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Nigeria:
Female Pilgrims Still Held By Saudi Arabia
Daily Trust, 25 September 2012
Diplomatic efforts to stop the deportation of the 400 female Nigerian pilgrims who were detained at King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah were still on as at last night. Daily Trust… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Intending Pilgrims Cautioned Against Performing Abortions
Vanguard, 24 September 2012
Hajiya Larai Ari, a member of the Amirul Hajj in Gombe State, has cautioned pregnant women not to abort their pregnancies in their bid to perform the hajj. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Saudi Detains 400 Female Pilgrims
Daily Trust, 24 September 2012
Four hundred female pilgrims from Nigeria that arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia yesterday to participate in this year's annual hajj were promptly separated from their male… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Lagos Pilgrims to Spend 45 Days in Mecca
Daily Trust, 24 September 2012
Lagos state's 3, 885 intending pilgrims have been told to prepare for 45 days stay in the holy land, the State Commissioner for Home Affairs and Amirul-Hajj, Bello Oyinlomo Danmole… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FCT Begins Airlift of Pilgrims Sept 27 - Official
Daily Trust, 24 September 2012
The first batch of FCT pilgrims for the 2012 Hajj would be airlifted from the Nnamdi Azikwe IInternational airport to the holy land on September 27, an official said yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Pilgrims Airlift Begins Next Month
Daily Trust, 23 September 2012
The airlift of intending pilgrims to Jerusalem will begin next month, the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has announced. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Over 1000 Pilgrims Flown From Katsina
Daily Trust, 22 September 2012
OVER 1, 000 intending pilgrims from Katsina State had been flown to Saudi Arabia for this year's hajj rites, the Executive Secretary of the State's Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji… Read more »