News Over 1.5m Foreign pilgrims arrive for Hajj Toyibat Ajose May 23, 2026 More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom ahead of this year’s hajj pilgrimage,…
News Abba Yusuf warns Kano pilgrims against misconduct ahead of 2026 Hajj Taiwo Oyedokun May 16, 2026 Abba Yusuf has cautioned intending pilgrims from Kano State to avoid all forms of misconduct while in Saudi Arabia and to…
News NAHCON slashes 2026 Hajj fares by over N200,000 for pilgrims Alagbe Shenayon Sep 27, 2025 The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the approved fares for the 2026 Hajj, with intending pilgrims set…
News Hajj: Pilgrims to begin return from Saudi Arabia on June 13 – NAHCON Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Jun 7, 2025 Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Usman has said the return trip for Nigerian pilgrims will…
News Hajj: Saudi Arabia bans photography, political chants, flag displays at… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Jun 4, 2025 The Saudi Arabian authorities have proscribed photography, political chants and flag displays at the holy sites during the…
Crime NDLEA busts cocaine trafficking syndicate exploiting pilgrims for Hajj Alagbe Shenayon Jun 1, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a criminal syndicate trafficking cocaine to Saudi Arabia under the…
News 75-year-old Edo Pilgrim dies during Hajj in Saudi Arabia Alagbe Shenayon May 27, 2025 A 75-year-old woman from Edo State, Adizatu Dazumi, has passed away during the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Dazumi,…
News Hajj: “They’re uncomfortable about my presence after granting… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 27, 2025 A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has confirmed that the Saudi Arabian authorities barred him from performing the…
News [FULL LIST] Saudi Arabia suspends visa for Nigeria, Egypt, 12 other… Alagbe Shenayon Apr 8, 2025 Saudi Arabia has announced a temporary suspension of certain visa categories for citizens from 14 countries, including Nigeria,…
News Hajj: Bauchi announces compulsory polio vaccination for 2025 pilgrims Khadijat Adelani Mar 18, 2025 The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has declared that all aspiring pilgrims must have a polio vaccination for the year …