Saudi Arabia

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has given a detailed account of how $570,000 for Diyya (blood money) was raised toward the possible release of Suleimon Olufemi, a Nigerian who has spent more than two decades on death row in…
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Following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to lower the 2026 Hajj fare, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) announced the revised fare today. This announcement was made on September 26. The directive from Tinubu was…
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A wanted drug lord, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, has been arrested by operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos while…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says Saudi Authorities have approved 66,910 slots for Nigeria’s pilgrims to participate in the 2026 Hajj exercise. The commission stated that Saudi Arabia reserved the figure on the NUSUK…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has unveiled comprehensive health requirements and guidelines for intending pilgrims planning to perform Hajj in 2026, corresponding to Hajj 1447 AH. The circular outlines both mandatory and recommended medical…
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The Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Sale Usman, says, it has secured a ₦19 billion cost reduction for the 2026 Hajj exercise. Usman announced this on Friday in Kano while speaking to journalists…
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Saudi Arabia's top religious cleric, the Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, passed on at the age of 82. The Royal Court announced his death on Tuesday, marking the end of an era in Saudi Arabia’s religious leadership. He served as the…
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The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has foiled a planned human trafficking operation involving four women who were to be transported from Kano to Lagos, Benin Republic, Togo, and then to Ghana before being smuggled to Saudi Arabia. The…
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Saudi Arabian authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were detained in Jeddah since last month, following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking. SolaceBase reports that the three Nigerians who were freed from detention…
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The two Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina, who underwent successful separation surgery in Saudi Arabia last year, have returned home to a warm reception at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA. SolaceBase reports that…
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