The Commandant General of the Corps assured Nigerians that in spite of the uncertain security situation in some parts of the country, adequate preparation is being made to protect critical areas such as places of worship, markets and schools among other soft targets.
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Mukhtar said 14 pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest and other ailments, while six lost their lives at the September 11 crane crash.
A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, on Sunday said the free train service would be offered between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Briefing newsmen in Jeddah, Umar said the bodies were buried on September 18 in a “specially designated cemetery” in Mecca, where all victims of the crash were also buried
Abdullah al-Harthi, spokesman for the Saudi Civil Defence agency, said in Riyadh that two pilgrims were injured in the fire.
Confirming the new figure to the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos, he said that no fewer than 25 children were also injured in the incident and were taken to the Plateau Specialist Hospital for treatment
The government, which took the decision after the State Security Council meeting, also directed the closure of the Church’s seminary, school and hospital, all located in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of the state
Already, the Saudi Authority had fixed September 23 for Arafat and following this development, the Nigerian Government announced September 24 for Eid-el-Kabir
The body made its decision known in a communique issued after its meeting on Tuesday
Known in Islamic parlance as Eid Al-Adha, Muslims sacrifice an animal – usually a sheep, goat, cow or camel – as something of an offering to God as the Prophet Abraham once did
One hundred and seven persons died in the accident that occurred on Friday
One other female pilgrim got injured during the incident
The Chairman of the commission, Mallam Abdullahi Mukhtar, who made this known at a news conference in Abuja, said the victims were responding to treatment in the Holy land
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that 116 persons, including 84 South Africans, were killed when the six storey building belonging to the Church collapsed on September 12, 2014
The Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the call in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos to condemn the recent kidnap of Sheikh Adam Idoko
The huge red crane crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque – the largest in the world – that was filled with worshippers at the time
The Head of Madinah Operations of NAHCON, Dr. Bello Tambuwal, disclosed this to newsmen in Madinah
` The issue of kidnapping is rampant in the country but we can still
curtail the menace if we are vigilant.’
He said some of the pilgrims were transported direct to Madinah and
others to Jeddah, adding: “Those taken to Jeddah will move to Madinah
from the airport as vehicles are stationed at the airports for that
purpose.”
The Argentine pontiff announced in a publication on Wednesday in Vatican City that this was in his latest move toward a more open and inclusive church.