HAJJ 2026: 1600 LAGOS PILGRIMS ARRIVE SAFELY FROM MAKKAH. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 HAJJ 2026: 1600 LAGOS PILGRIMS ARRIVE SAFELY FROM MAKKAH The 1,600 Lagos pilgrims who participated in the just-concluded Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have all arrived safely to join their respective families. The safe arrival of the last and final batch of 187 pilgrims on Saturday marked the conclusion of the 2026 Hajj operations. Speaking to journalists at the tarmac of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, the Amir-ul-Hajj and State Commissioner of Home Affairs, Ibrahim Layode said that the spiritual exercise was a success for Lagos State. The Commissioner who attributed the success to the exemplary conduct of the pilgrims while in the Holy Land maintained that the State also made adequate arrangements by engaging critical stakeholders ahead of the journey. "We give all Glory to Almighty God for the successful completion of this year's Hajj journey to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and I want to say that it was a success achieved through teamwork a...

MALIAN DIPLOMATS EXPELLED FROM FRANCE OVER ARREST OF SUSPECTED FRENCH SPY. (PHOTO).


 Malian diplomats expelled from France over arrest of suspected French spy


France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the Malian embassy and consulate to leave, the French foreign ministry said on Friday, AFP reported.


The move came after Bamako's arrest of an alleged French intelligence agent in August.


A spokesperson for Mali's foreign ministry declined to comment.


The suspension further exacerbates tensions between Paris and the West African country, after Mali's government severed military ties with France.


Overthrow plot


The man was arrested in August, along with two Malian generals, and accused of participating in a plot to destabilise Mali.


The French foreign ministry declined to comment on whether the man was an intelligence agent. In August it said he was a member of the embassy in Bamako and Mali's accusations against him were unfounded.


Two staff members from the Malian embassy and consulate in Paris have been declared persona non grata, while Mali declared five French embassy staff members persona non grata, the French foreign ministry added.


France's relationship with countries of the Sahel region has deteriorated in recent years following the overthrow of its allies in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

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