NAHCON Announces June 5 For Return Airlift Of Nigerian Pilgrims
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced that the return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will commence.
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Over 1.6 Million Pilgrims Gather At Arafat For Holiest Stage Of Hajj
MORE than 1.6 million pilgrims gathered on Tuesday at the Plain of Arafat for the most sacred and spiritually defining stage of the.
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Hajj Pilgrim Numbers Surge To Over 1.5 Million Despite Middle East War
OVER 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding.
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Governor Yusuf Approves 200 Riyals Support, Ihram For Each Kano Pilgrim
KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a cash support of 200 Saudi Riyals and Ihram to each intending pilgrim from.
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How US–Israel–Iran War Stranded Nigerian Umrah Pilgrims, Triggering Hundreds Of Millions In Losses
HUNDREDS of Nigerian Muslims preparing for this year’s Umrah pilgrimage have been stranded after the escalating United States–Israel–Iran conflict disrupted major air routes.
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No Food, No Answers: Saudi Airline Strands Returning Pilgrims For Nine Hours In Abuja After Flight Diversion
HUNDREDS of returning Nigerian pilgrims were stranded aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, on Saturday.
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NAHCON’s N19bn Savings For Nigerian Pilgrims False, 2026 Hajj Fare Could Have Been N6.7m
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has secured a total of N19 billion reduction for the 2026 intending pilgrims after.
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NAHCON Releases 2026 Hajj Schedule, Urges Pilgrims On Timely Registration
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced deadlines for the successful coordination of the 2026 Hajj exercise. News Point Nigeria reports that.
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NDLEA Uncovers Kano Airport Drug Syndicate As Framed Innocent Pilgrims Languish In Saudi Jail
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major drug trafficking syndicate operating at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, responsible.
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NAHCON Airlifts Over 14,000 Nigerian Pilgrims From Saudi Arabia
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Saturday announced the airlifting of more than 14,000 Nigerian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. A report from.
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2025 Hajj Scam: Kwara Begins Investigation As Governor AbdulRazaq Refunds Victims
KWARA State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, has reimbursed pilgrims from the state who fell victim to a foreign currency scam in Saudi Arabia. This.
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Hajj 2025: Over 1.6m Pilgrims Conclude Pilgrimage In Saudi Arabia
THE 2025 Hajj pilgrimage ended Monday, the thirteenth of Dhul Hijjah, corresponding with the ninth of June, with over 1.6 million Muslims from.
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Fire Guts Hotel Housing 480 Nigerian Pilgrims In Mecca
THE Imaratus Sanan Hotel, which accommodated over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has been gutted by fire..
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Millions Of Pilgrims Stone The Devil As Hajj Nears End In Saudi Arabia
PILGRIMS were performing the last major ritual of the hajj — the stoning of the devil’ on Friday, as Muslims around the globe.
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NDLEA Arrests Two Saudi-Bound Pilgrims In Kano, Intercepts ₦9.3bn Drugs In Rivers
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after.
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Kaduna Registers 3,409 Pilgrims For 2025 Hajj
THE Chairman of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency Hajj Special Committee, Salihu Abubakar, has announced that the agency has so far registered.
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2025 HAJJ: Jigawa Pilgrims Get January 30 Registration Deadline
JIGAWA State Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed 30th January as deadline for registration of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj. A statement from.
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2023 Hajj: Kaduna Begins Refund To 6,239 Pilgrims
THE Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has commenced the payment of N61,080 to each of the 6,239 pilgrims who performed Hajj through the.
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Hajj Pilgrims ‘Stone The Devil’ As Muslims Mark Eid Al-Adha
PILGRIMS performed Sunday the last major ritual of the hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in western Saudi Arabia, as Muslims the world.
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Nigerian Pilgrim Allegedly Commits Suicide In Saudi Arabia
Hajiya Hawawu Mohammed, a Nigerian pilgrim from Kwara State has reportedly committed suicide. According to Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board, she was suspected.