Tag: SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia executes Nigerian woman, 3 others over drug trafficking
An unnamed Nigerian woman was among four people
executed on Monday by Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.
The country’s interior ministry announced in a statement
on Tuesday...
Nigerian doctors flood Lagos recruitment centre for work in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian doctors on Saturday flooded a hotel in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State to attend an interview conducted by officials of Saudi Arabia health ministry.
Successful...
Mother forgets baby at airport, forces plane to turn around
A Malaysia-bound plane had to make a U-turn back to Saudi Arabia after a passenger realised she had left her baby in the terminal.
The...
Jamal Khashoggi, others named Time Magazine person of the year
The slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year on Tuesday.
Mr Khashoggi shares the honour with other persecuted...
Qatar to quit OPEC in 2019
After being a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for 57 years, Qatar has resolved to quit the group in January...
Ahmed Musa’s hat-trick sends Al Nassr top
Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa, appears to have adjusted swiftly to the rigours of the Saudi Arabian league.
Musa was in frightening form on Wednesday...
Lagos pilgrims, NAHCON officials clash in Saudi over departure
Some Lagos State pilgrims who participated in the just concluded Hajj in Saudi Arabia clashed with officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria...
3 APC chairmen die in Saudi Arabia road accident
The Hajj Commission in Zamfara State on Friday confirmed the death of three local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in an...
Tragedy: Another Nigerian pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia
The Nigerian pilgrimage mission in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday recorded double tragedy following the death of two pilgrims.
A pilgrim from Niger had earlier, in...
Hajj 2018: Nigerian pilgrim dies in elevator pit
A pilgrim from Niger was on Wednesday feared dead in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after mistakenly falling into the pit of an elevator under repair.
The...