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Lagos State Amir-ul-Hajj/Commissioner for Home Affairs, Olanrewaju Ibrahim Layode (middle); Special Adviser on Islamic Matters, Dr. Ahmad Abdullahi Jebe (4th right); Chairman, Muslim Pilgrims Board, Imam Shakiru Gafar (4th left); Board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede (1st right); Board member/Chairman, Publicity Committee, Lolade Shonibare (left); Prof. Kabir Paramole (2nd left); Dr. Faosat Dabiri (3rd left); Alh. Yusuf Ara (3rd right) and Alh. Mojeed Sanni (2nd right), during the briefing by the Amir-ul-Hajj, on the activities of Lagos State during the Holy pilgrimage exercise, at Alsaad Flower Hotel 2, Misfalah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia… on Tuesday.

Lagos State Amirul Hajj urges NAHCON to convene meeting over 2024 Hajj challenges

• 926 pilgrims back home No fewer than 926 out of a total number of 1,869 pilgrims that participated in the 2024 Hajj from Lagos State have been airlifted back home as
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Nigerian pilgrims going for the Hajj board a Saudi-bound plane. The VP of the NYCN has expressed strong support for NAHCON, urging Nigerians to recognise the Commission's efforts in organising the Hajj pilgrimage for Nigerian Muslims.
[FILE] Nigerian pilgrims going for the Hajj board a Saudi-bound plane. The VP of the NYCN has expressed strong support for NAHCON, urging Nigerians to recognise the Commission's efforts in organising the Hajj pilgrimage for Nigerian Muslims.

NYCN backs NAHCON amid 2024 Hajj criticisms

The Vice President (North Central Zone) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Akoshile Mukhtar, has expressed strong support for the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), urging Nigerians to recognise
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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)

Heatwave: 15 Nigerians die in S’Arabia as death toll exceeds 1,000

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
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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)

2024 Hajj: 15 Nigerian pilgrims die, 17 suffer heatstroke in Saudi Arabia

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
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