The Health Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahd al-Jalajel, has disclosed that 1,301 pilgrims died during the 2024 hajj. Speaking on the state television, Jalajel said 83 percent of the deceased made the pilgrimage without the necessary permits. Al-Jalajel said these unauthorized pilgrims walked long distances under the intense sun. “...
•Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun at Mount Arafat base The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported today included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat […...
The Edo State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has set Friday, April 26, 2024, as deadline for the submission of all documents relating to the 2024 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Board’s chairman, Sheik Ibrahim Oyarekhua, gave the deadline during the screening of 197 intending pilgrims in the state, reports Daily Trust. According to him, [&h...
At least 17 Pakistani pilgrims have died in a bus crash while travelling to a shrine in Balochistan for Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. Officials said the accident occurred late yesterday when the vehicle lost control before falling into a ravine, reports AFP. More than 40 are also being treated for injuries in Karachi and police have warned [&helli...
•Hajj Five states; Kogi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kano states, have subsidised Hajj fares for 10,260 intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise, with a combined sum of N9,120,997,990 billion. The subsidy payments by the various states’ governments follow the announcement of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, asking already registered pilg...
The inability of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to secure the remaining funds to pay service operators in Saudi Arabia for the 2024 Hajj is hindering the preparation of Nigeria’s contingent for the holy pilgrimage. NAHCON had on January 3 disclosed that the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had slated February [&hellip...
•Rome The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Reverend Yakubu Pam, has said the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has necessitated a change of Nigerian pilgrimage from Israel and Jordan to the Biblical sites in Rome and Greece. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Reverend Pam explained that the safety and se...
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