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Akeredolu to return Hajj Camp ground to Muslims
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has pledged to return the erstwhile Hajj camp to the Muslims. The site was converted to Ebola Village by the immediate past administration of Dr Olusegun Mimiko. Chairman of the State…
Read More »IN DETAILS: NAHCON allocates 2256 hajj Seats to Niger, 2419 to Kaduna, 2128 to Kebbi
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has allocated 2022 hajj seats to States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare boards, FCT and armed forces group. NAHCON Chairman Barr Zikrullah Hassan announced the distributions of the Hajj 2022…
Read More »Hajj 2023: 1,827 Osun Pilgrims airlifted to Saudi Arabia
As States continue airlifting their pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj, all 1,827 pilgrims from Osun State are now in Saudi Arabia. OSBC Correspondent, Sakiru Oyewale in a telephone conversation with newsmen stated that the last…
Read More »Eid Al-Fitr likely on Saturday, no possibility of sighting Shawwal crescent on Thursday – IAC
RIYADH — There is no possibility to sight the Shawwal crescent on Thursday, Ramadan 29, corresponding to April 20, and hence Eid Al-Fitr could fall on Saturday, April 22, according to the International Astronomical Center (IAC). The…
Read More »32-storey ship to transport Bangladesh Hajj pilgrims in 2024
A 32-storey ship will start operation on the Chattogram-Jeddah sea route from 2024 to carry Hajj pilgrims at an affordable cost to Saudi Arabia in eight days. Karnaphuli Ship Builders Ltd has taken the initiative…
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