A total of 1, 185 pilgrims have so far been transported back home from Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Tuesday in Makka. The commission said that the pilgrims from FCT and Sokoto State were transported in five flights. NAHCON said that the fourth flight with 253 Sokoto pilgrims departed […]
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A total of 1,273 Lagos pilgrims have been airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj exercise. This was made known by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Amir-ul Hajj, Dr. AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef during a meeting with the members of the Lagos contingent. Dr. AbdulLateef expressed determination and the commitment of the […]
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says 10,687 Muslim faithful are performing the 2018 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Statistics made available by NAHCON on Friday in Abuja indicated that the pilgrims were transported between July 21 and Aug. 3. Giving a breakdown of the figures, he said 6,477 of the pilgrims are males, while […]
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