Alhaji Mannir Dan’iya, leader of Sokoto State Pilgrims (Amirul Hajj) has said only one pilgrim died out of the 3,496 pilgrims who performed Hajj during 2019 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Dan’iya, who is also State Deputy Governor, disclosed this in a statement signed by his media aide, Malam Aminu Abubakar, and issued to journalists … Read more
The last flight of intending pilgrims from Gombe State have arrived Madinah, Saudi Arabia on Monday with the remaining last batch of 346 pilgrims from the state. The plane landed at the King Abdallah International Airport in Madinah at 11:25am with the intending pilgrims accompanied by the Amirul Hajj and Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar … Read more
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has dispatched a team of 41 officials to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in further preparation for this year’s Hajj exercise. The officials, who are expected to tidy up preparations before the commencement of pilgrims airlift, departed from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday. Addressing the … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the departure date for the first batch of pilgrims from the state, just as it said 2,234 pilgrims from the state would be participating in the 2019 Hajj to Saudi Arabia. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, revealed this while inaugurating an 11-man committee for this year’s Hajj … Read more