•Nigerian hajj pilgrims Reports said each of the 3,345 pilgrims from the state received 50 Saudi Riyals as a support during the Sallah festivities and ease their stay in the Holy Land. This was disclosed on Monday by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s representative and head of the Kano Hajj Delegation Committee, the Emir of Karaye, […]
•Pope Leo XIV The Vatican announced today the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope’s support for a controversial accord on nominations struck by his predecessor with Beijing. The Holy See expressed “satisfaction” at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as Auxiliary Bishop of ...
•Nigerian pilgrims The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (FCT MPWB) has begun distributing 32-kilogram standard luggage bags to pilgrims in preparation for their return from Saudi Arabia. The move comes ahead of the official commencement of return flights from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, which the National Hajj Commission of...
•An explosion The number of fatalities from the explosion in Gwabro village, in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has increased to eight after two more women died from injuries sustained from the blast. The blast occurred during Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and was caused by a locally made improvised explosive device (IED), repor...
•Nigerian Pilgrims in Mina as they proceed to Jamarat, marking the second day of the symbolic devil’s stoning in Saudi Arabia The processions for the 2025 hajj ended yesterday with pilgrims leaving the sprawling tent of Muna for their hotels. The symbolic stoning of shaitan at the Jamarat on the third day of Eid signals […]
•The hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that no lives were lost in the fire incident razing an hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah on Saturday. NAHCON said this in a statement by its Assistant Director, Information and Publications Division, Hajiya Fatim...
•Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, today walked more than one kilometre from his palace to the Eid prayer ground, foregoing the traditional horseback procession associated with the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This came after the Emir suspended the 2025 Sallah Durbar yesterday, citing credible threats to hi...
•Some rams at the Kara market awaiting buyers Our correspondent writes about how the rising costs of cows and other livestock affected buyers and sellers at the popular Kara cattle market along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and tempered the usual excitement that Sallah brings, reports Channels TV. It was the eve of the Eid-ul-Adha celebration an...
•Traffic A major gridlock on the Abuja-Kaduna highway yesterday caused many commuters travelling home for the Sallah holiday to spend hours on the road. It was gathered that some passengers spent about five to six hours on the journey which ordinarily should be about two and a half hours, reports Daily Trust. The gridlock which […]
•Muslim pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat A Nigerian pilgrim has died on the plain of Arafat. The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof Abdullahi Saleh Usman, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the national prayer organised by the commission. “We received sad news that we lost one of our pilgrims today in Arafat, [&h...
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