Just In: Tinubu lands in Saudi Arabia for Umrah.
Just In: Tinubu lands in Saudi Arabia for Umrah The President is scheduled to perform Umrah, also known as the lesser hajj, and may return to Nigeria next week after completing the religious exercise.
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday evening arrived in Saudi Arabia, landing at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.
He was received by Nigeria’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and the Saudi head of royal protocol Ahmad bin Thafir. The President is scheduled to perform Umrah, also known as the lesser hajj, and may return to Nigeria next week after completing the religious exercise. Thursday’s trip marks the second time Tinubu has travelled to Makkah to perform Umrah since assuming office on May 29, 2023. President Tinubu visited the holy city in November 2023, shortly after attending the Saudi-African Summit in Riyadh, where he also prayed for divine guidance in leading Nigeria.
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