Lesser Hajj
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Opinion
Ethiopian Air’s maltreatment of Nigerians
When, a few days ago, I heard Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, pouring encomiums on the Ethiopian Airlines…
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News
Umrah season for foreign pilgrims to end May 31, Saudi Arabia says
The current Umrah season for Muslims traveling to Saudi Arabia from outside the Kingdom will end on May 31. The…
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News
Zamfara sponsors 97 clerics on lesser Hajj to pray against banditry
Zamfara State government has sent 97 clerics to Saudi Arabia on Lesser Hajj on Wednesday to go and pray for…
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Opinion
The MBS Revolution in Saudi Arabia
Just as I approached the police officer manning the combination of steel and plastic cone-barricaded Ibrahim Al Khalil street of…
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News
Umrah: Buhari prays for everlasting peace in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday continued his visit to Saudi Arabia with a brief stopover at Madinah where he observed…
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News
Buhari off to Saudi Arabia Monday for investment summit, lesser Hajj
President Muhammadu Buhari will, Monday October 25, 2021, depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organized…
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Travel
Saudi Arabia allows foreign pilgrims to enter for Umrah
Some 10,000 foreign pilgrims are arriving in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah after a seven-month pause because of the coronavirus…
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Foreign
Umrah resumes after six months suspension over coronavirus fears
After more than six months, with the exception of Hajj, Makkahâs Grand Mosque has opened its doors to the first…
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Foreign
16,000 Saudis, expatriates register for Umrah in first few hours
As many as 16,000 Saudis and expatriates have registered for the performance of the Umrah pilgrimage in the first few…
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Foreign
Umrah set to resume in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has announced the gradual resumption of Umrah and visits to the Two Holy Mosques with a limited number…