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Latest local Ghana news on Islam and the Ghanaian Muslim community
Hajj 2026: Ghana deploys advance team to Saudi Arabia
Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana has dispatched an 11-member advance team to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of preparations for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage. The team,
Read MoreCongratulatory messages pour in as Ghana’s chief imam turns 107
Accra: Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu on Wednesday turned 107, drawing an outpouring of congratulatory messages from across Ghana and beyond, as political leaders, religious figures and the public celebrate his
Read MoreHajj 2026: Ghana to start airlifting Hajj pilgrims on May 1
Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana under the leadership of the Ghana Hajj Board is set to commence the airlifting of about 5,000 Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Read MoreGhana’s former finance minister builds classrooms for boyhood Quran school
Tamale: Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Ghana’s first Muslim finance minister, has marked his 52nd birthday with the inauguration of a one-storey classroom block for the Markaziyya Islamic School at Zogbeli,
Read MoreNAPO sues Sheikh Kamil for defamation, demands GHS 10 million compensation
Accra: Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, a Ghanaian politician, has sued the first national deputy of the Ahlussunnah Wal Jama’a Muslim group, Sheikh Mohammed Kamil Samudeen, for defamation. The New Patriotic
Read MoreOfficial: Ghana marks 2026 Eid-ul-Fitr on March 20
Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, has declared Friday, March 20, 2026, as the day of Eid-ul-Fitr and will hold Eid prayers at the Black Stars Square
Read MoreIWD 2026: Radiza Foundation, ID-Ghana, trains 40 women in vocational skills, financial literacy
Accra: Two non-governmental organisations, Radiza Foundation and Initiative Development Ghana (ID-Ghana), have empowered 40 women with training sessions on financial literacy and baking. The one-day programme, held in commemoration of
Read MoreGovernment announces plan to register all religious institutions
Accra: Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has announced plans by the government to register all religious institutions in the country. The
Read MoreGovernment distributes Ramadan food items to Muslim groups
Accra: Officials of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA) embarked on a tour of selected Muslim groups in Accra on Monday to distribute food items to
Read MorePresident Mahama hosts iftar, calls for renewal of moral responsibility
Accra: President John Mahama has called on citizens to let fasting of Ramadan be a period of renewal of their moral responsibility towards the nation. He said the renewal geared
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