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By Ajape Sefiu A. Issuance of Visas starts Feb 19, ends April 29 Nusuk card didn’t stop illegal migrants from accessing Hajj camp – Dr Tanko Aliyu Return journey will be first-in-first-out policy The chairman,…

The new Umrah season will coincide with the start of the new Islamic year on Muharram 1 Move aims to streamline arrival of pilgrims to the Kingdom and ensure a smooth experience On Thursday, Saudi Press Agency, SPA, reported that…

A pilgrim from Plateau State, Nigeria, Mr. Ismaila Musa, has died in Makka, Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. Dauda said…

According to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj, this year’s Hajj season drew 1,833,164 pilgrims. Meanwhile, despite the efforts by the Saudi Hajj authorities, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and private Hajj operators, things…

On Sunday, masses of pilgrims embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for…

By Ajape Sefiu A. After spending the 9th night of Dhul Hijjah at Muzdalifah, pilgrims performed the last major ritual of hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in western Saudi Arabia, as Muslims all over the world celebrates Eid al-Adha today,…

By Ajape Sefiu A. Also known as Al-Mashar Al-Haram or Al-Mashar, Muzdalifah is a region located between Mount Arafat and Mina, near Makkah in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. According to Islamic history, pilgrims are instructed to…

Offenders apprehended at entrances to Makkah The Saudi Ministry of Interior has said that Hajj security forces have apprehended 25 individuals at the entrances to Makkah for violating Hajj regulations and instructions, including…

No fewer than 65,000 Nigerian pilgrims on Saturday joined their Muslim counterparts from around the world who observe Arafat Day at Muna, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. They converge at the plain of Arafat to perform the core hajj rite. The ritual…

Over 1.5 million Muslims will pray on Mount Arafat on Saturday, the high-point and most gruelling day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Worshippers from all over the world will climb the rocky, 70-metre (230-feet) hill, about 20 kilometres…