Author: Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Hajj: We improve infrastructure annually for ease pilgrims – Minister

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Aisha Muhammed Ahmed, Makkah The Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah said the Kingdom improves its infrastructure every year for ease, comfort and safety of millions of pilgrims who embark on the rituals. The Minister made this assertion at the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Islamic Affairs organized press conference with media organizations across the globe. started by emphasizing the significance of umrah and hajj excersises and that Saudi Arabia is trying to make sure that pilgrims perform a seamless excersise. Al-Rabiah said the aim…

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Muna; Mass Movement of Pilgrims begins tonight

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. The mass movement of over 2 million pilgrims to the plain of Mina and later to Arafah from Makkah begins tonight  with National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON making all necessaryplan for a hitchfree transportation.  The distance from Makkah to Muna is about nine kilometers. The Coordinator of NAHCON Committee for the movement, that is Taraddudiyyah, Dr. Aliyu Abubakar Tanko, is optimistic that the movement will be hitch free. Tanko said it has been the practice now to start the movement of pilgrims from the…

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Hajj Airlifts: Nigerian Envoy to Saudi applauds NAHCON

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir Makkah. Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Yahaya Lawal, has applauded the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, for the successful airlifting of all Nigerian intending pilgrims on schedule to the holy land for the 2023 Hajj. Ambassador Lawal made the commendation in his welcome address at the pre-Arafah conference in Makkah, praying that the return airlift to Nigeria after the Hajj rituals would equally be a resounding success. The Ambassador said since the commencement of the airlift, he was on ground monitoring the operations, asserting…

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Smooth Hajj Airlifts: NAHCON attributes success to Presidency

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has attributed the successful airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims to the ongoing Hajj exercise to the cooperation and understanding of the presidency. The chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan made this assertion at the pre-Arafah conference in Makkah. Hasssan said every Hajj exercise was an experiment where evolving challenges were reviewed and tackled with the aim of preventing recurrence. The Chairman stressed that the commission was doing its best and hoped that this year’s operation will go…

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2023 Hajj; NAHCON Boss, Mgt team arrive Saudi

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By: Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. With the completion of airlift of Nigerians across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the Chairman and Chief Executive of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Barrister Zikrullah Kunle Hassan has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after spearheading a smooth airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to the holy land for this year’s Hajj. Barrister Hassan arrived at Jeddah International Airport on Friday, alongside the commission management team and 139 officials via Flynas at 23:20hrs Saudi time with 156 pilgrims. Speaking at the final…

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Hajj Saving Schemes; Hope it’s the last altercations

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abubakar Jiddah Usman, in Makkah.  In couple of days gone by, the Hajj atmosphere was charged as accusations and counter accusations beclouded the Hajj airspace with blame game amongst it handlers taking centre stage, making clear visibility hazy. As a result, a civil society organisation, Independent Hajj Reporters, called for caution. It could be said, unequivocally though, with all humility, to say that the exchanges between the operators was sad, unfortunate and uncalled for, is certainly an understatement! For it amounted to washing dirty linings in public. Of course…

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Hajj Media Group lauds President Tinubu for returning Commission to VP’s office

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a civil society organization and Hajj Media Group that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities in Nigeria has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for returning the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the office of the Vice President  President Tinubu gave the approval last Tuesday shortly before traveling to Paris, France to attend a global financial pact summit. IHR in a statement on Friday, signed by its National Coordinator Ibrahim Mohammed, said the decision is a welcome one because it will free…

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2023 Hajj: Ummah Forum applauds airlifts of Nigerian pilgrims inspite of challenges

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Madina As the airlifts of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia gradually come to an an end, a group of Islamic scholars under the aegis of Ummah Leadership Forum is happy and commend all hajj stakeholders currently working round the clock to facilitate the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 hajj exercise. The leadership of the group currently in Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj, said “Nigerians need to appreciate the sleepless nights and hectic nature of transporting over 95,000 people…

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Hajj: Fireworks as Hajj Airlift enters ‘Zooming Speed’

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Ibrahim Muhammed. “Mishaps like past mistakes are like knives, that either serve us or cut us and it primarily depends on how we grasp them either by the blade or the handle” -Anonymous The airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 hajj exercise is progressing amidst some challenges here and there. The zooming speed by which the airlift is moving contradicts the operational limitations brought upon by a longer number of hours, using of a lesser capacity of aircraft by some appointed Hajj Carriers and also…

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President Tinubu suspends EFCC Chairman Bawa, directs probe

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR, has directed the indefinite suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa from office as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and directed investigation into his conduct while in office. A statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume and signed by Willie Bassey; Director of Information said this follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against Bawa. The statement reads “Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the…

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