pilgrims

3 Nigerian pilgrims arrested in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking

Three Nigerian Muslim pilgrims from Kwara state have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged possession of substance suspected to…

8 years ago

Presidency defends dollar subsidy for Muslim pilgrims

According to the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, the dollar subsidy is non-discriminatory…

8 years ago

Death toll of Nigerian pilgrims in Hajj stampede rises to 64. 244 still missing and 71 injured

Ten more bodies were identified on Tuesday, September 29, bringing the official death toll of Nigerians who died in the…

9 years ago

Official blames Hajj stampede on ‘some pilgrims from Africa’s as death toll reaches 717

The head of the Central Hajj Committee, Prince Khaled al Faisal, has blamed the stampede in Mecca today on "some…

9 years ago

Mecca Crane Collapse: 4 Female Nigerian Pilgrims Missing

Following a crane collapsed on Friday in the Muslim holy city of Mecca – Ka’aba Mosque – in Saudi Arabia,…

9 years ago