Hajj 2024: 1.2 Million Pilgrims Arrive Saudi Arabia
THE Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, has announced the arrival of approximately 1.2 million pilgrims from around the globe. At.
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NDLEA Arrests Intending Hajj Pilgrims With Cocaine In Lagos
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested intending pilgrims of the 2024 Hajj, as they planned to ingest wraps.
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Kano Gov Subsidises Hajj Fare With N500,000 For Each Intending Pilgrim
THE Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a subsidy of N500,000 for each of the intending pilgrims from the state. The.
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Ethiopia Pilgrims Return To Aksum For Festival In Ark Of Covenant City
AS many as half a million people have descended on Ethiopia’s sacred city of Aksum, according to its mayor, for a religious festival.
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HAMAS/Israel Conflict: Lagos Govt Evacuates 310 Pilgrims From Jerusalem
NO fewer than 310 Lagos State citizens who went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem have been evacuated after Palestinian group HAMAS’ Saturday morning.
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NAHCON Pegs Minimum Deposit For Hajj 2024 At N4.5m
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged state pilgrim welfare boards to collect N4.5m as deposits from 2024 hajj pilgrims. Speaking.
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Niger Republic Coup: Max Air Stuck In Niamey With 360 Nigerian Pilgrims Onboard
MAX Air aircraft 5N-ADM on an Hajj flight to Niamey, Niger Republic is stranded in the city’s airport due to the ongoing military.
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Inaugural Flight: After Failing To Secure Aircraft, Slots, Max Air Rescues Aero Contractors’ Hajj Pilgrims
THE inaugural airlift of Nigerian pilgrims has unprecedentedly began with a rescue operation as Aero Contractors failed to produce an aircraft for the.
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Officials, Pilgrims Reject NAHCON’s Deduction Of $100 From BTA
SOME hajj administrators and intending pilgrims have rejected the decision of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to arbitrarily deduct $100 from.
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Sudan Crises: NAHCON May Slash Pilgrims’ BTA To Settle Increase In Air Tickets
FACED with difficult options of asking pilgrims to pay additional fee for the increment in air ticket , the National Hajj Commission of.
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Disquiet As NAHCON Set To Charge Pilgrims Additional $300
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) will charge intending pilgrims an additional $300 (N139,350), barring any last minute change. This is coming.
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FG Summons Burkina Faso Envoy Over Killings Of Nigerian Pilgrims
THE Federal Government has summoned the Burkina Faso envoy to Nigeria, Pascal Gouba, over alleged murder of 16 Nigerians who were on a.
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Hajj: Airlift Of Pilgrims Begins May 21 – NAHCON
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it will begin the transportation of the 2023 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi.