Tag: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia discovers “oldest human bone”
Saudi Arabia announced its discovery of the “world’s oldest human bone” in Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya local…
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…
3 Nigerian pilgrims arrested in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking
The Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested three pilgrims from Kwara for alleged possession of substance suspected to be cocaine. Hajia…
Saudi Arabia arrests Nigerian pilgrim with kolanuts
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A yet-to-be identified Nigerian pilgrim has landed in trouble in Saudi Arabia for taking kolanuts to the holy…
Hajj: Kano transports 486 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Government has transported the first batch of 486 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2016 Hajj.…
2016 Hajj: Saudi Arabia disqualifies 3 Nigerian airlines
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said that the three carriers disqualified from transporting Nigerian pilgrims for…
Saudi authorities arrests 19 for Medina bombing
Saudi Arabia has arrested 19 people, including seven locals and 12 Pakistanis, in connection with three suicide bombings that took…
Suicide Bombing: President Buhari condoles with Saudi authorities
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the suicide bombing in Madinah, which occurred on Monday in Islam’s second holiest city. Condoling…
Saudi prince reassures Saudis after triple bombings
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and anti-terror tsar sought on Tuesday to reassure Saudis of the country’s security after suicide attacks…
Suicide bombers hit 3 Saudi cities
Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared…
Suicide bomber attacks near U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the American consulate in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, early Monday morning, injuring two people,…
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Saudi Arabia sacks oil minister
Saudi Arabia has sacked its oil minister Ali al-Naimi as part of a major cabinet reshuffle, state media reported. Naimi…
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 9 others for oil cap meeting
Qatar’s oil minister says 12 countries have agreed so far to participate in a meeting it’s hosting next month to…
Nigeria partners Saudi, others to fight terrorists
Nigeria has joined the coalition of Islamic states against terror, spearheaded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. President Muhammadu Buhari…
We’ll urgently develop agriculture —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said late Tuesday in Riyadh that his administration was fully committed to increasing the productivity of Nigeria’s…