Accra New Town is the king of Zongo football as they win community gala

Accra New Town won the GHS10,000 at stake at the African Games Zongo Football Competition after walloping Madina 4-0 in the final on Sunday. Bernard Cofie, 30, also from Accra New Town emerged the top-scorer after netting 4 goals in 3 games. The winners took home a giant trophy sponsored by P5 Ventures. Skipper Cofie

First Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims arrive in Medina, Saudi Arabia

400 pilgrims who departed the Kotoka International Airport in Accra to Saudi Arabia have been received by Ambassador Habib Tijani, Ambassador of Ghana to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Medina. According to the Chairman of the Hajj Board, Sheikh Ibrahim C. Quaye, four flights will move from the Tamale Airport while five will be

Muslim community in Mexico opens arms to migrants from Ghana en route to US

A Latino-Muslim nonprofit in Tijuana, Mexico, has raised funds to build a shelter for asylum seekers and refugees from Ghana, Kenya, Russia and Afghanistan, among others. It opened the doors of the shelter on Saturday after three years of raising funds. The two-story shelter is in Tijuana’s Zona Norte close to the U.S.-Mexico border. The

Zamerama Line clash over politician’s land and how police arrested armed military-uniformed men

Military-uniformed men reportedly clashed with some youth in Zamerama Line, a suburb of the Ablekuma Central Constituency in Accra. According to peacefmonline.com, the men fought with the youth of the Zongo community over a land allegedly belonging to a leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Lord Oblitey Commey, popularly known as Lord Commey. A

Hajj Board reacts to reports of disunity among members

After the leak of a letter from the Office of the President reprimanding Sheikh I.C. Quaye for illegally appointing a non-member of the Hajj Board as a signatory to Hajj accounts in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj Board has released a statement refuting claims of disunity among them. Find the statement below: The attention of the

Asiya Rufai is first female SRC President of Islamic University College

Islamic University College Ghana (IUCG) recorded an unprecedented history by electing its very first female Student Representative Council (SRC) President, Asiya Rufai. Asiya Rufai, a level 300 Communication student specialising in Public Relations won by a landslide victory with 52.67% unseating the incumbent vice president Ibrahim Jaiden Zakari to become the first female SRC President

First Muslim Second Lady’s state funeral in pictures

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia were among a host of dignitaries at the Islamic funeral of former Second Lady, Hajia Ramatu Aliu Mahama. The ceremony, laced with Islamic protocols for funerals, was a full State function in honour of the former Second Lady. Hajia Ramatu, the wife of late

Deputy Nasara Coordinator calls out government over Zongo development

The New Patriotic Party Deputy Nasara Coordinator for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency, Ibrahim Mohammed, has shockingly expressed that the majority of the Zongo communities have been overlooked by the government. Mr Ibrahim Mohammed revealed that NPP sympathisers in the various Zongo communities are fed up with the maltreatment given them by the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia led government. He also

Muslim communities in Volta Region launch self-help development foundation

The Ghana Philanthropy Forum has launched the Volta Muslim Community Development Foundation in Ho to facilitate self-help initiatives among inner-city communities across the Volta Region. The launch was witnessed by members of the various Muslim communities, where the construction of an Islamic Senior High School for the Volta Region was announced as an initial undertaking.

Brouhaha at Hajj Board as government reprimands I.C.Quaye

Sheikh I.C. Quaye