United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Edem Wosornu of Ghana as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a statement released on Monday, June 8, 2026.

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has defended her recognition as "Best Regional Minister" for 2026 by "Big Events Ghana" with its "Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours," 6th Edition.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced widespread power outages for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, affecting communities in the Eastern, Tema, Accra East, Accra West, Volta and Ashanti Regions, with a combination of planned maintenance exercises and fault-related disruptions.

British actor Sir Idris Elba has said that James Bond shouldn't become "woke" and that some audiences would not accept a black male playing 007.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed all ministers of state, chief executive officers of state institutions, and other political appointees to refrain from participating in, sponsoring, endorsing, attending, or accepting awards from organisations unless expressly authorised by the Office of the President.

City authorities in Accra have on Monday demolished a multi-storey building at Osu in the Korle Klottey Municipality on Monday following a structural failure that left the building dangerously unstable.

The demolition comes a day after another building collapsed at North Industrial Area at Avenor in Accra, which claimed two lives.

One of the casualties in Sunday’s building collapse at the North Industrial Area at Avenor in Accra has been identified as Esther Donkor, a trader and a mother of four.

The suspended Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has appealed to striking staff members to return to duty, expressing gratitude for their solidarity while deferring the outcome of his suspension to the Health Minister and the hospital's board.

Ghana will not wear their new culturally inspired home kit during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as FIFA has confirmed match colour designations that will see the Black Stars take to the pitch in alternative colours for all three Group L fixtures.

Ghana is to host a Belarusian commercial and distribution hub that is expected to serve West African markets.

This follows bilateral talks between President John Dramani Mahama and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on Monday (June 8, 2026).

On Friday, May 22, 2026, the Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang inaugurated 100 newly acquired 29-seater Isuzu buses for Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL)as part of the government’s broader plan to strengthen public transport services and improve mobility across the country.

Since then, some commuters have been questioning why they are not seeing the buses offer intra-city services in Accra, especially given that some commuters are still experiencing difficulties with transportation during peak periods.

Following this, the Metro Mass Transit Limited has clarified that the 100 new buses are primarily intended for intercity services across Ghana and not specifically acquired to address transportation challenges in Accra.

On a typical dry afternoon, Accra presents a dazzling spectacle of progress, from the gleaming glass towers of the Airport City and the freshly painted road medians along ceremonial routes to the smiling politicians cutting ribbons at new interchanges, while bold real estate billboards promise "luxury living" to eager investors and returning diaspora families. 

Dear Mirror Lawyer, I am writing to seek clarification regarding the will of my late uncle, Mr Kwame Asante.

He was a visually impaired man who passed away in 2023. Before his death, Mr Asante dictated his will to his neighbour, Mr Mensah, who wrote it down and read it aloud to him in the presence of two witnesses, Mr Osei and Mrs Adjei.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced multiple power outages for Monday, June 8, 2026, affecting communities in the Ashanti, Tema, Accra East and Accra West Regions, with a combination of planned maintenance exercises and a technical challenge at a primary substation.

Early this month, I received a letter from an organisation styling itself as the “Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours.” The letter informed me that I had been adjudged “Best CEO of the Year” and invited me to receive the award at an event scheduled to take place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.

President John Dramani Mahama is right to condemn the indiscipline that worsens flooding in Accra.

No serious observer can deny the damage caused by plastic waste, blocked drains, illegal structures, weak planning enforcement, and construction on waterways.

These are real problems. They are visible whenever heavy rain turns parts of the capital into streams, ponds, and dangerous corridors of moving water.

The last batch of 342 Ghanaian evacuees fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa has arrived safely in Accra.

This completes the government's evacuation of a total of 979 Ghanaians from South Africa.

Contrary to what its advocates say, there is more to the LGBT movement than their claim that “what two consenting adults do with their bodies is nobody’s business.” It’s a deceptively compelling yet misleading phrase that hides a more insidious agenda than adult bodies and consent. 

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Doctors’ Association to immediately call off its indefinite strike and has summoned all parties to a hearing on June 10, 2026, as the dispute over the two weeks suspension of the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital continues to disrupt services at the facility.

Another building has collapsed in Accra during rainfall.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said Ghana was going to pursue compensation for Ghanaian evacuees from South Africa who lost businesses, shops and property.

Kweku Osei Korankye Osei, popularly known as Koka, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of offensive conduct and threatening to harm a police officer and his family.

(I share the following nightmare from my Memoires)
Venue, Agona Duakwa

A young boy in my late teens, just finished 6th Form.

One Saturday early 1970, I retired to bed in my father’s house, after a busy day. I had visited the town center with my closest pals: Albert Botwe, Kweku Asare Kumi and Kobena Ayensu. After a little loafing around town, I saw my colleagues off and retired to bed at Nkubease suburb; my room, adjacent to a venerable old relation. Being the last to retire, I locked the main gate and dashed to my room resting on the bed. From a distance, I heard the sound of drumming filtering down from the town-square (Nkwantanan). It was past 10pm. The drumming soon ceased, taken over by familiar metallic jingles.

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for the immediate withdrawal of the Health Minister's directive to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, describing the action as without basis and urging his reinstatement within three working days.

President John Dramani Mahama is in Minsk on a five-day state visit to the Republic of Belarus, where he has laid a wreath at the Victory Monument in honour of Belarusian and Soviet Army soldiers who died liberating the country during World War II.