NLA Appointment: An Open Letter to Mr. Mohammed Abdul Salam

Assalamu alaikum, dear brother Mohammed Abdul Salam, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. As a fellow Muslim, I wanted to take a moment to

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Elon Musk’s courtship with the Right: a global danger

THE RECENT abusive outbursts and unguarded inflammatory statements by Elon Musk have earned him criticism from European political leaders. Clearly, some of them, like French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor

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Kishk Bashir Yandu earns PhD in Islamic law

Accra: Sheikh Abdul Hamid Kishk Bashir Yandu, a Ghanaian Muslim scholar, has elevated his scholarly status with the attainment of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Islamic law, ethics, and

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Sunni cleric calls on NLA boss to resign

Accra: A Kumasi-based Sunni Muslim cleric, Dr. Tawfik Abdul Rahman Kulusey, has appealed to the newly appointed Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Abdul Salam Mohammed, to resign

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Abdul Salam commits to succeeding as new NLA boss

Accra: Abdul Salam Mohammed, the former regional secretary of the National Democratic Congress in the Northern Region, has accepted his appointment as acting Executive Officer of the National Lottery Authority

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Two Muslim MPs get ministerial nomination

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated two members of the Muslim caucus of Parliament for ministerial roles. They include Haruna Iddrisu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central and

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President Mahama appoints Muslim as acting lottery authority boss

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mohammed Abdul-Salam, a Muslim politician, as the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). The appointment is in accordance

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Makkah Taxi service launched at Jeddah Hajj Conference

JEDDAH —  The Hajj Conference and Exhibition marked the launch of Makkah Taxi, a new transportation service developed by the General Transport Centre of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy

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Masjid Nabawi receives 5.4 million worshippers in second week of 2025

Madina, Saudi Arabia: The Prophet’s Mosque, Masjid Nabawi, has received 5,475,443 worshippers last week, the Saudi authorities have indicated. These worshippers were catered for by the General Authority for the

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Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund records 6 percent revenue shortfall for 2023

Accra: The Zakat and Sadaqa Trust Fund, an Islamic nongovernmental charity organisation, has, at the end of the year 2023, recorded a total income of GH₵1,096,079, representing a 6 percent

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