Hajj Tragedy

Hajj Tragedy: Nigeria’s Deafening Silence

By Halima Babangida. I am a Nigerian. I am a Muslim.

Hajj tragedy: Emir Sanusi meets with Saudi authorities

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II  said he held a meeting with Saudi…

Hajj tragedy: More Nigerians die, 244 missing

Nigeria may have recorded the highest human losses in the tragedy Thursday in Saudi Arabia,…

Nigerian senate to probe Hajj tragedy

The  Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved to set up a committee to investigate the causes…

Hajj tragedy: Buhari orders NAHCON account for Nigerian pilgrims

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Hajj Commission and the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi…

Hajj Tragedy: Saudis lied, no stampede, says Nigerian deputy governor

Deputy Governor, of Nigeria's  northwestern state of Kebbi,  Alhaji  Samaila Dabai Yombe has debunked the story…

Hajj tragedy: Iran insists Saudi Arabia to blame, Saudi blames pilgrims

Saudi Arabia, under growing pressure to account for a crush that killed at least 747  people…

Bilikisu Yusuf, 2 other Nigerians among victims of Hajj’s worst tragedy

Veteran journalist and civil rights  activist Hajiya Bilkisu  Yusuf has been confirmed among the 717 people…

Over 700 now dead in Hajj’s worst tragedy in 25 years

Update reports of Thursday's tragic stampede by pilgrims in Saudi Arabia outside the holy City…

Hajj Tragedy Update: Death toll over 450, Iran blames Saudi Arabia

The death toll in the stampede of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia has increased to over…