Category: Hajj Flakes

By Abdullahi Yusuf NAHCON says 2,767 pilgrims from four states have been airlifted back to Nigeria in three days through seven return flight operations. A return flight departed Jeddah for … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. The return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims has commenced, with 1,546 pilgrims transported home in three flight operations so far. 2. Pilgrims from Nasarawa State formed the … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. The 2026 Hajj airlift exercise has ended with 38,888 Nigerian pilgrims successfully transported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 98 flight operations. 2. The completed … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. Kebbi State’s second return flight is scheduled to depart Makkah on Friday 5th for Jeddah before departing for Nigeria on Saturday, June 6. 2. The Niger … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. The first batch of 165 Pakistani pilgrims has arrived in Islamabad marking the commencement of return operations for Pakistan’s 2026 Hajj contingent. 2. Gombe State Muslim … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. Dr. Gidado Halilu, former Head of the National Medical Team of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria and Medical Director of Kaduna Polytechnic, has passed away. 2. … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. Nigeria has recorded another death during the 2026 Hajj exercise. Abdullahi Mohammed of the FCT contingent died in Makkah. 2. The Zamfara State Hajj Commission has … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has visited pilgrims in Mina camps to assess the welfare and condition of the state contingent during the ongoing … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has ordered a probe into some tour operators accused of bringing excess pilgrims beyond approved allocations for the 2026 Hajj, warning that … Read More

By Abdullahi Yusuf 1. Millions of pilgrims marked Eid al-Adha with the stoning of Jamrat al-Aqabah in Mina, one of the major rites of Hajj performed on the Day of … Read More