Tag: Saudi Arabia
Gombe stops 6 pregnant women from Hajj
The Gombe State Muslims Welfare Board said on Tuesday that it had stopped six pregnant women from performing this year’s…
2 Nigerian Pilgrims Held For Drugs
Two Nigerian pilgrims have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for allegedly being in possession of banned drugs. The pilgrims were…
3 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Three Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have died, Dr Bello Tambawwal, the Head of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Medina…
Global refinery shifts to Middle East- Asia
JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – As high oil prices and improved efficiency force refineries in the US and Europe towards…
Saudis defend deportation of Nigerian female pilgrims
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi Arabia on Friday defended its decision to turn back hundreds of Nigerian women who flew into…
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…
Zawahiri speaks on ‘one-eyed’ bin Laden in video
DUBAI(AFP) – Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri resurfaced for the second time in a month on Wednesday in an online video…
171 Nigerian female pilgrims home after Saudi ban
About 171 of Nigerian unaccompanied female pilgrims, barred from entering Jeddah for the annual Hajj by the Saudi authorities, returned…
Lagos To Deal With Erring Hajj Pilgrims
The Lagos State Government has vowed to deal with any pilgrim who misbehaved in Saudi Arabia during next month’s hajj…
HAJJ: Lagos begins airlifting of pilgrims October
The Lagos State Government is set to commence the airlifting of the State Muslim pilgrims to this year’s Holy Pilgrimage…
Gunning For Mr. Deputy Gov
The Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Sani Danladi Abubakar is facing impeachment proceedings at the state House of Assembly …
Saudis smash Al-Qaeda plot
Saudi authorities announced on Sunday they had foiled a “terror” plot by elements suspected of links to Al-Qaeda, mostly Yemenis,…
Saudis confirm Sunday as Eid-el-Fitri
The Muslim feast of Eid el-Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan is to start on Sunday…
Muslim leaders set to expel Syria’s Assad
Muslim leaders Tuesday began an emergency summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with a proposal to suspend…
VP Sambo prays for Nigerian peace in Saudi
Nigeria’s Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Saturday in Madinah joined other Muslims to pray for peace, unity and development of Nigeria.…
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.…
Succession fears as another Saudi prince dies
Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, a half brother of King Abdullah, died on Saturday, the royal court said,…
Oil rich Arab States embrace solar energy
After decades of relying on carbon-emitting fossil fuels to build their cities in the desert, some oil and gas rich…
Muslim Olympians Face Choices On Ramadan Fasting
To eat or not to eat? That is the question for about 3,000 Muslim athletes at London’s 2012 Summer Olympic…
Iran rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week’s Friday prayers to protest against what it described…
Saudi pledges to tame soaring oil prices
Oil prices, on the upswing in recent times, because of supply disruptions over Iranian crisi, may be tempered with the…
2 Beheaded In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud as well as a Syrian…
Lagos Votes N3.2b On Hajj
Intending Lagos State pilgrims for this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia will spend N3.27 billion as transport fare for the…
99,000 Pilgrims Perform 2011 Hajj –Commission
The Nigerian Hajj Commission said on Sunday that 99,000 pilgrims performed the 2011 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Malam Muhammad Bello,…
Pilgrims Blame NIPOST For Late Delivery Of Luggage
Some pilgrims from Bauchi State who performed last year’s pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have expressed concern over the delayed arrival…
6 More Pilgrims Die In Mecca
Six more Nigerian pilgrims have been confirmed dead in Saudi Arabia while undergoing the annual hajj in the holy land.…
Community Leader Tasks LG Chairmen On Governance
An Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) stalwart and market leader of Aswani Market in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos…
19 Nigerian Pilgrims Die In Mecca, 5 Lose Pregnancies
At least 19 Nigerian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia in the ongoing pilgrimage in the holy land. One of…
Nigerian Pilgrims Fly Out Weekend
The airlifting of about 99, 000 Nigerian Pilgrims billed for the Holy land, Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj would…
Boko Haram: Northern Govs Summon Meeting
The Northern Governors’ Forum is to convene an emergency meeting to proffer lasting solutions to the security challenges facing the…