Tag: Medina
Why Kano billionaire, Dantata chose to be buried beside his wife in Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Dantata, who died at 94 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the early hours of Saturday after…
Katsina lawmaker Ibrahim Kurami dies in Saudi Arabia
He was elected into the Katsina State House of Assembly in a by-election conducted on October 31, 2020, following the…
Saudi Arabia locks down Medina
Saudi Arabia has imposed a partial lockdown on the city of Medina, the Ministry of Interior has announced.
Hajj: Nigerian pilgrim duped in Medina
An injured pilgrim from Kaduna State, Ibrahim Bala, has been duped by a fraudster in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Bala on…
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…
Hajj: Kano to airlift 5,537 pilgrims directly to Medina
The Kano State Government has assured its 5, 537 intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj that they would be airlifted…
Reports: Saudi beheads man for torturing wife to death
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a citizen convicted of torturing his wife to death, in the first execution since the…
Hajj flights suspended as 509 female pilgrims deported
The Saudi authorities have stepped up the deportation of unaccompanied Nigerian female pilgrims, sending back to Nigeria 508 of them…