Saudi Arabia authorities stopped Kaduna-based Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj and deported him to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post on Monday on Facebook.

“Saudi Arabia is a police state where you have no freedom of ... Efforts by DAILY POST to get a response from the Saudi embassy in Nigeria were unsuccessful, as the embassy’s media ...

Doha - Developed nations tend to deal with Africa as a single entity. There have been several economic conferences between countries and Africa - eg, US-Africa Summit, China-Africa Summit, ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has barred controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, from entering the holy land to perform this year’s Hajj. Gumi announced the development yesterday in a ...

Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Turkey said on Wednesday that it is coordinating with Turkish authorities in search for a Saudi child who is believed to have fallen in a creek. For more Saudi news ...

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of the blockwork visa quota to Nigerians and nationals from six other African countries. Other affected include Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Ethiopia ...

In a sweeping policy shift geared towards managing inbound labour during peak pilgrimage periods, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended issuance of the blockwork visa quota to Nigerians and ...

Egypt accounted for one of the highest with 837,134 Egyptians employed. Others are: Sudan with 354,988; Morocco (18,023); Ethiopia (16,719); Tunisia (12,311) and Algeria with only 2,001 migrant ...

A 20% drop in oil prices has complicated negotiations between Aramco and Nigeria over a record $5 billion oil-backed loan, as Nigeria struggles with low output and persistent oil theft.

Ghana has been one of the first African countries to act. The government has closed its embassy in Tehran and started ...