By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. The Summit will commence on Monday, November 11, 2024. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on...
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Zamfara State Government has received $2.5million from Saudi Arabian Donor Agency to support internally displaced persons with humanitarian challenges. The Commissioner for Humanitarian and Relief Matters, Alhaji Musa Kainuwa disclosed this at the closing session of a five-day medical training on Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) in Gusau on...
Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has hosted a donors’ conference, raising over 1.1 billion dollars for displaced persons and refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions. This substantial funding commitment was made possible by the contributions of more than 10 donor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a...
People around the world are drinking less alcohol than they used to but the World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that the reduction is happening far too slowly. The WHO reported in Geneva on Tuesday that the organisation’s goal of reducing consumption by 20 per cent by 2030 compared...
Saudi Arabia’s official death toll from this year’s Hajj exercise has reached 1,301, with extreme heat and unauthorised trips cited as major contributing factors. The Saudi government released a statement acknowledging “numerous cases” of heat stress and highlighting that 83% of the deceased were “unauthorized to perform Hajj.” The...
The Lagos chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the death of its Welfare Secretary, Alhaja Ramota Bankole, as unfortunate and shocking. Bankole, one of the Lagos APC women leaders from Epe Division, died while performing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Publicity Secretary of the party...
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. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Limawa, handed over the different currencies to...
Sheikh Kabiru Umar-Wasagu, a member of Da’awah Committee, Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, says a Muslim recites Fatiha 17 times daily in his five obligatory prayer. The daily recitation of Fatiha is targeted towards strengthening the faith of believers. Sheikh Kabiru Umar-Wasagu, who is also the Deputy Imam of...
Mr Ismaila Musa, a pilgrim from Plateau, has passed on in Makka, Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the deceased, who hails from Mangu Local Government Area of...
A Nigerian pilgrim, who was on his way to Jamrate to perform the ritual of throwing stones, has collapsed and eventually died due to heatstroke. Head of Nigeria’s Medical Team for the 2024 Hajj, Dr Abubakar Adamu, confirmed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on Nigerians to pray for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and other leaders to navigate the challenges currently faced in service to the country. Governor Zulum made the call in Saudi Arabia...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the introduction of digital hajj operation by the Saudi authorities has prevented illegal pilgrims from gaining access to hajj camps this year. Its Executive Chairman, Malam Jalal Arabi, stated this during a Special National Prayer Session held at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved N521.4m cash assistance for the 2024 Borno pilgrims currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The Chairman of Borno’s 2024 Amirul Hajj committee and Senator representing Borno Central, Kaka Shehu Lawan, disclosed this on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia....
The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A statement by Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, gave the name of the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma town in Argungu Local Government Area. The statement said...
No fewer than 200 intending pilgrims from Kwara on Friday protested at llorin international Airport over the inability of an aircraft to transport them to Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims, officials of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board and the 2024 state...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 4 prospective pilgrims bound for Saudi Arabia were apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos with cocaine consignments. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement issued via the agency’s X handle on Thursday....
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), against disrupting the ongoing transportation of Nigeria pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Usara, gave the advice in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Usara also empahaised the...
The Federal Government of Nigeria and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have resolved to revive cargo flight operation s to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Aviation and Aerospace Minister, Mr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Monday, when he presented his master card at the ministerial news briefing on...
The third flight from Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, arrived in Madina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the third plane, which took off from Birnin Kebbi conveyed 430 intending pilgrims from Gwandu, Aliero, Bunza and Kalgo...