Tag: MECCA
Hajj stampede: Buhari, FOMWAN mourn veteran journalist, Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the colossal calamity which occurred in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, claiming the lives of more than...
Stampede near Mecca leaves 717 pilgrims dead, more injured
At least people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in...
Moji Olaiya, Femi Adebayo join colleagues in Mecca
By Bisola Bello
Moji Olaiya and Femi Adebayo have added to the number of Nigerian actors currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the 2015 Hajj...
Dayo Amusa, Fathia Balogun in Mecca for Hajj
By Bisola Bello
Nollywood actresses, Dayo Amusa and Fathia Balogun, are currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia to observe the popular Muslim Hajj pilgrimage.
The two were...
Mecca Crane crash: One Nigerian pilgrim confirmed dead, three declared missing
Adamu Kargi, a Nigerian pilgrim from Kaduna State, has been confirmed dead following Friday’s crane crash at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Four female...
Buhari commiserates with Muslims over fatal Mecca crane collapse
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday commiserated with Saudi King Salman, the people of Saudi Arabia and the worldwide Islamic community over Friday’s fatal crane...
87 killed as crane crashes into Grand Mosque in Mecca +...
At least 87 people died on Friday after a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, the Saudi...