A former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, convicted on multiple counts of financial crime by the Accra High Court, landed in Ghana on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and has been taken into custody.

A head-on collision between a tipper truck and a fuel tanker on the Accra–Tema Motorway has left one person dead and three others injured after the tanker burst into flames, the Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed.

When Ghana's Black Stars run out against Panama in Toronto on June 17 to open their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, eight of their 26-man squad will do so having been born on foreign soil — a statistic that speaks volumes about how radically the modern national team has been reshaped by the Ghanaian diaspora.

The United States has extradited former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges involving the embezzlement of over six million dollars in public funds.

The Nkwanta District Police Command has begun investigations into the murder of a 36-year-old man, Thomas Adon, who was shot dead at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality.

A teacher at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region has been arrested following the circulation of a viral video showing him allegedly assaulting a female student on campus, the Ghana Education Service has confirmed.

Ghanay’s quest for energy security and industrial transformation received a major boost on Monday when Sentuo Oil Refinery received its first shipment of one million barrels of crude oil from the Jubilee Field. 

President John Dramani Mahama has secured a major procurement arrangement with Belarus for the supply of 1,840 pieces of agricultural equipment.

 CAF's Best African Referee for 2025, the Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied US entry for 2026 World Cup.

He was turned away at Miami airport despite diplomatic passport. He was set to be Somalia’s first World Cup referee.

The Board of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has held discussions with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with key national stakeholders and deepen collaboration on Ghana's energy infrastructure agenda.

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.