Tag: Muslims and Politics
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NAPO 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 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
Read MoreBaba Sadiq replaces Baba Jamal as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria
Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu, a politician and seasoned media and entertainment executive, as High Commissioner Designate for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He
Read MoreBawumia gets sentimental and religious on ‘gruelling’ presidential primaries
Accra: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the recently held presidential primaries was a gruelling cycle that had the potential to cause psychological wounds and
Read MoreSpeaker of Parliament, MPs pay post-accident visit to Haruna Iddrisu, Adams Sukparu
Accra: Two ministers of state involved in a road accident, Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, and Mohammed Adams Sukparu, the Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, have been
Read MoreGhana averts national tragedy as two ministers survive road accident
Accra: Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, and Mohammed Adams Sukparu, the Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, are in stable condition after being involved in a road accident
Read MoreRetired Armed Forces Imam, Lt Col Sanda, and Said Sinare confirmed as Ghana’s Ambassadors
Accra: Two Muslim personalities, Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Umar Sanda Ahmed, a former Imam of the Ghana Armed Forces, and Alhaji Said Saleh Sinare, a former National Vice Chairman of the
Read MoreWife 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
Read MoreMuslim 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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