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Some prospective Hajj Pilgrims say they have been handed a raw deal by the National Hajj Board in the amount expected to be paid by pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. According to the aggrieved prospective pilgrims, the Hajj Board led by Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye has breached an agreement it …

The National Hajj Board has announced the 2022 Hajj package for prospective pilgrims pegging the total cost of the trip at GH¢39,000 for new pilgrims. A statement issued by the Chairman of the Hajj Board, Shiekh I. C. Quaye, said pilgrims who maintained their 2020 Hajj deposit of GH¢19,500 will …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed with immediate effect, the removal of Hamza Tanko from all official duties of the Hajj Board. This comes after Mr Hamza’s appointment as a signatory to Ghana’s Hajj bank account in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and his description as a Finance Director. A statement signed by the Executive Secretary …

• The 2021 Hajj has officially been cancelled • The National Hajj Board has promised to refund monies of persons who make requests • It has assured a smooth and expeditious process for refunding the monies The National Hajj Board has officially announced the cancellation of the 2021 Hajj following …

    Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus. Only a very limited number of people currently living in the kingdom may take part, an announcement on state media says. An estimated two million people would …

The Communications Directorate of the Ghana Hajj Board has organized a day orientation for Journalists who will be participating in this year’s hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The orientation seeks to equip journalists on hajj pilgrimage and hajj reporting. Participants were taken through Hajj and Umrah process …

Saudi Arabia will not grant visas to pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The ministry said the decision was reached following the decision of the World Health to declare the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a public health emergency …

The first batch of Ghanaian pilgrims were airlifted Wednesday morning at the Tamale Airport to perform this year’s pilgrimage in Mecca. About 492 pilgrims left with Boeing 747-400 aircraft in the Northern region. The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Hajj Board in the region, Alhaji Eliasu confirmed to Class …

The first batch of Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims embarking on the 2019 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is expected to take off from the Tamale Airport today, Wednesday, 24 June 2019.The Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board, Sheikh I.C. Quaye, together with the Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose …

Patriotic Muslim Front (PMF), a Muslim youth group has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to review the affairs of the National Hajj Board on issues relating to the upward review of this year’s pilgrimage fee and the lack of accountability of the board. The group in a statement signed by its President, …