ShareAluta News The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, has cautioned returning pilgrims from Saudi Arabia against carrying excessive luggage above the recommended 40 kilogrammes (kg) limit. The Executive Chairman, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, stated this in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, while handing over Sallah packages donated to the pilgrims by stakeholdersContinue Reading
ShareAluta News Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency says it will refund $50 each, to 700 pilgrims who paid for animal sacrifice while in Nigeria, through the agency in the just concluded 2024 hajj. Retired AVM Muhammad Dabo, Chairman of the Hadaya Committee, stated this in a statement signed by theContinue Reading
ShareAluta News A female pilgrim from Kaduna State, Hajiya Asma’u Muhammad-Ladan, has passed away at the King Fahad hospital in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday after a brief illness. This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Malam YunusaContinue Reading
ShareAluta News Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC/Plateau), has donated 400 rams and N20 million to his constituents ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Gagdi, who represents Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau, presented the items on Friday in Dengi, Kanam Local Government Area. The lawmaker said that the gesture was to ensure thatContinue Reading
ShareAluta News Some Muslim faithful in Kaduna State have lamented the high cost of rams used as sacrifice for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration around the globe. The ram sacrifice is an act of worship practiced by the Muslims to emulate Prophet Abraham (AS) who dreamt that God ordered him to sacrificeContinue Reading
ShareMay 31, 2024 Dr Adamu Umar-Ka’oje, a member of the Kebbi Medical Team for 2024 Hajj exercise, on Friday advised the pilgrims performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia to imbibe the habit of regular water intake to avoid dehydration. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makkah, Saudi ArabiaContinue Reading
ShareMay 30, 2024 National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged state pilgrims welfare boards to collaborate with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to curb smuggling of prohibited items into Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Malam Jalal Arabi, made the call in a statement issued byContinue Reading
ShareMay 26, 2024 Another pilgrim from Kebbi has passed away after a brief illness in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, Alhaji Muhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area, died on Sunday after a brief illness. Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman,Continue Reading
ShareMay 26, 2024 The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has condoled with the Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board over the demise of its pilgrim in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Chairman/CEO, Malam Jalal Arabi, condoled the Kebbi board in a condolence message delivered by the Makkah Office Coordinator, DrContinue Reading
ShareMay 26, 2024 The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of one of its pilgrims,, Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area. Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman of the board, disclosed this in a statement in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. He said the deceasedContinue Reading
