FIFA Has Banned CAF President Ahmad Ahmad For Five Years Over Corruption
Ahmad Ahmad, the embattled president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been banned for five years over financial misconduct.The ban was announc
Saudi Arabia To Allow Umrah For Residents And Visitors, Gives Condition
After several months of Covid-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia will from Sunday, October 4, open the Grand Mosque to residents in the Kingdom for Umrah. It should be n
Indonesia Cancels Haj Pilgrimage Over Coronavirus Concerns
JAKARTA (REUTERS)Indonesia has cancelled the haj pilgrimage this year for people in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation due to concerns over the coronavi
FUTA Undergraduate DJ Breaks Guinness World Record For Longest DJ'ing
DJ Venum, a Nigerian Disc Jockey, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest DJ'ing, playing music non-stop for 15 days. The superstar DJ, Agboola Ven
The Rolling Stones: How Eel Pie Island Shaped The Band's Career
Image copyright Mike Peters Mick Jagger acting at Eel Pie Island in 1963 The Rolling Stones' return to Twickenham on 19 June is extra than simply one other tour
Unusual Minuscule 1,000-year-old Arabic Clay Amulet Unearthed In City Of David
A uncommon clay Arabic amulet unearthed by archaeologists in the final days of Ramadan brings an sudden 1,000-year-old blessing from Allah. Discovered final wee
Foreign Man Smashes Self At Mecca’s Grand Mosque
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef was politically "getting weaker, more marginalised", after steady chipping away at his powers and affect, based on an over
Rare Prince Album Surfaces In Canada
Image copyright PA The Black Album was one of many most-bootlegged albums of the 1980s A uncommon copy of Prince's Black Albumone of the crucial sought-after vi
Chinese Skyscraper Company Builds One Storey Every 3 Days
A Chinese construction company is building a 106-storey skyscraper in Malaysia at an eye-opening speed. Workers have managed to complete one story every three d
Mecca: 10 More Bodies Of Nigerians Recovered
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria yesterday stated.10 more corpses of deceased Nigerian pilgrims had been identified, bringing the number of pilgrims who
Mecca Stampede: Nigerian Man, Wives, Mother, Stepmother Die
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has confirmed the death of the immediate Caretaker Chairman of Illela Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Bello
Jega's Brother, Taraba Emir, Others Die In Mecca Stampede
A brother of the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Justice Abdulkadir Jega; another Justice of the Ilorin D
Hajj Disaster: Atiku Mourns First Female Editor
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed regret over the tragedy that struck Muslim pilgrims during a stampede in Mecca that claimed hundreds of lives
First Female Editor, Bilikisu Yusuf, Among The Dead In Mecca Stampede
A frontline journalist and first female editor, Hajia Bilikisu Yussuf, is among the 717 pilgims who died during a stampede at the Jamrat Bridge in Mecca on Thur
1000 Hajj Pilgrims Escape Fire At Mecca Hotel
Saudi Arabia officials have disclosed that 1,028 Muslim pilgrims were evacuated on Thursday, when a fire broke out in a hotel in the city of Mecca, a week ahead
Six Nigerians Die, Four Missing In Mecca Crane Crash
Six Nigerian pilgrims have been confirmed dead while four have been declared missing in the crane accident which took place in a Mosque in Kaabah, Mecca, Saudi
3 Nigerians Among 200 Injured In Mecca Mosque Tragedy
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that three Nigerian pilgrims sustained minor injuries in the crane crash in Mecca's Grand Mosque
Ajimobi Denies Claims To Visit Saudi For Re-election Thanksgiving, Says It's Blackmail
Oyo State Government has described the reported news claiming that Governor Abiola Ajimobi wants to visit Mecca with 10 Islamic scholars for reelection thanksgi
Suspected Ebola Victim Did Not Have Virus, Saudi Arabia Health Ministry Says
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A Saudi man who died last week after returning from Sierra Leone did not have the Ebola virus, according to initial international labo
PDP Crisis: New PDP Set To Receive 5 More PDP Governors, Appeal Court Ruling
The new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has filed a notice of appeal over last week's ruling by a Federal Hi