Hajj 2025: First Batch Of Pilgrims Arrive Lagos

The first batch of Lagos State pilgrims that participated in the just-concluded 2025 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have returned. The 423 pilgrims, comprising 179 males and 244 females, touched down in Lagos on Tuesday via a Flynas Airbus XY9014. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Working…

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BREAKING: Fire Guts Hotel Housing 480 Nigerian Pilgrims In Mekkah

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has confirmed a fire incident, at one of the hotels accommodating Nigerian pilgrims on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the NAHCON Assistant Director Information and Publication Division, Fatima Sanda Usara indicated that the incident occurred today, Saturday, around noon Saudi Arabian time. According…

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Saudi Authorities Ban Political, Sectarian Expressions At Hajj Sites

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has announced a strict ban on taking photographs, videos or raising political and sectarian expressions at main Hajj sites. In a statement, the ministry emphasised that pilgrims are prohibited from taking photographs or recording videos within Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah, and at key Hajj locations including…

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FLASH: Nigeria Female Pilgrim Dies In Makkah

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a female pilgrim from Plateau State, Jamila Muhammad, has passed on. The Executive Secretary of the Plateau State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Daiyabu Dauda, disclosed this in a statement on Monday night. Dauda said the deceased died at King Abdul’aziz Hospital in Makkah while performing the 2025 hajj. He attributed the…

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