Latest local Muslim news in Ghana about Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community.

Ghana Muslim Mission loses its Greater Accra regional imam

Accra: Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Nuruddin Quaye, the Greater Accra Regional Imam of the Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM), has passed on. He died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Sunday,

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Chief Imam holds 40-day adua for his late wife

Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has organised a special adua (prayer) session to commemorate the 40-day passing of his late wife, Hajia Rahmatu Tahwee. The solemn

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Hajj 2024: First Ghanaian flight to depart on May 28

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Board has released the flight schedule for the 2024 Hajj, with the first flight set to depart Ghana on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Like in recent

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Zongo Development Coordinator faces backlash for receiving Israeli Eid gifts

Accra: Ben Abdallah Banda, Coordinator for the Zongo and Inner Cities Development Secretariat, has come under fire for receiving and facilitating the distribution of Eid gifts from the Israeli Embassy

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community commiserates with National Chief Imam

Accra: The leadership of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, to express condolences over the passing

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Bawumia denounces LGBTQ activities

Kumasi: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana, says he does not support or condone LGBTQ activities in Ghana. He noted that the activities do not find expression in the

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Shawwal crescent sighted, Ramadan fast ends in Ghana

Accra: The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has officially announced the sighting of the Shawwal and the ending of the Ramadan fast in Ghana. At a press briefing,

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Ghanaians to mark Eid ul Fitr on two seperate days

Accra: Muslims in Ghana are likely to mark the end of the Ramadan fast on two different days this year. Eid-ul-Fitr, a celebration to climax the end of a fasting

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Bawumia preaches peace ahead of 2024 general election

Accra: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana, has enjoined Ghanaians to uphold acts that promote diversity and preserve unity as the campaign season for the December elections approaches.

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Ghana Hajj Board extends Hajj payment deadline to March 31

The Ghana Hajj Board has extended the deadline for the payment of the Hajj fare for prospective pilgrims. The extension was informed by numerous pleas from prospective pilgrims asking for

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