President Muhammadu Buhari has emphatically told Saudi Arabia that Nigeria will not be a member of the Coalition of Islamic States against Terror. The group, which was set up by Saudi Arabia, is aimed at battling terrorism in the region and the world. Buhari, while in Saudi Arabia, got an invitation from the ruler of…
**Meets Saudi Officials Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, said he had a meeting with Saudi authorities to request a transparent probe into the unfortunate incident in Mina, Saudi Arabia last month that led to the death of more than 740 pilgrims. Sanusi, addressing pilgrims during a visit to South-South and South-East camps in Mecca,…
Brother to the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, Abdulkadir, has been confirmed as one of the Nigerians that died in the Hajj stampede in Mecca, Saudi Arabia last Thursday. Abdulkadir, who is a judge, was among the two Court of Appeal Justices that lost their lives in the…