Category: Ghana News
Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community
Okasha Kameny loses military brother
Accra: Lieutenant Sheikh Sharafudeen Kameny, an Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces has passed on at the 37 military hospital in Accra on Thursday. His Janaza (funeral prayer) is scheduled
Read MoreEstablish technical committee on Islamic finance-Prof Gatsi advises
Accra: A professor of finance at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. John Gatsi, is urging government to show commitment to adopting Islamic financing by establishing a technical committee to
Read MoreGhana makes Islamic medical university proposal to Indonesia
Accra: Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana’s Minister of Education, has urged the Indonesian government to consider establishing an Islamic medical university in Ghana, specifically in the northern part of the country. Such
Read MoreUPSA Muslim student develops digital attendance system for school
Accra: Abdul Aziz Nasir, a third-year Information Technology student at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has developed a location-based electronic attendance system (LEAS) that uses geo-location technology to
Read MoreAhmadiyya Muslim Mission commiserates with Muntaka Mubarak
Accra: A delegation from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, led by its Ameer, Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, has called on the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak. The purpose of the
Read MoreNew Hajj village project costs $14.6 million
Accra: The cost of constructing a new hajj village is US$14.6 million, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of government communication, has said. The government’s spokesperson noted that
Read MorePotential hajj pilgrims to acquire passports in three days
Accra: The government has, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, opened a satellite passport application centre at the Hajj village in Accra to ensure would-be hajj pilgrims
Read MoreFormer top EC official Alhaji Sulley passes on
Accra: Alhaji Amadu Sulley, the former Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025. He was reported to have passed away while observing
Read MoreBusiness mogul, Asoma Banda dies at 91
Accra: Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda, a business magnate who revolutionised the transport and logistics industry in Ghana, has passed on at the age of 91. The devout Muslim died in
Read MoreGovernment considers donating hajj proceeds to charity
Accra: The government in the near future will be disbursing hajj proceeds to the less privileged or financing development projects in Muslim communities, President John Mahama has said. He noted
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