Tag: Pilgrims
2017 Hajj: 58% intending pilgrims transported – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) said 37,388 out of the 65,271 intending Nigerian pilgrims for the 2017 hajj…
256 Nasarawa State Pilgrims Arrive Saudi Arabia
Nasarawa State Government, said on Wednesday that the first batch of 256 pilgrims from the state have arrived safely in…
Niger transports 2,909 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Shehu Danyaya, leader of 2017 pilgrims (amir hajj) in Niger, on Tuesday, said that about 2,909 pilgrims from the…
2017 Hajj: First batch of Kano pilgrims transported to Holy land
The first batch of 549 Kano State intending pilgrims were on Monday night transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2017…
Hajj 2017: 9,347 pilgrims from Madina to Makka
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has moved no fewer than 9,347 Nigeria pilgrims to Makka out…
Pilgrims urged to pray for President Buhari
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Friday urged intending pilgrims for the 2017 pilgrimage to Mecca to offer special prayers…
Lagos Airlifts 1,353 Pilgrims To Saudi Arabia
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has successfully airlifted 1,353 pilgrims on four flights from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia…
4,437 Kaduna pilgrims now in Saudi Arabia – Spokesman
The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday says a total of 4,437 pilgrims from the state are now…
1,104 Intending Pilgrims Will Perform 2017 Hajj
A total of 1,104 intending pilgrims from Plateau will perform the 2017 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Dayyabu Garga, the…
Hajj: Masari Warns Officials Against Cheating Intending Pilgrims
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has warned all officials of the state’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board not to cheat…
Airlift of Hajj pilgrims begins
As the airlift of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia commences today, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured…
Lagos begins airlifting of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia 4 August
The Lagos State Government says it will begin the airlifting of pilgrims to this year's pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on…
Pilgrims Board begins medicals of intending pilgrims
The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday said medical screening for its intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in…
India Accuses Pakistan-Militants For Attack On Pilgrims
Indian police on Tuesday accused an Islamist militant group based in Pakistan for an attack on Hindu pilgrims in India’s…
Operator Urges FG To Subsidise Pilgrimages’ Fares
The Chairman of Bureau De Change( BDCs) operators in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Sahabi, has urged the Federal Government to…