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Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Sheikh Abdul Nasiru-Deen for appointment as an ambassador of Ghana to Turkey. The Turkish-trained pharmacist, respected Muslim cleric, and humanitarian is a fluent

Accra: After a month-long stay in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ghana’s Hajj pilgrims are expected to start returning home on June 20, 2025. The Ghana Hajj Taskforce is making

Washington: Findings of the latest study conducted by the Pew Research Centre have revealed that the number of religiously unaffiliated persons in the world has reached 1.9 billion, making them

Washington: The global population of Muslims increased by 347 million between 2010 and 2020, making Muslims the fastest-growing religious group within the period. According to the findings of a latest

Accra: Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Head of the Ghana Hajj Taskforce, an interim committee tasked with Hajj management in Ghana, has disclosed that seven Ghanaians have lost their lives while

Accra: It was an unusual Eid ul-Adha prayer for Muslims of Kasoa Ngleshie Amanfro, who held their Eid prayer session with no audio equipment present. It turned out the community’s

Accra: The government has declared Friday, June 6, 2025, as a public holiday for the celebration of Eid ul-Adha. The Ministry of the Interior, in a press statement issued on

Accra: Ghana has successfully completed the airlifting of Hajj pilgrims with the departure of the last flight on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The flight carrying about 425 pilgrims left the

Kaduna: Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, a Nigerian cleric barred from performing Hajj, has sent a cryptic message to Saudi authorities against denying Muslims access to Masjid-ul Haram (sacred house

Accra: Professor John Gatsi, Dean of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Business School, has been appointed as an advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) on