Tag: Pilgrimage
A New Approach To Holy Pilgrimage
Temidayo Oluwatosin/Abeokuta Pilgrimage to Jerusalem has always been for religious purpose, but in a bid to maximise the benefits of…
Stop sponsoring pilgrimages, Group tells Govt
A group, Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), on Friday urged the three tiers of government to wash their hands off the…
Jonathan leaves for pilgrimage to Israel
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday depart Lagos on a brief pilgrimage to Israel, his office said in a statement…
Pilgrimage: Nigeria, Israel assure of safety, security
The Federal Government and its Israeli counterpart on Sunday assured this year’s intending ‘Family Pilgrims’ to Israel of their safety…
Ebola Virus Lands In Saudi Arabia, Nigerian Pilgrims Face Ban
Saudi Arabia is testing a man for suspected Ebola infection after he returned recently from a business trip to Sierra…
Pilgrims’ Progress
By Ademola Adegbamigbe President Goodluck Jonathan recently visited Israel. It was a mission that combined promotion of bilateral relations between…
Nigeria, Israel sign BASA but Oduah absent
Nigeria and Israel have signed the Bilateral Air Services Agreement(BASA), in Jerusalem, but curiously without the loud presence of aviation…
Jonathan leaves for pilgrimage Wednesday
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will late Wednesday embark on a pilgrimage to Israel, according to a statement by his special…
Muslim pilgrims complete hajj ritual by stoning the devil
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims converged on Mina valley in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to join a symbolic stoning of the…
25,000 Pilgrims Airlifted To Saudi Arabia
Max Air said it had transported 25,000 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia so far. Its spokesman, Alhaji Ibrahim Dahiru, said…
Bayelsa mulls stopping sponsorship of pilgrims
Governor of the oil-rich Nigerian state of Bayelsa on Friday said that his government would gradually begin to withdraw its…
Lagos Bars Pregnant Women, Children, Others From Pilgrimage
The Lagos State Government has barred pregnant women, aged people, children, people with terminal diseases like cancer, stroke and others…
No Hajj For Previous Pilgrims
The Lagos State Government has barred all Lagosians who have gone on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia before from embarking on…
2013 Hajj: Lagos To Allocate 80% Slot To Fresh Pilgrims
The Lagos State Government says it will allocate 80 percent of the slots given to the state to intending pilgrims…
Nigerian Pilgrims Visit Jesus’ Birth Place
Nigerian Christians currently on pilgrimage in Israel on Sunday in Bethlehem visited the Church of Nativity built on the manger…