The 55-year-old female pilgrim, Binuyo Basira Iyabo arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) last week, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has excreted the remaining wraps of cocaine she ingested. The suspect, excreted the six remaining wraps bringing the total to 82 wraps of cocaine weighing 931 grammes with a street value estimated... Read More

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September 3, 2016

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NDLEA arrests 55-year-old female pilgrim with cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested a 55-year-old female pilgrim, Binuyo Basira Iyabo, to Saudi Arabia with cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In her statement by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mitchel Ofoyeju, the suspect has so far excreted 76 pellets of substances found to be cocaine. He... Read More

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August 9, 2016

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According to Emefiele, this is why CBN sold forex to Hajj pilgrims at N197

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, said that foreign exchange sold to 2016 hajj pilgrim was due to a 2015 agreement reached by the bank with both Christian and Muslim pilgrims. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the governor stated that the agreement was made long before the... Read More

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August 8, 2016

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Opinion: The government’s needless forex policy for pilgrims

With regard to federal government’s decision of August 4, 2016, instructing Nigerian banks to provide forex to the country’s intending Hajj pilgrims at N197 per This follow after the government ordered similar forex reduction for Christian pilgrims going to Jerusalem at N160 per Dollar earlier this year. It’s disgusting and bitter to comprehend that the... Read More

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June 29, 2014

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Nigerian army prevents 278 Muslim pilgrims from leaving Maiduguri airport

by S’ola Filani The Nigerian military allegedly barred 278 Islamic pilgrims, including a senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume, headed for the Umrah pilgrimage from boarding a flight out of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State on Friday. SaharaReporters claims the military prevented the senator and other pilgrims from boarding the chartered aircraft and forced... Read More

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October 26, 2013

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Sad news: Intending pilgrim dies hours before arrival in Israel

by Adeola Balogun An intention to go on pilgrimage has ended in sorrow for one unfortunate pilgrim and his family after it was reported that he died in transit. Despite medical reports purportedly certifying him fit for the trip, Mr. Amos Peter, a pilgrim from Niger State reportedly died a few hours before arrival in... Read More

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NDLEA arrests 55-year-old female pilgrim with cocaine

According to Emefiele, this is why CBN sold forex to Hajj pilgrims at N197

Opinion: The government’s needless forex policy for pilgrims

Nigerian army prevents 278 Muslim pilgrims from leaving Maiduguri airport

Sad news: Intending pilgrim dies hours before arrival in Israel

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