With effect from Tuesday, December 14, the federal government will restrict airlines coming from Canada, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced the decision on Sunday in Lagos and explained that it was to reciprocate restricted flights from Nigeria into those countries over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. […]
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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, dispersed medical doctors, who were at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment exercise organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. Recall that it was reported on Tuesday, that medical consultants in their hundreds flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall at Sheraton […]
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The Saudi Supreme Court confirmed Thursday that the crescent moon of Dhu Al-Hijjah has been sighted. Hajj will, therefore, begin on Friday August 9. Pilgrims will spend the day on the plains of Mount Arafat on Saturday August 10, and Eid Al-Adha will start on Sunday August 11. Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) […]
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A video that shows President Muhammadu Buhari jogging while performing lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia is currently trending online. The video shot by NTA shows the president carrying out the exercise while performing one of the rites of hajj at the Masjid Haram (the Grand Mosque) in Makkah. At the end of the exercise, Buhari […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday embark on a five-day trip to Saudi Arabia. This is as revealed on Wednesday, by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman. Shehu said the trip is at the instance of Salman Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia. “President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of […]
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Saudi Arabia has executed 37 people who were convicted in terrorism-related cases, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday. The 37 people were all Saudi nationals, who received the death penalty for charges including adopting extremist terrorist ideology, the formation of terrorist cells, attacking security offices using explosives and killing a number of security personnel. […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied report that it ignored the call for intervention over Mrs Kudirat Afolabi, a Nigerian woman, executed for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia. In a statement by its Spokesperson, Sarah Sanda, on Friday in Abuja, the ministry said the report in one of the media was a complete falsehood. […]
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A 6-year-old boy beheaded in Saudi Arabia, has triggered a public outrage, after his parent was accused of practicing the wrong form of Islam. The boy was attacked with a piece of broken glass in front of his screaming mum, a campaign group has claimed. The child and his mum were allegedly approached while visiting […]
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A last minute goal from Al Dawsari meant that Saudi Arabia won their first World Cup game in 24 years and finished third in Group A, above Egypt. Egypt took the lead in the first half — Mohammed Salah lifted the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. Egypt could have extended their lead with Salah and […]
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Saudi Arabia overturned Sunday the world’s only ban on female motorists, sending Saudi women in wild celebrations as they take the wheel for the first time in decades. The much-trumpeted move is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to modernise the conservative petrostate — but it has been dented by the jailing of […]
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