Tag: Muslim Pilgrims
Cleric to pilgrims : Steer clear of acts capable of nullifying Hajj
”A Muslim should accept the constitution based on the condition that Nigeria is a circular country not an Islamic state,…
Ekiti cancels sponsorship of pilgrims with state money
Ekiti ddeputy governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi said the state has stopped sponsoring pilgrims on holy pilgrimages to Mecca and Jerusalem
2019 Hajj: Bagudu prays for peace, unity, safe return of pilgrims
The Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu, prayed for the peace and unity of the nation and wished pilgrims safe…
Pilgrims urged to pray for peaceful elections in Nigeria
Nigeria’ Consul General in Saudi Arabia, Amb. Mohammad Sani has urged Nigerian pilgrims to pray for a successful general election…
1,185 Pilgrims return home – NAHCON
A total of 1,185 pilgrims have so far been transported back home from Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of…
Lagos Muslim pilgrims board begins payment for BTA
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced payment of Basic Travelling Allowance (BTA) to intending pilgrims for the…
Gombe to commence transportation of hajj pilgrims Aug. 2
The Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB), says transportation of pilgrims from the state to Saudi Arabia for the…
Ondo pilgrims get 302 slots for 2017 Hajj
The Ondo State Muslim Welfare Board on Saturday said that 302 slots had been allotted for intending Muslim pilgrims in…
Saudi Arabia cracks down on overstayed pilgrims
Saudi Arabia on Monday started a crackdown on foreign pilgrims overstaying their Hajj visas, a local media report says. Saudi…
3,770 Sokoto State pilgrims return home- DG
No fewer than 3,770 pilgrims from Sokoto State have been transported back to Nigeria after successfully performing the 2016 Hajj.…
3,500 pilgrims from Sokoto and Zamfara states back home
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday said about 3,500 pilgrims from Zamfara and Sokoto states had been…
First batch of Kano pilgrims return home
The first batch of 499 pilgrims from Kano state have returned home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia.…
1,265 Kaduna State Pilgrims return- Official
A total of 1,265 pilgrims from Kaduna State have arrived home after performing the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The…
Last batch of Oyo pilgrims to arrive Sept. 30
The Chairman, Oyo State Muslim Welfare Board, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold, has said that the last batch of pilgrims from the…
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…
Kebbi completes transportation of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Bala Sakaba, the Kebbi Chairman of Pilgrims Welfare Agency, on Friday, said the state had completed the transportation of…
3,390 Kebbi pilgrims transported to Saudi Arabia- Official
Alhaji Bala Sakaba, the Kebbi Chairman of Pilgrims Welfare Agency, said on Monday that a total of 3,390 pilgrims from…
Oshiomhole charges pilgrims to be of good behaviour
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has charged the 197 Muslim pilgrims from the state to be good ambassadors of…
2016 Hajj: Kano transports 1,466 intending pilgrims
The Kano State Government says it has transported 1,466 out of its 5,808 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the…
Hajj: Minister advises pilgrims to be good ambassadors
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has advised FCT intending Muslim pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to…
Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board Pays N12m For Intending Pilgrims’ Rams
The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said that it had deposited N12 million with Jaiz Bank in Bauchi, Bauchi…
Five Muslim pilgrims disqualified in Sokoto
The medical team set up by the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) has disqualified five sick, aged and pregnant…
Pilgrims still stoning the devil in Saudi
Mina, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world, grouped by nationality, stoned…
265 Lagos Pilgrims For Lesser Hajj
At least 265 Lagos State Muslim pilgrims have travelled to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Lesser Hajj, known as Umrah.…
Hajj: 1,000 Deposit Fares In Plateau
The Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday in Jos said it collected Hajj deposit for this year’s pilgrimage from…
2011 Hajj: NAHCON Bans Pregnant Women
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it was the Federal Government and not the state government that banned…
Muslim Pilgrim Recounts Ordeal
A Lagos resident and civil servant, Alhaji Yusuf Abiodun, who recently returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, alongside…
Lagos Airlifts 140 Muslim Pilgrims For Lesser Hajj
The 140 people who were successfully picked by the Lagos State Government for 2010 holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for…
Cleric Wants Pilgrims’ BTA Increased
Sheikh Mohammed Yahaya, the Director of Propagation of Izala Islamic Movement, has called for an increase in the Basic Travel …