The Lagos State Government has announced that the 2023 Hajj pilgrims from the state will begin their return journey back home today. In a statement, the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said the Amir-ul-Hajj, Anofiu Elegushi, made the announcement during a press briefing on the Hajj operations. The Amir-ul-Hajj disclosed that the return journey would begin “with a ‘special flight’ …

A pilgrim with the Lagos State contingent to Hajj, Alhaja Kuburat Sekoni has died in the bathroom. Sekoni came with pilgrims from Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of the state. The body of the 66-year-old was seen by her roommate when she wanted to use the restroom. The Lagos State Amir-ul-Hajj and former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi expressed regret …

The Ambassador of Nigeria to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Yahya Lawal has described hajj pilgrims from Lagos State as some of the most disciplined during the ongoing hajj. According to a statement by the Assistant Director of Lagos State Muslim Welfare Board, Taofeek Lawal, the ambassador received a delegation to the Lagos tent in Mina on Saturday, which …

The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, on Friday, slumped at a yet-to-identified airport over an undisclosed illness. The apostle, well known for his philanthropic gestures, has been in the news recently, one of which was sending the Happy Boys abroad after the Chicken Republic, where they worked as security personnel, sacked them for dancing while on …

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a potentially record-breaking hajj pilgrimage held in the fierce summer heat. As dawn broke, groups of worshippers recited Koran verses on the rocky rise, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his final sermon. The ritual is the high point of the …

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has directed the mobilisation of adequate logistics and personnel for the Eid-el-Adha celebration to guarantee safe travels for all road users. According to a statement on Sunday by the Corps spokesperson, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, the special patrol operations would commence on 26th June and end on …

Former Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle has donated N200 million to various categories of people in the state for the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. In a statement in Gusau, the state capital, on Saturday, state Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Yusuf Idris quoted the state Chairman of the party Alhaji Tukur Danfulani as saying that the beneficiaries …

The Ogun State Police Command says flash points in Ogun State will be taken over by security personnel during the coming Muslim festival (Eid-el Adha). The command also said that that the police and sister agencies would patrol the state, adding that there would be stop-and-search. In a statement on Saturday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Omotola Odutola …

Barely a week to Sallah, ram sellers at the Kara end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday lamented low sales, blaming the low patronage on 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 said that ram prices had gone up, lamenting that it …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for vigilance before and during next week’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This, the service said, was imperative as reports had indicated plans by hoodlums to attack worship and recreational centres before and during the festivities. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya said the evil …