•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...
•Prof Abdullahi Saleh The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh, has said the 2025 Hajj will be hitch-free. He stated this while responding to a story which claimed that the “thousands of Nigerian intending pilgrims may be unable to perform the 2025 Hajj due to the cancellation of the […...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved a new board for the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), the presidency has said. In a statement yesterday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the nine-member board were drawn from the geo-political zones as well as a representative of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Whi...

