Tag: Pilgrims
Hajj: Pilgrims to return from Sept. 17 — NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says transportation of pilgrims from Mecca to Nigeria will begin on Sept. 17.…
Hajj: Don’t bring kolanut to Saudi Arabia, Lagos warns pilgrims
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned the 2,192 pilgrims from the state embarking on this year’s pilgrimage to…
Hajj 2016: NAHCON transports 20,000 pilgrims in a week
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 20,000 pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia for…
Lagos begins airlift of pilgrims from August 16
Lagos State Government has announced that intending pilgrims for the Y2016 pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be…
Lagos urge hajj pilgrims to submit e-passports
Executive Secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Muftau Okoya, has requested pilgrims who intend to embark on Y2016…
Hajj pilgrims to go for mandatory medical test
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed all intending pilgrims to 2016 Hajj to Saudi Arabia to go for…
Lagos charges pilgrims to imbibe Godly virtues
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged pilgrims who returned from pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Israel to imbibe the godly…
350 self-sponsored Christian pilgrims arrive in Nigeria
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) says the last batch of the self-sponsored pilgrims has arrived in Nigeria on Sunday…
Lagos begins airlifting of Jerusalem pilgrims today
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence the airlifting of the first batch of the proposed…
Katsina State lost 8 pilgrims in 2015 Hajj
The Executive Director, Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmad Hassan, said the state lost eight pilgrims during the 2015…
We did not suspend FLYNAS from airlifting pilgrims – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday said it had not suspended FLYNAS, one of the air carries…
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…
244 Nigerian pilgrims yet to be accounted for – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said all Nigerians who went to Saudi Arabia for this year’s pilgrimage…
Max Air returns 4,000 pilgrims to Nigeria
Alhaji Ibrahim Dahiru, the Public Relations Manager, Max Air, on Thursday said the airline had returned 4,000 pilgrims who performed…
Atiku expresses regret on death of pilgrims
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed regret on the death of more than 747 Muslims in a stampede during pilgrimage…
Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims
Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…
Hajj: Gombe declares five pilgrims missing
Five pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing in Saudi Arabia, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
‘We can’t find him’ – pilgrims lament after hajj disaster
AFP – “We can’t find him” was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards…
Saudi responsible for hajj stampede, says Iran leader
AFP – Iran’s supreme leader said Saudi Arabia is responsible for Thursday’s stampede during the annual hajj in which 90…
20 Nigerian pilgrims die in Makkah
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since…
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…
4,478 Kano intending pilgrims arrive Saudi Arabia
Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, says 4,478 out of the 5, 602 intending pilgrims from the state have so far…
5 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said five Nigerian pilgrims had died in the Holy land The…
Zamfara transports 3,887 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia official
No fewer than 3,887 pilgrims have been transported for the 2015 hajj from Sultan Abubakar International Airport, Sokoto, Alhaji Aminu…
Bauchi will continue to sponsor pilgrims, says Gov Abubakar
Governor Muhammad Abubakar of Bauchi State has said that the government will not relent in the sponsorship of pilgrims to…
Nigeria transports 29,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said it had transported more than 29,000 intending pilgrims to Saudi…
First batch of Lagos pilgrims arrive Medinah
Jamiu Yisa The first batch of Lagos state pilgrims to this year’s Hajj exercise have arrived in Medinah. The 540…
First batch of Lagos pilgrims lands in Medinah for Hajj
Jamiu Yisa The first set of Lagos state pilgrims to this year’s Hajj exercise has arrived in Medinah. The 540…
Suspected cattle rustler arrested among prospective pilgrims
The military task force from Zamfara on Tuesday arrested a suspected cattle rustler among some prospective pilgrims from Tsafe Local…
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…