Tag: Saudi Arabia
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Delta Hajj pilgrims bag Saudi Arabia’s good conduct award
The Delta State contingent to the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage have been given an award for good conduct in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The award, which was presented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was received by the Chairman of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and leader of the delegation, Alhaji Auwalu Tukur. The…
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Saudi issues warning on visas for Hajj pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia has accused tourism companies from other countries of misleading visit visa holders into participating in the Hajj pilgrimage. The Security Spokesperson of the Saudi Interior Ministry, Talal Shalhoub, said that those companies issued
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1,301 pilgrims died in 2024 Hajj- Saudi Arabia Authority reveals
Saudi Arabia has announced that 1,301 pilgrims died during this year’s hajj. The country’s minister of health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, in an interview on Sunday, said 83 per cent of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in high temperatures to perform the hajj rituals. The minister said 95 pilgrims were being treated…
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Nigerian pilgrim returns lost $800, other currencies in Makkah
Malam Abba Limawa, 52, a Nigerian pilgrim from Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has returned 10,500 Russian rubles, 800 dollars and 690 Saudi Riyals, he found, to the authority in Makkah.
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Plateau pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia
Mr Ismaila Musa, a pilgrim from Plateau, has passed on in Makka, Saudi Arabia.
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SAD: Nigerian pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia
A Nigerian pilgrim [name withheld] has died in Saudi Arabia on his way to Jamrate to perform the ritual of throwing stones.
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Hajj: Intense heat kills 14 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Officials have disclosed that at least 14 Jordanian citizens have died during the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to intense heat.
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BREAKING: Nigerian pilgrim delivers first baby of 2024 Hajj in Saudi Arabia
A 30-year-old Nigerian pilgrim has given birth to a baby boy at a Saudi Arabian hospital in Makkah.
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How to achieve Hajj Mabrur – Islamic cleric to pilgrims
An Islamic cleric, Malam Kabiru Umar-Wasagu, Deputy Imam, Central Mosque, Birnin Kebbi, has charged pilgrims to completely submit to Sunnatic Hajj rituals to perform Hajj Mabrur.
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Despite economic crisis, 18,906 pilgrims airlifted for 2024 Hajj
About 18,906 pilgrims have been airlifted to Saudi Arabia for the 2024/1445 Holy Pilgrimage despite the country’s economic hardship according to reports from National Hajj Commission of Nigeria.