Tag: mecca
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Good news: No casualty recorded as fire engulfs hotel harbouring 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Mecca
After a fire incident at a hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed there was no casualty. A statement by the spokesperson for HAHCON, Fatima Sanda Usara, said that the fire at the hotel located at Shari Mansur Street in Mecca, occurred…
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Missing Kebbi pilgrims rescued in Mecca
No fewer than three missing Nigerian pilgrims have been rescued by the Kebbi Government officials in Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The Fowl of Mecca and Nigeria’s Census Palaver – By Azu Ishiekwene
We have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow in this tale had just returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca, apparently the first to do so in his community. Upon his return, folks were understandably curious and wanted to know about the Holy Land.
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2022 PILGRIMAGE EXERCISE: Kaduna, Sokoto get highest allocation as Bayelsa, Imo, and Rivers receive zero
The states did not meet the requirements to be licensed to organise Hajj
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COVID-19: S/Arabia to allow only ‘Immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca
Saudi authorities said yesterday only people immunised against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims. The hajj and umrah ministry said in a statement that three categories of people would be considered “immunised” – those who have received two doses of…
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Hajj 2017: Death toll of Nigerian pilgrims rises to seven
The number of Nigerian pilgrims who have died at the current Hajj exercise has risen from five to seven, officials have stated. The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Abdullahi Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with journalists at Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Mr. Mohammed had earlier on Tuesday at…
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Bomber planning to attack mosque in Mecca blows self
Saudi security forces on Friday offset a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, reportedly cornering the would-be attacker in an apartment, where he blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry, in a statement on television, said that three cells had planned the attack on worshippers and security forces at the mosque.…