Companion applauds NAHCON over completion of airlift,wishes pilgrims successful Hajj rites
As pilgrims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia commence the major Hajj rites today, an association of Muslim men in Business and the Professions, the Companion, has applauded the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, for completing the airlift of all 95,000 eligible registered pilgrims before the closure of Saudi Arabia airspace. The...
Hajj 2023: NAHCON applauds Tinubu over completion of 95,000 slots
....As commission records death of seven pilgrims, 30 mental cases, delivery of a baby, seven pregnancies, others The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given kudos to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his kind support in ensuring that all eligible 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims were airlifted to the Kingdom of Arabia for the 2023 Hajj operations. Similarlly, the commission has confirmed...
On The Shelf of Eternity: A Preview of Abubakar Imam’s “Ilorin Emirate’s Frontliners”
By Mubarak Oladosu At this very moment, in Ilorin, a most important city in Nigeria, one man has literally captured the imagination of the truly high and the absolutely mighty, the distinct among the distinguished, the best among the very best, the lucky ones and the privileged.He has captured the imagination of these categories of people,along with the imagination of...
Sallah Rams: Traders lament low sales amid high prices
By Muhammed Lawal and Abdullateef Fowewe Barely one week to Eid-el-Adha, ram sellers at the Kara end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday lamented low sales, attributing the low patronage to the prevailing economic situation and the sudden increase in the cost of transporting the animals from the northern part of the country. Similarly, some buyers told Highprofile correspondents that ram...
Hajj 2023: Kwara completes airlifting of 3,549 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrimage Welfare Board said it has completed airlifting of the 3,549 pilgrims from the state to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkadir disclosed this today in a statement signed by the Board's press Secretary, Hajia Jumoke Jimoh and made available to the newsmen in the state. The Secretary therefore...
Akinrun-in-council celebrates Yeye Dupe Adeleke Sanni
Akinrun-in-council has felicitated with the Amazon of the Adeleke's dynasty of Ede, Yeye Dupe Adeleke Sanni as she celebrates her birthday. The council which comprises of the Akinrun of Ikirun and all the traditional chiefs of the town described Yeye Sanni as a woman of substance whose contributions to the development of the state cannot be underestimated. In a congratulatory...
Hajj 2023: NAHCON to end airlift June 24
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will end on Saturday 24th of June 2023. The commission in a statement signed by NAHCON Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, disclosed that the commission had airlifted over 71, 000 and recorded 170 flights since 27 days the airlifting commenced. The statement...
Hajj 2023: Two Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi
Two Nigerian pilgrims partaking in the ongoing 2023 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia have been confirmed dead. Similarly, another pilgrim was amputated while three women had miscarriages. The National Hajj Commission's head of Medical Team in Saudi Arabia, Dr Usman Galadima, who confirmed the incidents said the first male pilgrim from Nigeria to pass on, died few days ago in Makkah while...
Ajuloopin reveals why he didn’t contest for Speakership race
By Fowewe Abdullateef Hon. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency at National Assembly, has revealed the reason he didn’t contest for the 10th House of Representative Leadership, says he stepped down from the race, as a mark of respect for his party, All ProgressiveCongress (APC). Hon. Ajuloopin unveal this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
BREAKING: Saudi authority announces Tuesday, June 27 Arafat Day
, ...Eid Al-Adha holds on Wednesday, June 28 The Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court on Sunday (June 18,2023) announced that the rites of standing on the plain/mount of Arafat, which marks the climax of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj, will be on Tuesday, June 27. With this announcement, the first day of Eid Al-Adha will be Wednesday June 28, the _Haramain Sharifain_ reported,...
