Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Hajati Sharifah Buzeki, has ...

As we commemorate journalists, we must reaffirm our unwavering commitment to safeguarding press freedom in Nigeria.

As Katsina State Muslims prepare to be airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi for the 2025 Hajj, out of 3,680 seats allocated to the state by the National Hajj Commission, approximately 1,850 pilgrims ...

The cyclist has no specific arrival date in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, but he is confident that he will there before the Hajj season gets underway. The 6,000-kilometre journey will pass through ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) revisited the war from a more personal lens, weaving love, betrayal, and survival into historical tragedy. These works serve not only as ...

President Mahama, while cutting the sod for the new Hajj Village on February 28, announced that he had instructed legal counsel at the presidency, Marietta Brew, to amend the Public Holidays Act ...

Dozens of unprecedent heatwaves were recorded including in Saudi Arabia where temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) during the Hajj pilgrimage. Wildfires and severe ...

“It was a complete shock,” Maria tells CNN Travel, describing how the tragedy completely altered the course of her life, and lead to her and her son leaving the US. “I didn’t see it as a ...