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By Ajape Sefiu A. A Saudi Arabia based company, Ithraa Alkhair Group, has announced a substantial investment of $200 million to enhance the facilities and provide a more comfortable experience for pilgrims. According to reports, the…

By Ajape Sefiu A. The Mayoress of Ikosi Isheri LCDA, Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada, has expressed profound grief over the death of Imam Abdulsalam Suleiman Obalowu, Chief Imam of Jimoh Balogun Fiwakesin Central Mosque, Ketu. Princess…

By Ajape Sefiu A. Saudi Arabia has announced Abdul Wahab bin Zain Al Abidin Al Shaibi as the new chief key holder of the Holy Kaaba, according to a post via X on Monday, June 24, by an official handle, Inside the Haramain. This came…

By Ajape Sefiu A. The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago has criticized the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) over the handling of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. Bago in video addressing newsmen, spotted by 3sixtyislam on Sunday,…

By Ajape Sefiu A. The caretaker and chief Key Holder of the Kaaba and 109th successor of Uthman ibn Talha (RA), Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaiba, has passed away on Saturday, June 22. According to reports, the burial will take place at the Al…

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,…

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,…

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…