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Last Batch of Oyo Pilgrims Arrive Nigeria
By Olawale Asake The last batch of Oyo pilgrims have returned to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia where they performed the holy pilgrimage to Islamic holy sites in Madinah and Makkah. The pilgrims, which left Jeddah at 10 pm on Tuesday night landed safely at the Murtala Muhammed Airport at 4:30am on Wednesday morning after a…
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Oyo Pilgrims Arrive Mina to Commence Main Rites
By Nafiu Busari Pilgrims from Oyo State are now in Mina to prepare for some important Hajj rites. The pilgrims, numbering 1,446, left their hotels in Makkah for Mina at 5:30 am (3:30am Nigerian time) on Monday morning. Mina, a valley in the South Eastern part of Makkah will accommodate the pilgrims for a couple…
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Pilgrims back in Makkah after 5 days under Tents in Muna
Many Pilgrims participating in the ongoing Hajj exercise today returned to their base in Makkah after the symbolic throwing of the last set of stones at the devil at Jamrah. While some left for Makkah after the throwing of stones at Jamrah, others left for their tents in Muna where buses later conveyed them back to Makkah. …
