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Nigeria:
Hajj - Saudi Consulate Issues 5,267 Visa - Official
Leadership, 6 September 2014
The Saudi Consulate in Kano said on Saturday that it has issued visa to 5, 267 intending pilgrims in Kano State for 2014 pilgrimage. Read more »
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Nigeria:
NAHCO Begins Airlift of 2014 Pilgrims From Dutse
Leadership, 7 September 2014
The National Hajj Commission (NAHCO) has flagged off the 2014 airlift of pilgrims from the newly constructed Dutse International Airport, Jigawa State with a total of 530 intending… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Intending Pilgrim Slumps, Dies in Ogun
Vanguard, 6 September 2014
Tragedy struck in Abeokuta on Thursday when an intending aged Muslim woman identified as Oladokun Silifat Ajinni slumped and died during the seminar organised by the Ogun State Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jigawa Airlifts First Batch of Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
Premium Times, 7 September 2014
No fewer than 530 intending pilgrims were airlifted from Jigawa to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Katsina Commences Airlift of Pilgrims
Daily Trust, 10 September 2014
The first batch of 529 pilgrims from Katsina State were yesterday airlifted from the Umaru Musa Yar'adua International Airport for Saudi Arabia. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Hajj 2014 - Med-View Adds Two Boeing 737/300er for Airlift of Pilgrims
Guardian, 5 September 2014
ONE of the designated carriers for the 2014 Hajj exercise to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Med-View Airline, has brought in two additional aircraft. They are Boeing 767-300ER, which arrived… Read more »
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Nigeria:
MURIC Commiserates With Sultan, Muslims Over Ajisafe's Death
Daily Trust, 9 September 2014
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserate with the Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad… Read more »
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Nigeria:
715 to Perform Hajj in Kogi
Daily Trust, 9 September 2014
Seven hundred and fifteen people from Kogi State will perform this year's Hajj, Governor Idris Wada said. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Airlift of Katsina Pilgrims Suffers Setback
Daily Trust, 9 September 2014
The inaugural flight of Katsina State intending pilgrims for this year's Hajj could not take off as scheduled, following refusal of pilgrims to present themselves for screening,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
No Saudi Ban Over Ebola for Nigerians Going On Hajj
Independent (Lagos), 8 September 2014
Saudi Arabia on Monday in Riyadh said that the smaller Ebola outbreak in Nigeria was less worrying and did not require barring pilgrims for the forthcoming 2014 hajj. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Hajj - Max Air Transports 3, 000 Intending Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia-Official
Independent (Lagos), 8 September 2014
Max Air Limited said on Monday that it had so far transported more than 3, 000 of the 40, 486 intending pilgrims allocated to it for this year's Hajj. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kaduna Appoints Amirul Hajj
Daily Trust, 8 September 2014
Governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero has appointed Alhaji Muhammad Rabi'u Bako as this year's Amirul Hajj. Bako is to lead the state's intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. Read more »
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Nigeria:
510 Pilgrims Airlifted From Lagos
Daily Trust, 8 September 2014
Some 510 pilgrims to this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia were airlifted in Lagos yesterday, in the state's inaugural flight which took off from the Murtala Mohammed International… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Hajj - Shehu Appeals to FG On Borno Airlift
Daily Trust, 8 September 2014
The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, has appealed to the federal government to allow the airlift of intending pilgrims to this year's Hajj from Borno and Yobe States… Read more »