A medical expert, Ibrahim Abubakar, has advised Nigerian Muslims on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to consider their health status before embarking on the spiritual exercise.
Officers of the Kebbi Hisbah Board, an agency under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, have apprehended a married woman and five others in a hotel for alleged immoral conduct.
Governor Uba Sani on Wednesday launched the state inaugural flight for the 2026 hajj, urging intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of Kaduna and Nigeria.
Six hundred and sixty-four intending pilgrims out of the 2,035 from Katsina have been airlifted to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ms Okafor said the arrest followed the prophet’s actions in a viral video, where the child was being maltreated in an abusive and inhuman manner.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling on Monday, held that the motion on notice lacked merit.
He urged the pilgrims to be worthy ambassadors of the state and Nigeria.Â
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori says spiritual leaders will continue to shape society’s destiny and strengthen its stability.
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The Katsina government has approved a ₦3.8 billion loan facility to secure 3,890 hajj slots for intending pilgrims from the state for the 2026 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
It noted a resurgence of attacks on communities in southern Taraba.
