Ghana’s former finance minister builds classrooms for boyhood Quran school

Tamale: Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Ghana’s first Muslim finance minister, has marked his 52nd birthday with the inauguration of a one-storey classroom block for the Markaziyya Islamic School at Zogbeli,

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Nigerian group cautions US-based foreign actors against fuelling religious tensions

Abuja: A Muslim advocacy group, the Muslim League Unity Group, has cautioned foreign-based actors against what it described as attempts to inflame religious tensions in Nigeria through misinformation and politically

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Hajj 2026: Saudi Arabia sets April 18 deadline for Umrah visa holders to leave kingdom

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry for the Interior has announced that all visitors who arrived in the country with an Umrah visa must leave the country before Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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Do Muslim women receive compensation after divorce, or is their reward only in heaven?

A question that has quietly lingered within many Muslim communities yet increasingly finds its way into public conversations is this: Do Muslim women receive compensation after divorce, or are they

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NAPO sues Sheikh Kamil for defamation, demands GHS 10 million compensation

Accra: Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, a Ghanaian politician, has sued the first national deputy of the Ahlussunnah Wal Jama’a Muslim group, Sheikh Mohammed Kamil Samudeen, for defamation. The New Patriotic

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Official: Ghana marks 2026 Eid-ul-Fitr on March 20

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has declared Friday, March 20, 2026, as the day of Eid-ul-Fitr and will hold Eid prayers at the Black Stars Square

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IWD 2026: Radiza Foundation, ID-Ghana, trains 40 women in vocational skills, financial literacy

Accra: Two non-governmental organisations, Radiza Foundation and Initiative Development Ghana (ID-Ghana), have empowered 40 women with training sessions on financial literacy and baking. The one-day programme, held in commemoration of

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Government announces plan to register all religious institutions

Accra: Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has announced plans by the government to register all religious institutions in the country. The

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Government distributes Ramadan food items to Muslim groups

Accra: Officials of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA) embarked on a tour of selected Muslim groups in Accra on Monday to distribute food items to

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President Mahama hosts iftar, calls for renewal of moral responsibility

Accra: President John Mahama has called on citizens to let fasting of Ramadan be a period of renewal of their moral responsibility towards the nation. He said the renewal geared

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