Makkah

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has embarked on an official Hajj inspection visit to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The visit is to inspect residential and transportation facilities to ensure smooth conduct of the 2026 Hajj exercise in the…
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Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau, has died in Makkah. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said…
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A Nigerian pilgrim, Hajiya Zainab, from Plateau State, has returned a lost sum of $5,000 to its Russian owner in Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, at Haram Mosque in Makkah, a Nigerian pilgrim discovered a sum of money equivalent to about…
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 The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has officially commenced 2025 Hajj operations with the departure of its Advance Team to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Shafii…
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A Nigerian pilgrim, Muhammad Na’Allah from Gumi Local Government Area of Zamfara state has returned the sum of €1,750 (One thousand seven hundred and fifty euros) which is equivalent to N2.8m he found at the Haram in Makkah to the National…
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The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A statement by Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, gave the name of the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from…
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Some Nigerian pilgrims, who performed the various religious rites at the three religious sites (Mashã’ir) –  Muna, Arafat and Muzdalifah – started trooping back to Makkah on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has successfully performed Umrah rites, amid tight security, upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president along side members of his entourage were…
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In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Friday, the spokesman detailed the incident in which the citizen transported the American journalist to Makkah through a dedicated path for Muslims. He said this was an explicit…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Makkah via Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah for the United Kingdom after he successfully performed the Lesser Hajj. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President left Makkah…
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