Latest Ghana news highlights on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community

Interior minister engages Sharubutu on Ho central mosque closure

Accra: Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, has held mediation talks with Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, on the temporary closure of the Ho Central Mosque

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Interior minister calls for peaceful resolution to Ho Imam dispute

Accra: The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has called on the Muslim community in Ho, Volta Region, to exercise restraint and explore peaceful means to resolve disputes relating to

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2026 Zakat threshold set at GHS 15,600 for silver and GHS 130,985 for gold

Takoradi: The Zakat valuation committee, a body put together by the National Chief Imam of Ghana, has announced the Nisab (Zakat threshold) for this year at GHS15,600 for silver and

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Ghana moon sighting for Ramadan 2026 set for February 18 – National Hilal committee

Takoradi: Muslims in Ghana will on the dusk of Wednesday, February 18, 2026, embark on a moon sighting mission to commence the 2026 Ramadan fast. If successful, the month-long fasting

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Hajj 2026: Medical examination for 4,600 prospective Ghanaian pilgrims begins on February 6

Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana, a state agency mandated to coordinate Hajj activities, will on Friday, February 6, 2026, begin mandatory medical examinations and screening to determine the

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Wife of late Ayawaso East MP declares intention to contest vacant seat

Accra: Hajia Amina Adam, widow of Naser Toure, the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East Constituency, says she is contesting the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries for the

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Muslim cleric advises widow of late Ayawaso East MP against replacing husband

Accra: A Muslim Shia cleric, Sheikh Bamaiyi, has advised Amina Adam, widow of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East Constituency, Naser Toure Mahama, against contesting for the

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Late Naser Toure listened more than he spoke – Parliament eulogises late MP

Accra: Bernard Ahiafor, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has described the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East Constituency, Naser Toure Mahama, as a man of few words

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Hajj 2026: We don’t want to repeat past mistakes – Amin Lamptey justifies abrupt Hajj payment closure

Accra: Mohammed Amin Lamptey, the Communications Director of the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana, has asked those affected by the abrupt closure of the hajj fare payment to bear with

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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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