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TV3’s Ayisha Yakubu speaks on nearly giving up broadcast career after marriage
Accra: Ayisha Yakubu, a Muslim broadcast journalist with TV3, says she nearly gave up her broadcast journalism career after getting married due to policies that barred women from covering up
Read MoreAcademician advocates urgent reforms to Islamic education
Dr Haruna Zagoon-Sayeed, a senior academic, has called for urgent and far-reaching reforms in Islamic education in Ghana. He stressed that the fragmented approach to managing Muslim educational affairs continues
Read MoreChief Imam mourns passing of Ali Khamenei
Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the national Chief Imam, has expressed condolences over the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The supreme leader was assassinated on February 28 at the
Read MoreGovernment advises Umrah pilgrims to temporarily suspend travels
Accra: Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised prospective Umrah pilgrims inside the country to temporarily suspend their travel plans. This is due to the rapidly evolving security situation in
Read MoreBaba Sadiq replaces Baba Jamal as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria
Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu, a politician and seasoned media and entertainment executive, as High Commissioner Designate for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He
Read MoreUS, Isreal kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Ramadan
Tehran: Iranian state media have confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed at his office in the Israeli-US attacks on Iran, following earlier reports of his killing by
Read MoreAshanti Muslim Women Association wants President, Parliament to intervene in Bouban land takeover saga
Accra: The Ashanti Muslim Women Association, a faith-based organisation in Kumasi, has petitioned President John Mahama and Parliament to intervene and stop the takeover of its land located at Buoban
Read MoreRamadan 2026: GCB Bank donates to Muslims in Northern, Savannah regions
Accra: GCB Bank PLC, a leading indigenous bank, has extended Ramadan support to Muslim communities in Tamale, Yendi, Mion, and Damango in the Northern and Savannah regions. It donated cash
Read MoreHudai Foundation donates to Ghana’s prison inmates
Accra: The Hudai Foundation, a Turkish humanitarian organisation operating in Ghana, has presented assorted food items to the Ministry of the Interior for onwards distribution to prison inmates. The humanitarian
Read MoreHajj 2026: Ghana’s Pilgrims Affairs Office closes registration
Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has officially closed registration for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage with immediate effect, after concluding all operational processes including payments, documentation and receipt
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