Africa dominates 2024 Dubai Quran Competition for women

Dubai, UAE – Seven female Quran reciters from Africa have made it to the top 10 of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition that was held recently.

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Mawlid 2024: Nigerian government declares Monday as public holiday

Abuja, Nigeria: The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Interior Ministry, has announced Monday, September 16, 2024, as a public holiday to celebrate and mark the birth of the Holy

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Language expert advocates review of Arabic pedagogy in Ghanaian schools

Kumasi: Dr. Adam Umar Yebila, an Arabic language expert, has called on stakeholders to review the processes and procedures for teaching and learning the Arabic language in Ghanaian schools. He

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Ghanaian Muslim footballer Abdul Aziz joins FC Barcelona

Accra: Dreams FC, a Ghana Premier League (GPL) club, has announced the transfer of the Ghanaian football prodigy Abdul Aziz Issah to Spanish football giant Barcelona FC. The deal was

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23-year-old Abdul Hakim sets new Guinness world record for Ghana

Accra: A 23-year-old journalist from Kumasi, Ghana, has broken the world record for the longest time to hug a tree. Abdul Hakim Awal’s “tree-hug-a-thon,”  which took place outside Kumasi Cultural

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Ghana’s Faisal Abubakar retains WBO title against Nigerian opponent

Accra: The 31-year-old Ghanaian boxer, Faisal Abubakar, aka Poncho Power, has successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Lightweight title belt against Nigeria’s Samuel Opaogun. He did so

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Adua for late deputy BOG governor to be held on September 15

Accra: Family members, friends, and sympathisers will join the Muslim community on September 15 to pray for Dr. Alhassan Mohammed, former and first Muslim Deputy Governor of the Bank of

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Why the proposal to introduce Islamic banking is good for Ghana

This policy proposal is progressive and embraces diversity and wider financial inclusion. It will provide additional sources of funding, deepen the implementation of public-private partnership law, and broaden financial intermediaries

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Afghanistan’s Taliban passes new lifestyle laws to regulate public life

The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice announced that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the group, has enacted the “Law for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.”. The

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Nigeria’s ex-Hajj Commission chair granted bail amid N90 million corruption probe

Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has granted bail to Jalal Arabi, former chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), and his

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