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95,000 People Approved for Nigeria’s Hajj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
Nigeria has approved 95,000 Muslims from the 36 states to perform this year’s pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the Director of the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB), Dr Shu’iabu Kurfi, said on Monday in Abuja. GD Star Ratingloading...Search terms to...
Arab Countries Aid to Pakistan in Numbers
Donations to Pakistan continue to trickle in amid international calls for more contributions. The Organization of the Islamic Conference on 18 August urged the “international community in general and the Islamic world in particular, at the level of...
Acting President of Nigeria Dissolves the Government
Nigeria’s Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the Federal Executive Council (cabinet), sacking all the ministers in a dramatic move during the weekly cabinet meeting. Briefing journalists after the meeting, Professor Dora Akunyili, the...
Gambian Finance Minister Signs Loan Agreement with Saudi Development Fund
The Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Abdou Colley, has signed a $7.5 million loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for International Development for the construction of the Brikama-Darsilameh-Dimbaya road stretch along the south bank...
Ailing Nigerian President Rumored to have Returned From Saudi Arabia
The ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua, who left for Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009 for treatment, is rumored to have discreetly returned to the country in the early hours of Wednesday without any clear indication of his state of health as...
Somali Government Declares National Mourning for Youth And Sports Minister
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia has announced three days of mourning following the death of the country’s Youth and Sports minister, Suleyban Olad Roble, who died late on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from injuries he sustained...
Arewa Consultative Forum Insists That President Umaru Yar’Adua of Nigeria is Unfit to Rule
The socio-political and mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has insisted that President Umaru Yar’Adua is not fit to rule Nigeria and castigated the Executive Council of the Federation (FEC – cabinet) for saying...
Celebrations in Egypt After Victory in the African Cup of Nations 2010
Millions of Egyptians invaded the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Sunday evening to celebrate the historical and unprecedented win of the Pharaohs for the seventh time at the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2010) and for the third time in a...
