobi — Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on Kenyans to allow the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs undertake diplomatic efforts to address emerging regional tensions, particularly in light of recent remarks from the Republic of Tanzania. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration, Mudavadi noted that dialogue remains the most effective and sustainable path to resolving regional disagreements. He reassured the Committee and the public that the government remains fully committed to engaging constructively with neighbouring states to safeguard peace, promote cooperation, and ensure long-term regional stability. “Let us allow the Diplomatic process to proceed.…

Nairobi — National and county government hospitals will now benefit from a new medical equipment initiative that will provide modern health machines. The National Equipment Services Project (NESP) will ensure that hospitals across Kenya are equipped with cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment technologies that will be accessible to all Kenyans. The new initiative, which will run for seven years, is underpinned by a fee-for-service model, which means neither national nor county governments will buy the medical equipment. Instead, suppliers will provide the necessary equipment and the Social Health Authority (SHA) will pay for each service provided. Launching the programme at State…

Those on campus advised to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police respond to reported attacker, no injuries immediately reported.Police in the United States have responded to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.In an alert sent on Friday, students were told to “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT” and avoid the area close to the nearby Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured.Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said authorities were “praying for the safety of the entire campus community”.“We’re horrified by the news out of Emory University and…

During a Reddit ask-me-anything session on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and key members of the GPT-5 team were peppered with questions about the new model and requests to bring back its previous model, GPT-4o. They also asked Altman about the most embarrassing — and perhaps funniest — snafu in the presentation, the “chart crime.” One of the new features that GPT-5 rolled out is a real-time router that decides which model to use for a particular prompt, either responding quickly or taking additional time to “think” through answers. But multiple people in the AMA on the r/ChatGPT Reddit complained…