The annual ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is considered the peak of the Hajj pilgrimage.
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The development brings to four pilgrims from the state who have lost their lives during this year’s Hajj.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that KGOs are pilgrims sponsored by the state government to perform Hajj, at the same time assist the pilgrims where necessary.
The viral video showed Muslims dressed in pilgrimage attire circumambulating a model of the Kaaba at the Hajj Camp in Kano, Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deceased, Alhaji Muhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area, died on Sunday after a brief illness.
The 382 pilgrims arrived at Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos at 2:12am aboard Flynas flight XY7602.
Pilgrims in white robes (Ihram) and sandals packed the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and air-conditioned shopping malls, after flooding in on planes, buses, and trains for the annual rites.
When the world looks towards Nigeria, it sees a country shawled in a towel of blood and hopelessness.
Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with members of the State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Babatunde Onipede, in Ado-Ekiti, Egbeyem noted that both the federal and state governments had stopped sponsoring pilgrims on holy pilgrimages to save funds for development purposes.
This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Salau Babatunde, on Monday.
Millions of Muslims from around the world usually descend on Saudi Arabia for the Umrah and Haj Islamic pilgrimages.
Saudi Arabia imposed on Thursday a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina as part of precautionary measures against the coronavirus, Saudi Press Agency said.
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday temporarily halted citizens and foreign residents from carrying out the Umrah pilgrimage in Makkah to prevent coronavirus spread, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Four people – including one woman – were executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday for drug trafficking, according to Sauid news.
Saudi authorities say two million Muslims from around the world are expected to converge on Islam’s holiest city of Mecca and nearby sites in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, which starts Sunday.
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said more than 1.6 million pilgrims from all over the world have arrived Mecca to perform the 2018 Hajj.
Saudi Arabia said Thursday it banned five vehicles loaded with camels from entering Mecca in a bid to protect pilgrims from contagious diseases.
The first batch of 445 pilgrims from Kogi State on Saturday arrived in Madinah on board the inaugural flight for this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
The authorities said it is not obligatory for anyone with a serious health condition to perform Hajj.
Last year, a Saudi man tried to set himself on fire in front of the Kaaba but was stopped by security forces