N'Djamena (AFP) - Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists have killed four Chadian soldiers in a cross-border raid in the volatile Lake Chad region, a security source told AFP on Sunday. "Around 8:00 pm (1900...
Islamic extremists have killed eight soldiers and wounded 17 in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria, the country's military said Monday. The attacks bring the official toll to 10 troops killed and 24...
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military that he was killed or badly wounded in an air strike last month. Abubakar Shekau...
Two weeks ago we commenced series of write ups meant to showcase contributions of notable Islamic personalities towards advancement of the religion in Ghana. Our first two write ups emphasized...
ISIS is allegedly an Al Qaeda-linked Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant, known for its ruthless tactics and suicide bombers and who currently poses a threat throughout the Middle East. It is also...
Some Ghanaian pilgrims who arrived in Tamale Thursday afternoon from Saudi Arabia, had their excitement short-lived when thieves made away with their luggage at the Hajj Village in the Northern...
Every effort must be made to stop the legal system being abused over allegations of serious misconduct by UK troops, Theresa May has said. The PM told defence chiefs she is determined to stop...
The first batch of 500 pilgrims has arrived in Tamale in the Northern Region from Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims are among 2,000 pilgrims expected to arrive in Tamale between...
A notebook found on New York and New Jersey bombings suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami contained ramblings about terrorists and also mentioned Anwar al-Awlaki, the Yemeni-American imam who was a spokesman...
As Islamic affairs became epicenter of attraction, in the country from the Gold Coast in the 40s and 50s right till Ghana became independent, we had three segments of Muslim leadership these are...
A Ghanaian Hajj pilgrim by name Hajia Hasiyatu Rufai has delivered a baby boy at the end of the Islamic rite in Mecca. Hajia Rufai, who hails from Kotokuraba-TUC in Cape Coast, delivered the boy –...
A total of 54.6 percent male and 45.4 percent female foreign pilgrims performed Hajj this year, according to a final data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). Most of the...
This year 54.6 percent male and 45.4 percent female foreign pilgrims performed Hajj, according to a final data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). Most of the foreign pilgrims...
Thirty-eight Boko Haram Islamist fighters have been killed during military search operations carried out by Niger and Chad troops in the Diffa region of southeast Niger this week, an official said...
The Pentagon says a US air strike has killed one of so-called Islamic State's most senior leaders, Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, in Syria. Also known as "Dr Wa'il", he was minister of information...
British Ambassador Simon Collis and his wife Huda Mujarkech before embarking on the pilgrimage The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia announced on Twitter that he converted to Islam and carried out a...
A Ghanaian Hajj pilgrim by name Hajia Hasiyatu Rufai has delivered a baby boy at the end of the Islamic rite in Mecca. Hajia Rufai, who hails from Kotokuraba-TUC in Cape Coast, delivered the boy –...
My article on Islam and peace in Ghana titled “National Chief Imam and Muslims deserve honor for promoting peace in Ghana” gives a mixed picture of a growing religion whose reputation is being...
The recent interview granted The Punch by one Professor Ishaq Akintola titled “We want Fridays work-free for Muslims” wherein among other things he acerbically nay needlessly criticized the...
President John Mahama has apologised for government’s inability to airlift all Muslims scheduled to fly to Saudi Arabia for the 2016 Hajj pilgrimage. “I wish to express my regret to all who due...
