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Naser Toure, late NDC MP for Ayawaso East to be buried on January 5

Accra: Naser Toure Mahama, the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East Constituency will be buried on Monday January 5, 2026. His Janaza (funeral prayers), to be led by

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Ya’akub Zakaria elected as new GMSA national president

Sunyani: Ya’akub Zakaria, a pharmacy technician, has been elected as the new national president of the Ghana Muslim Students Association (GMSA), with Adam Abdul Aziz, a former Bono regional president,

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Ashanti region Imams pray for Asantehene

Kumasi: Muslim clerics made up of regional and district imams of the Ashanti region have offered special prayers for the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as he begins the new

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Contending Imam urges politicians to stop meddling in Volta Imam dispute

Accra: Sheikh Alfa Anas Hamidu, a contending Volta Regional Imam, has appealed to politicians to stop meddling in the ongoing Volta Regional Imam dispute. He urged them to either be

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President Mahama gifts Chief Imam a brand-new vehicle on Christmas Day

Accra: The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has gifted the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, a brand-new Nissan Patrol 4×4 vehicle. On behalf of the president, a

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Emir of Kano pledges GHS 50,000 for Tijaniyya SHS dormitory project

Kumasi: Dr Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has pledged GHS50,000 for the construction of a dormitory for students of Tijaniyya Senior High School located at Asokore Effiduase. The

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Muntaka Mubarak urges muslims to make developmental agenda part of Maulid celebration

Kumasi: Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister for Interior, has urged Muslims to make Maulid celebrations a rallying point for championing the socio-economic development agenda. Aside from the spiritual significance of

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Muhammad Sanusi II makes first official trip to Ghana since reinstatement as Emir of Kano

Accra: The 16th Emir of Kano and Khalifa of the Tijaniyya Sufi Order in Nigeria, Dr Muhammad Sanusi II, has made an official visit to Ghana, the first since his

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IFRIG welcomes BoG’s religious prohibition directive on non-interest banking

Accra: The Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana (IFRIG), a research and policy think tank, says it supports the decision of the Bank of Ghana to prohibit the use of

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Bright Simons criticises BoG over proposed ban on religious names for non-interest banks

Accra: Bright Simons, Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, has described as “regulatory confusion” the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) attempt to prohibit Non-Interest Banking Institutions (NIBIs) from using

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