By Abdullahi Yusuf

1. As at today, Flynas flight XY9052departed Jeddah for Abuja at 11:17hrswith 2 pilgrims and 264 officials(FCT = 1; Lagos = 1). Total NAHCON Airlift So Far:23,600 pilgrims on 57 flights.

2. Max Air VM267 left Jeddah to Kano at 07:20hrs with 551 Kano pilgrims and 6 officials.

3. Flynas XY9090 departed Jeddah to Sokoto at 06:31hrs with 423 Zamfara pilgrims and 4 officials.

4. UMZA UY3546 departed Jeddah to Minna at 01:43hrs with 481 Niger pilgrims and 3 officials.

5. UMZA UY3465 departed Jeddah to Maiduguri at 21:20hrs with 312 Yobe pilgrims.

6. Air Peace APK7915 flew from Jeddah to Yola at 19:43hrs with 308 pilgrims (Edo = 202, Taraba = 106) and 3 officials.

7. Max Air NGL2010 took off Jeddah to Bauchi at 13:28hrs with 551 pilgrims (Bauchi = 550; Borno = 1) and 9 officials.

8. Flynas XY9028 departed Jeddah to Abuja at 09:14hrs with 304 FCT pilgrims and 6 officials.

9. Max Air VM265 departed Jeddah to Bauchi at 08:25hrs with 458 Plateau pilgrims and 99 officials.

10. Flynas XY9088 left Jeddah to Kebbi at 06:18hrs with 423 Kebbi pilgrims and 6 officials.

11. UMZA UY3554 departed Jeddah to Kaduna at 00:44hrs with 474 Kaduna pilgrims and 8 officials.

12. UMZA UY3550 flew from Jeddah to Yola at 20:45hrs with 289 pilgrims (Adamawa = 113; Yobe = 176) and 15 officials.

13. Air Peace APK7913 departed Jeddah to Yola at 20:20hrs with 311 Taraba pilgrims and 3 officials.

14. 297 Sierra Leonean pilgrims returned home to Freetown after completing Hajj 2025; a second batch departs today.

15. NAHCON decries Hadaya fraud: Chairman Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman calls for reforms, condemns illegal collection of sacrifice money by unscrupulous agents.

16. Indonesia investigates second bomb threat on Saudia Hajj flight SVA 5688, which made an emergency landing in North Sumatra. All 376 pilgrims and crew were safely evacuated.

17. Pakistan begins Hajj 2026 pre-registration: Only early registrants will be eligible under both government and private schemes; token deposits now mandatory.

18. Kenyan Imam on the run after defrauding worshippers in a fake Hajj/Umrah scheme across Nairobi, Malindi, and Nakuru.

19. In Malaysia, a female pilot lost RM194,970 in a Hajj scam after paying a travel agency that ceased operations. Authorities have launched a full investigation.