Ramadan Starts Saturday
The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has revealed that the annual fast of Muslims starts Saturday May 27, contrary to some reports that the fast started today, Friday...
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Turkey Seeks Arrest of NBA Star Kanter
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter, accusing him of being a member of a "terror group", a pro-government newspaper reported. A judge issued the arrest warrant...
Cannes Satire Takes Jab At African ‘witchcraft’ Accusations
Being accused of witchcraft is no laughing matter in Africa -- but movie director Rungano Nyoni decided a dose of humour was just what was needed to tackle a problem rampant in parts of the...
Fate of 452 Pilgrims ‘left-Behind’ In 2016 Still Hanging
The new Hajj Board Chairman, Shiehk I. C. Quaye who made this known said negotiations were still underway with government to consider airlifting them to perform the pilgrimage. Last year, the...
You Do Not Need Ganja To Do Reggae
International Reggae star, Gramps Morgan has dispelled the myth that one has to smoke weed or ganja in order to do Reggae/Dancehall music and has called for the cleanup of that image of the genre in...
Myanmar To Deport Turkish Family Amid Crackdown Fears
Myanmar authorities have detained a Turkish family and are trying to deport them to Turkey, where activists fear they will face persecution for alleged links to a preacher accused of trying to...
Six Flights To Fly Directly From Tamale
Chairman of the Hajj Board Sheikh I. C Quaye has revealed that six flights will take off from the Tamale International Airport at the 2017 Hajj Pilgrimage while a total of 6,200 pilgrims will be...
California Judge Issues Arrest Warrant For Yoga Guru Bikram Choudhury
A California judge issued an arrest warrant for the yoga guru Bikram Choudhury after he failed to pay nearly $6.5 million to a former legal adviser in a sexual harassment case. Los Angeles Superior...
Ramadan 2017 Fasting To Start Friday May 26
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has announced that this year’s Ramadan Fasting would start on Friday May 26, if the moon is sighted on Thursday May 25. However, he said if the...
Problem Is Not Galamsey But Lawlessness [Article]
I must confess, I am amazed by the seriousness the entire nation, led by the political, traditional and religious leadership, as well as non-governmental organisations, has attached to the fight...
Portrait of Myanmar’s ‘Buddhist Bin Laden’ Chills Cannes
Barbet Schroeder spent months with Ugandan dictator Idi Amin at the height of his power, when corpses would wash up every morning on the shores of Lake Victoria and Kampala was rife with rumours that...
Myanmar Top Buddhist Body Muzzles Hardline Group
Myanmar's top Buddhist body has ordered hardline group Ma Ba Tha to remove all public displays, according to a document seen by AFP on Tuesday, a move aimed at curbing the movement's influence amid...
Pastor, Fetish Priest Clash Over Juju Money
A fetish priest is living in fear following a threat by a popular man of God to end his life. Okomfo Danso who lives in Kato, a farming community at Berekum in the Brong Ahafo region claimed the...
Jakarta’s Christian Governor Appeals Blasphemy Conviction
Jakarta's jailed Christian governor Monday appealed his conviction for blaspheming Islam, his legal team said, as the United Nations stepped up pressure on Indonesia to overturn the controversial...
Obinim’s Assault Case Adjourned To June 15
Prosecution was unable to produce their next witness in the matter in which Bishop Daniel Obinim, the Founder of God’s Way International Church and two of his pastors are being tried for abusing...
Turkey Canceled My Passport Over My Political Views
Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter said he was stopped at an airport in Romania on Saturday after his travel documents were canceled by his government. The Oklahoma City Thunder center tweeted a video...
Buhari Will Die Before March 2018 – Prophet Badu Kobi
The revelations keep on coming days after days as the powerful man of God and the leader of Glorious Waves Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi drops a fresh one about the President of...
Israel Minister’s Jerusalem Dress Sparks Online Storm
Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev triggered a social media storm on Thursday after she attended the Cannes film festival in an evening dress featuring a Jerusalem Islamic shrine. Several tweets...
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Do we expect prayers and God to clean up the mess we create? My attention was stirred by a caption culled from President Nana Akufo Addo’s 2017 May Day Address posted by the Accra based Citi 97.3...
Prophet Adam Blames God For Failed Dumsor Prophesy
Prophet Jackson Kwadwo Adam says he still stands by his prophecy and will not retract The prophet who predicted total blackout in the entire nation on Sunday is ready to be sacrificed. Prophet...