Hajj

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Local News

Sheikh Gumi deported, Barred from Hajj

VAM News May 26, 2025

News Update Saudi Arabian authorities have deported prominent Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, and barred him from performing the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. The cleric confirmed the development in a post shared on his...

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Local News

Hajj: First batch of Osun pilgrims arrive Country

VAM News July 5, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update Osun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has has revealed that the first set of this year’s Hajj pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, comprising 387 pilgrims have successfully...

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Religion

Hajj: Time for Nigerian pilgrims extended

VAM News July 5, 2022 0 Comment

The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia has extended landing permits of Nigerian Hajj carriers from July 4 to July 6. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Assistant Director, Public...

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Local News

Nigerian Senator Offers Hajj Slots To Delegates Who Returned Cash After Voting Against Him

VAM News June 17, 2022 0 Comment

Senator Smart Adeyemi, who represents Kogi West in the National Assembly, has offered to sponsor five persons to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, for the hajj for returning the money he dole out to delegates during...

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Local News

Hajj Cancellation: Ogun Begins Refund Of Payment For Intending Pilgrims

VAM News June 24, 2021 0 Comment

The Ogun State Government said it has begun the refund of money to intending pilgrims, after the cancellation of the 2021 Islamic pilgrimage by the Saudi government. This is in...