Category: Ghana News
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
Read MoreNational 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
Read MoreGhana 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
Read MoreThree 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
Read MoreGhana’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
Read MoreGhana’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
Read MoreGovernment 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
Read MoreMP 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
Read MoreComoros 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
Read MoreGhana’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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