Tag: Pilgrims

Nigerian Embassy urges Pilgrims to be good Ambassadors, seeks clarification on Gumi’s entry denial

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has urged Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj to be exemplary ambassadors of Islam and Nigeria while in the Holy Land.   Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires in Riyadh, Dr. Ibrahim Modibbo Umar, made the call during a pre-Arafah stakeholders’ meeting organized by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Makkah.   Dr. Modibbo emphasized the importance of abiding by the laws and cultural expectations of the host country to enable pilgrims perform their religious obligations peacefully and without difficulty. He commended…

Hajj, A Great Blessing From Allah By Imam Murtadha Gusau

Emporium Reporters

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Verily, all praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His assistance and we ask for His forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Him from the evils of ourselves. Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide. Whoever He misguides, none can guide. And I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. Dear brothers and sisters, Allah Almighty has honoured the Muslim Ummah (nation) with successive…

No “Extra” Monetary Request from Pilgrims to KSA By Fatima Sanda Usara

Emporium Reporters

This writer wishes to correct an erroneous impression over the $100 reduction from the 2023 Hajj Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) in relation to Sudan crisis and closure of its airspace.   It would be recalled that the crisis in Sudan has added an increase in flight duration from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia with about two hours approximate whilst crossing over additional airspaces. This had forced the airlines to charge extra money for the additional fuel the journey would consume as well as the extra cost for additional aeronautical airspaces they…