Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

GCB staff call on national chief Imam

Accra: A high-level delegation of GCB Bank PLC officials has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, at his Fadama residence in Accra. The aim

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National Chief Imam commissions GMSA National Office

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam of Ghana, has officially commissioned a new office to serve as the Ghana Muslim Students Association (GMSA) national secretariat. The secretariat

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Ghana to begin Ramadan crescent search on February 28

Accra: Muslims in Ghana will embark on a nationwide search for a crescent moon on Friday, February 28 to begin the Ramadan fast on Saturday, March 1, 2024. If not

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Three Muslim MPs among first batch of deputy minister nominees

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated three Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the Muslim caucus of parliament to become deputy ministers. They include Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, MP for

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Ghana’s interim Hajj body announces GH¢62,000 hajj fare

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce has announced a new Hajj fare of GH¢62,000, an equivalent of $4,130 at an exchange rate of 15 Cedis to a dollar. This represented a

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Ghana’s Hajj quota increased to 5,000

Accra: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to accommodate more Ghanaian pilgrims at this year’s hajj by increasing Ghana’s quota by 20 percent, from 4000 pilgrims in the previous

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Government discloses $5 million Hajj debt, vows to investigate

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce, a committee tasked with administering hajj in the absence of a substantive hajj board, has discovered an accumulated debt of $5 million from the previous

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MP Muntaka Mubarak loses Mother

Aboabo: The Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has lost his 83-year-old mother, Hajia Saudatu Suleiman Muntaka, on Monday afternoon. The minister, who is also the member of Parliament for the

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Comoros President Assoumani observes Jummah at magnificent Kanda National Mosque

Accra: Comoros President Azali Assoumani joined Muslim worshippers at the Kanda National Mosque in Accra on Friday for Jummah prayers. The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, welcomed the

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Ghana’s Abdul Samad wins Algeria’s international Quran competition

Algiers, Algeria: Abdul Samad Adam, a Ghanaian Quran memoriser, has emerged as the winner of the 2025 edition of the Algeria International Quran competition. He was followed by Tawhidul Islam

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