Tag: Mecca
Gov. Mohammed doles out N75,000 each to 3,000 Bauchi pilgrims in Mecca
Bauchi governor, during the visit to the pilgrims’ tent in Muna, appreciated them for their good conduct in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia opens doors for Umrah pilgrims
Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in to perform Umrah rites.
Saudi Arabia reopens holy sites after disinfection
Saudi Arabia has reopened two of its holy religious sites in Islam after they were closed for sterilization to halt…
Video: Hey, see Buhari running in Mecca
Who says President Muhammadu Buhari is old and cannot run? Well the Nigerian president surprised everyone when he joined others…
Photo News: Buhari in Mecca, prays for Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Friday performed Umrah in Makkah where they…
2 million pilgrims stone the devil, yet he’s still alive
About two million pilgrims have made the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mecca, the last rites of the annual…
Hajj: Saudi Arabia bans camels from entering Mecca
Saudi Arabia said Thursday it banned five vehicles loaded with camels from entering Mecca in a bid to protect pilgrims…
House fire kills 5 migrants in Mecca
A fire Wednesday erupted in a house inhabited by migrant workers in Saudi Arabia’s western city of Mecca, killing five…
Hajj 2017: 9,347 pilgrims from Madina to Makka
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has moved no fewer than 9,347 Nigeria pilgrims to Makka out…
Buhari condemns missile attack on Mecca
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed Nigeria’s solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the ballistic…
Muslim pilgrims throw stones at Satan in Mecca
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims started on Monday a stone-throwing ritual as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage just outside…
Ambode ends sponsorship of pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Mecca
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has banned age-long sponsorship of pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and Israel by the…
36,269 pilgrims return to Nigeria
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday said it had so far transported 36,269 pilgrims from Mecca, Saudi…
The Tragic Hajj Stampede In Mina
Last Thursday’s stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that resulted in the death of over 769…
Buhari condoles with families of Nigerians who died in Mecca crane collapse
President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the families, relations and friends of the Nigerian victims of the crane accident…
Five Nigerian pilgrims confirmed dead in Saudi crane mishap
Four pilgrims from Gombe State and one from Kaduna State on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia have been confirmed dead, following…
Saraki commiserates with Saudi Arabia over Mecca crane collapse
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has commiserated with the Saudi Arabian authorities and the Muslim Ummah over death…
Buhari commiserates with global Islamic community over crane collapse in Mecca
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with his Majesty, King Salman, the people of Saudi Arabia and the worldwide Islamic community…
540 Ogun pilgrims perform lesser hajj in Mecca
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Over 540 pilgrims from Ogun State, western Nigeria, who have arrived in the holy city of Saudi Arabia…
1,262 pilgrims for 2015 Hajj from Plateau
At least 1,262 intending pilgrims have been cleared by the Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board to perform the 2015 Hajj…
Tears, prayers as 1.4 million Muslims mark peak of hajj
Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim hajj by about 1.4 million believers from around the…
Ebola screening for Nigeria’s Mecca-bound pilgrims
With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected this year at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be…
Lagos pilgrim dies in Mecca
Kazeeem Ugbodaga A female pilgrim from Lagos state has died in Medina, Saudi Arabia while performing the ongoing hajj in…
Hajj: Ogun pilgrims perform lesser Hajj in Mecca
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first and second batches of the Ogun state pilgrims to Mecca and Medinah for this year’s hajj…
Ebola: Ogun pilgrims assured of hitch free trip
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State government has assured all Muslim Pilgrims of their safety against the deadly Ebola Virus, stating that,…
Saudi set to generate $8.5 bn from hajj
Saudi Arabia could earn $8.5 billion from this October’s hajj, according to a study published on Monday, which predicted that…
Commission concludes arrangement for 2014 Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday said that it had concluded arrangement for a hitch-free 2014 Hajj…
Gulf states discuss Ebola precautions ahead of hajj
Representatives of the Gulf monarchies met in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss precautions against the Ebola epidemic ahead of the…
Amosun gives cash gift to Ogun pilgrims in Mecca
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, has given each pilgrim from the state in Saudi Arabia…
171 Nigerian female pilgrims home after Saudi ban
About 171 of Nigerian unaccompanied female pilgrims, barred from entering Jeddah for the annual Hajj by the Saudi authorities, returned…