By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Saudi-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSARelief), has said it will facilitate a surgical separation for the Nigerian conjoined twins Hassana and Husaina Hassan Isa from Kano. The twins, Hassana and Husaina are joined at the chest and share vital...
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Nigeria and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have finalised agreement on the lifting of visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers and the immediate resumption of flights by Etihad and Emirates Airlines. This followed the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the emirate on Monday after his visit to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Special, said in a statement on Sunday, that the stopover would be after the President’s...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, has directed the Nasarawa State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, to henceforth desist from allowing non-indigenes to use the state as platform to travel to Saudi Arabia for the holy pilgrimage. Gov Sule, gave the directive on Monday, while receiving the...
Brazil forward Neymar is headed for Saudi Arabia after Pro League side Al Hilal agreed a two-year deal with Paris St Germain, Saudi state media reported on Monday. There was no immediate comment from the Ligue 1 champions, owned by Qatar Sports Investments, but French newspaper L’Equipe said...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal on Thursday honoured Hajiya Aishatu Guru-Nahuche, a pilgrim from the state who returned missing 80, 000 dollars she found to the owner during the Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrim who is from Bungudu Local Government handed over the 80,000 dollars, about N64.24...
The Saudi-designated Nigerian hajj air carrier, Flynas, has airlifted a total of 8,063 Nigerian pilgrims back to the country in the last one week Within the same period, the aircraft operated 22 flights from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria. According to figures made available to NATIONAL ACCORD on Tuesday, Flynas...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has revealed that Nigeria lost 14 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia from the beginning of ongoing 2023 hajj operation to date. Dr Usman Galadima, Chief of Operations and Head of the NAHCON National Medical Team, made this known during a post-Arafat meeting with...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Radda, has gifted N278 million to the state’s Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed in a press statement on Monday in Katsina, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Ibrahim Kaula. According to him, the state’s Amirul Hajj and former Speaker...
The Saudi Arabian Ministry for Hajj and Umrah, on Friday in Makkah unveiled a roadmap for the 2024 Hajj. The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr Tawfiq Al Rabiah, unveils the roadmap at a ceremony attended by the Heads and Representatives of Hajj Missions in the Kingdom. The...
A female pilgrim from the FCT, Hajiya Amina Yunusa, passed away in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.ma Malam Abubakar Evuti, the Director of the Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, confirmed the sad incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Makkah. ” With total submission to Allah, the...
The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire due to start on Sunday, according to the United States (U.S.) and Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire between Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF), brokered by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, was set to kick off...
A police constable, Nura Mande, who found and returned missing $800 USD Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) to a Katsina pilgrim in 2022, got a hajj seat for 2023 pilgrimage. CSP Gambo Isah, the Public Relations Officer, Zone 14, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Katsina. Isah...
Lionel Messi has announced he is to join Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami. The 35-year-old Argentina forward had been strongly linked with a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, to join a league which already features Cristiano Ronaldo and now Karim Benzema. However, with Messi’s two-year...
Argentina football great Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after Saturday’s final Ligue 1 match of the season against Clermont Foot, coach Christoph Galtier confirmed on Thursday. It has long been speculated that Messi would quit PSG when his two-year deal expired after being suspended by the recently-crowned...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has flagged off the airlift of 3,347 Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 pilgrimage. The flag-off ceremony was held on Monday at the Sultan Saad Abubakar Hajj Camp, Bauchi. Speaking at the brief event, Governor Mohammed, said...
…targets Nigerian civil servants, others An Abuja-based Real Estate firm, WEPHCO Technologies has entered into a partnership with the government of Abu Dhabi to provide investment opportunities for interested Nigerians in the public and private sectors to invest in the gulf state’s rising real estate sector. The mouth watering...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Lionel Messi has been suspended for two weeks after an unauthorised trip for two days to Saudi Arabia. The Argentina World Cup winner is banned from playing or training with the team, and his pay will be docked during his suspension, a media report in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader departed Saudi Arabia via King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday....
Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno), one of the aspirants for the 10th House of Representatives Speaker, has met some new and old members-elect currently on Umrah (lesser Hajj) to solicit their support ahead of June inauguration. Betara in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday assured all...