…and funded a suspected Zamfara bandit, Abubakar Idris, and one Zainab Gado, for the Hajj pilgrimage. Saturday PUNCH learnt that Idris was subsequently arrested by the Department of State Services, which also probed the senator. In the letter, the governor explained that DSS operatives in Bauchi State visited the Bauchi…

…said most of the missing were likely tourists from India and the Indian diaspora on pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus. South Korean government officials said their citizens working on building a hydropower plant in Nepal were among those reported missing. Malaysia's Foreign Ministry also sa…

…woman, Hussaina Sufyan Ahmed, has claimed that some Muslims go to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage with plans to fornicate there. She stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. "Not perfect but may I not fall into the category of visiting the holy land yet planning to fornicate there. Some Muslims be wildin…

…members in Saje, Adatan, under the false pretence of organising a government-sponsored pilgrimage to Jerusalem and promising each member ₦2 million. Makinde was also alleged to have fraudulently engaged in manipulating unsuspecting victims under the guise of spiritual deliverance across Ogun, Oyo and Osun States The sp…

…“the sovereignty of the will of the Nigerian people.” Describing the visit as “a pilgrimage of appreciation” for Abubakar’s contributions to peaceful coexistence, peaceful elections and democratic stability, Amupitan also congratulated the former Head of State on his recent 84th birthday anniversary. The INEC chairman…

…mountain and sheltered in a hut overnight. Japan’s highest mountain was once a peaceful pilgrimage site but has become a popular target for hikers — some of whom lack the stamina required for the five-to-10 hour trek up and down. Japan has tightened access rules on the 3,776-metre (12,388-foot) volcano in response to o…

…who accused the Katsina State Government of sponsoring bandits to participate in Hajj pilgrimage.Magistrate Zaharaddeen Kofar Soro gave the order after the Katsina State Police Command arraigned Kurfi over alleged defamation of character and injurious falsehood.According to the First Information Report (FIR), Dr. Kurfi…

…for their safe journey home and a joyful reunion with their families after the spiritual pilgrimage. The Director-General was accompanied at the farewell ceremony by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alhaji Yusuf Lawan, the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Yusuf Aliyu Mukhtar, the Director of Hajj Operations, and othe…

…in the 20 months the regime lasted. While the second visit to Saudi Arabia on Hajj pilgrimage was the last, the first trip was a year earlier in 1984, when he led a high-level government delegation to the then USSR, meeting with then Soviet leader, Konstantin Chernenko. Aging or not, Buhari was, at all times, a leaders…

…Honorable Court, did commit an offence when you received sponsorship to travel for Hajj Pilgrimage from one BATTUJO a known bandit Kingpin from funds you reasonably ought to know formed part of Terrorism, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 21 of the terrorism (Prevention Prohibiti…

…fully aware it was proceeds of terrorism, as well as receiving sponsorship for a holy pilgrimage funded with proceeds of terrorism. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Oyedepo Rotimi, SAN, urged the court to strike out both counts but convict them on the others. According to Count 2, both women "aided and abetted the…