Tag: Mecca
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…