Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

25 Nov 2018

Jumeirah Group announces 7 new hotel openings in 2019

Jumeirah Group, a global luxury hotel company, has shared updates regarding its ongoing extensive expansion plans with seven new hotel openings in the GCC and international markets between now and the end of 2019. The announcement was made during its annual GCC roadshow from Nov. 11 to 14, which commenced in Saudi Arabia, and included the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh, followed

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24 Nov 2018

Agent In Court Over N1.5m Hajj Fraud

A travelling agent, AbdulGaniyu Olobi, of No 17, Olobi Compound, Adabata, Ilorin, who allegedly defrauded a woman under the pretense of securing her travelling documents to Mecca to perform hajj, has been dragged before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court.

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23 Nov 2018

Bauchi: Pilgrims board begin preparations for 2019 Hajj

Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has began preparations for the 2019 Hajj operations. This was disclosed in Bauchi on Friday by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa when he paid a visit to the state executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the union’s secretariat.

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