The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of six Nigerian pilgrims in the ongoing 2023 Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Usman Galadima, the head of the NAHCON 2023 Hajj medical team, made this known on Saturday, June 24, 2023, during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He said … Read more
Saudi Arabia King, Salman bin Abdulaziz has declared a national holiday following the country’s stunning 2-1 victory over Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This is according to a statement issued by the official Saudi Press Agency, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. The statement stated that all employees in the public and … Read more
The Holy House, Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is now wearing a new look. Amid euphoria of joy, carnival-like ambience laced with solemn prayers and praises of Allah by pilgrims, who were present at the holy house, (Harram) the Kaaba was dressed early Saturday morning. The process, which started after Ishai (night prayer) was concluded … Read more
Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year’s hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages. The hajj ministry “has authorised one million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the hajj this year,” it … Read more
Zainab Habibu Aliyu, a Kano State student who was framed by a drug cartel and jailed in a Saudi Arabian prison for alleged drug trafficking, has joined the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Zainab is amongst the 2000 newly employed Assistant Superintendents of Narcotics Course 15 that passed out from the National Drug Law … Read more
