Nigerian Pilgrims

Tambuwal: 244 Missing Nigerian pilgrims to be accounted for

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said all Nigerians who went to Saudi…

Hajj tragedy: More Nigerians die, 244 missing

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

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: 54 Nigerians confirmed dead

Fifty-four Nigerians  died  during Thursday's tragedy  in Mina, Saudi Arabia. The confirmation was given by Alhaji Abdullahi…

Hajj tragedy: Sokoto’s Chief Imam among the dead

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has said that Sheikh Liman Dan-Ata, the Chief Imam…

Saudi Hajj stampede: Nigerian pilgrims death toll hits 15

Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who died…

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…

Cardiac arrest kills 14 Nigerian pilgrims in Mecca

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian…

Crane tragedy: 5 Nigerian pilgrims confirmed dead in Saudi Arabia

Four  pilgrims from Gombe State  and one from Kaduna State on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia…

3 Nigerian pilgrims injured in Mecca’s Grand Mosque crane disaster

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that three Nigerian pilgrims sustained minor…