Tag: Mecca Stampede

Seven of the pilgrims died during the stampede in Muna.

NAHCON says death toll rose after analysis on the corpses by the Saudi government

1700 Kano pilgrims have returned to home.

More than 769 pilgrims from across the world died and 1000 others injured in the Sept. 24 stampede

Cross River's 37 pilgrims have been accounted for.

NAHCON says 243 pilgrims are still missing.

Iran blames Saudi Arabia's "inefficiency and mismanagement" in handling the largest gathering of Muslims.

The state government urges all citizens to remain calm and intensify prayers as they await updates from authorities concerned.

He was aged 62 and had been on the throne for 19 years

Some pilgrims from Nigeria are missing.

President Buhari asks Saudi authorities to correct flaws in hajj organisation

Nigeria says the deaths should not have occurred in the first place.