“Whoever performs the Hajj for the pleasure of Almighty, and utters no evil words and commits no evil deeds in the process, shall return from Makkah free from sins like the day
You lack power to query me, my title is not traditional, Ayilara replies The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has reprimanded the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Shiek Taliat Yunus Olusina
Indications have emerged that the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) would push for immediate scrap of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) for allegedly mishandling the 2024 pilgrimage in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Niger State governor, Umar Bago, has called on the National Assembly to probe the N90 billion the Federal Government gave to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) as subsidy for the
Saudi Arabia’s government has released an operational guideline for the commencement of the 2025 Hajj exercise, 48 hours after completing the 2024 rites. The 2025 hajj, according to the Saudi Ministry of
“Whoever performs the Hajj for the pleasure of Almighty, and utters no evil words and commits no evil deeds in the process, shall return from Makkah free from sins like the day
A departing Muslim pilgrim has a drink from a man as he sits next to other women in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Abdel Ghani BASHIR / AFP)
Lagos APC women leader among victims National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of 15 Nigerian pilgrims in the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia, including a women leader of All
Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. - Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on June 19 as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)
The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, with more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in
A Nigerian pilgrim, Alhaji Abba Sa’ad Limawa, has returned a combined sum of $800, SR690 (Saudi Riyal) and RR10,500 (Russian Rouble) which he found during Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi
Muslim pilgrims perform the farewell circumambulation or "tawaf", circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18, 2024 at the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by AFP)
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of 15 Nigerian pilgrims in the ongoing hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. Those who passed away during the spiritual exercise including
In high spirits of fulfilment, over 1.8 million pilgrims on Tuesday departed the tent city of Muna back to their comfort zones in Makkah after completing hajj rites at the sacred sites.