Hajj 2025: “Dead” Ghanaian pilgrim returns home alive

Accra: Hajia Fatimatu Kassim, a Ghanaian Hajj pilgrim believed to be dead and buried in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while performing Hajj, has made a shocking return home. The

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Hajj 2025: Last return flight of Ghanaian pilgrims arrives

Accra: The government has, through the Ghana Hajj Taskforce, completed the exercise of returning Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to their home country. The exercise ended on Friday, June

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Islamic New Year: 11 Nigerian states independently declare public holidays

Abuja: Some 11 out of the 36 federal states of Nigeria have declared public holidays to mark the beginning of the Islamic new year, which started on Thursday, June 26,

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Kiswa for Holy Kaaba replaced as Islamic year 1447 begins

Riyadh: The Kiswa, a black silk embroidered cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba, was replaced on Thursday to mark the beginning of a new Islamic year. The kiswa-changing ceremony was

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Ghana’s Shia community shows solidarity to Iran amid US, Israeli aggression

Accra: The Shia Muslim Community in Ghana has expressed its solidarity and support for the Islamic Republic of Iran as the country faces aggression from Israel and the United States

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Muslim actress and filmmaker Kalsoume Sinare, nominated ambassador for Spain

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Ghanaian actress and filmmaker Kalsoume Sinare Baffoe for appointment as Ghana’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain. Her appointment, announced on 21st June

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Sheikh Abdul Nasiru-Deen nominated as Ambassador to Turkey

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Sheikh Abdul Nasiru-Deen for appointment as an ambassador of Ghana to Turkey. The Turkish-trained pharmacist, respected Muslim cleric, and humanitarian is a fluent

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Hajj 2025: Ghana’s pilgrims to start returning home on June 20

Accra: After a month-long stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ghana’s Hajj pilgrims are expected to start returning home on June 20, 2025. The Ghana Hajj Taskforce is making

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Persons without religion reach almost a quarter of world’s population

Washington: Findings of the latest study conducted by the Pew Research Centre have revealed that the number of religiously unaffiliated persons in the world has reached 1.9 billion, making them

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Muslims emerge as fastest-growing religious group – latest Pew Study reveals

Washington: The global population of Muslims increased by 347 million between 2010 and 2020, making Muslims the fastest-growing religious group within the period. According to the findings of a latest

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