Hajj
Protective barricades around Kaaba removed after two years as new Umrah season begins
Saudi Arabia has decided after two years to remove the protective barriers around the Holy Kaaba, allowing worshippers to once...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside NAHCON’s Medical Center at Hajj 2022
By Rasheed Abubakar Nigerian pilgrims with different health challenges thronged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON medical centre at...
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Nigeria records three COVID-19 cases at Hajj, as Saudi Arabia fights scourge
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Medical Team revealed that three Nigerians contracted COVID-19 virus in Saudi Arabia during...
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Hajj 2022: Fourth batch of Lagos pilgrims arrive from Saudi Arabia
No fewer than 345 Lagos State pilgrims that participated in the just concluded 2022 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of...
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BETRAYAL: Saudi man who helped Israeli journalist into Makkah arrested
JEDDAH — Police in Makkah have referred a Saudi citizen to the Public Prosecution after he allegedly became complicit in...
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Hajj 2022: Lagos denies defrauding pilgrims of N47m, begins airlifting Sunday
The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olanrewaju Elegushi has joined other top officials of the State to...
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Nigeria’s Communications Minister mourns as Sheikh Maigona is buried in Saudi Arabia
Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami has condoned with the family, friends and entire Muslim...
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Hajj 2022: Saudi Arabia confirms receipt of N2.2 billion from NAHCON, ready to pay 33 private tour operators
The Tawafah Company for Pilgrims of African Non-Arab Countries popularly known as the Mu’assasa on Thursday confirmed receipt of a...
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Gombe Gov mourns Sheikh Umar Maigona, says his death, a great loss to Nigeria
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has received with sadness, the news of the death of an Islamic scholar and...
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JIBWIS Imam, Sheikh Umar Maigona dies in Makkah, after Hajj
Say, “The death you are running away from will inevitably come to you. Then you will be returned to the...
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