•Pilgrims during hajj Three pilgrims from Jigawa State participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia have reportedly lost money and valuables to suspected thieves in separate incidents. One of the victims, an elderly Fulani pilgrim identified as Baba Katanga from Katanga village in Kiyawa Local Government Area, said he lost 400 US do...
•Airlift of female pilgrims A female intending pilgrim from Taraba State has died in Yola, Adamawa State, hours before departure for the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The deceased, identified as Hajiya Dado Hammadu from Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, reportedly fell ill shortly after arriving at the Yola International Airport wit...
•Hajj A Nigerian pilgrim, Mallama Aishatu Muhammadu, has died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, days after arriving for the Hajj exercise. The 73-year-old from Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State suffered a fatal cardiac arrest en route from Jeddah to the holy city of Madinah on Saturday, reports The Nation. The Chairman, National [&hel...
•Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV said he felt “blessed” as he marked one year as leader of the Catholic Church today with a visit to southern Italy, after weeks dominated by a clash with Washington. On the first anniversary of his May 8, 2025, election, the first US pontiff visited a shrine in the […]
•Hajj pilgrims Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah began their movement to Makkah yesterday. An update by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) stated that the movement to Makkah commenced after the pilgrims had spent four days in Madinah, reports NAN. The Commission said that the four official airlines for the Hajj operation; Max Air, Umz...
For many Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise, gaining access to the revered Rawdah inside the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi has become a difficult spiritual struggle due to challenges associated with the Saudi-approved Nusuk app. Findings by our correspondent revealed that several pilgrims from Oyo and Jigawa states were turned bac...
•Hajj Kwara State government today flagged off the 2026 Hajj exercise with the airlift of the first batch of 374 pilgrims, alongside two National Hajj Commission of Nigeria officials and one state official, to Saudi Arabia. A statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, chief press secretary to the governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, today said a total of ...
•Pope Leo XIV Since becoming the first US-born pope a year ago this week, Leo XIV’s measured style has given way to a trenchant tone in an ongoing confrontation with US President Donald Trump. There was initially a lot of anticipation over how relations would play out between Robert Francis Prevost and Trump — two […]
•Pastor Julian Kyula, Pastor Femi Lazarus and Wife Reverend Julian Kyula of The Purpose Centre Church in Kenya has revealed that God has directed Apostle Femi Lazarus and his wife to be based in Kenya. In a video posted today by #AsakeGRN on X, the Reverend, welcomed Pastor Femi Lazarus and his wife to Kenya. […]
•Hajj pilgrims The inaugural flight of intending pilgrims from Kano has been scheduled for May 14 from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano with over 300 contingents onboard Max air. The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Matawalle, made the official disclosure during the closure of Hajj...
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