Saudia Arabia

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead. Tanko was said to have died on Tuesday morning at a hospital in Saudi Arabia. His death was confirmed in an official condolence statement issued by…
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President Bola Tinubu and his aides have returned to Nigeria from Europe on Wednesday.  Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who announced the development in a post on his X handle today, welcomed…
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The hajj pilgrims from Jigawa State heading to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that had emergency landing in Kano departed Malam Aminu Kano International Airport for Mecca in the wee hours of Thursday and had to be returned back again around…
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No fewer than 65,000 Nigerians are in Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Tuesday. An official of the commission, Dr Aliyu Tanko, told newsmen in Makkah that adequate arrangements…
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A Nigerian Muslim pilgrim has died following a lift accident in his hotel accommodation in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The head of Nigeria’s National Medical Team (NMT), Dr.  Ibrahim Kana, who confirmed the death of the pilgrim on Wednesday…
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of a female Nigerian pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The Head of the Medical Team of NAHCON, Dr Ibrahim Kana, confirmed the development while speaking with newsmen…
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