PRAY FOR PEACE IN NIGERIA, SANWO-OLU URGES INTENDING PILGRIMS. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 PRAY FOR PEACE IN NIGERIA, SANWO-OLU URGES INTENDING PILGRIMS Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged the Intending Pilgrims embarking on the 2026 holy pilgrimage exercise to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to actively participate in the prayer sessions for the prosperity of Lagos State and Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the charge during a one-day seminar held at the Lagos Television De-Blue Roof Ikeja for the 2026 Hajj Intending Pilgrims, organised by the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr Ibrahim Layode, said that the Hajj exercise revolves around intermittent prayer sessions and the pilgrims should use the opportunity to pray for the State and Nigeria at large fervently. "Let me congratulate all our intending pilgrims. You are among the few that Allah has chosen this year to answer His call to the Holy Land. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and it is a journey of faith, humility, and to...

TIGRAY PARTY RESTORES PRE-WAR GOVERNMENT IN THREAT TO NORTHERN ETHIOPIA PEACE. (PHOTO).


 Tigray party restores pre-war government in threat to northern Ethiopia peace


Tigray's main political party reasserted control over the northern Ethiopian region's political administration on Tuesday, following through on a threat to violate a key provision of the deal that ended a civil war with the federal government.


The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said in a statement it had restored the legislative council that existed before the 2020-2022 civil war and that the council had elected TPLF chair Debretsion Gebremichael as regional president, Reuters reported.


The TPLF announced last month that it would restore pre-war political structures, accusing the federal government of provocation, withholding funds for paying civil servants and extending the tenure of the interim administration's president without consulting it.


The prospect prompted an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to warn that "catastrophic conflict" could return to the region.


Devastating conflict


Abiy's spokesperson, Billene Seyoum, did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the TPLF did not respond to a request for comment about what prompted the decision or its potential consequences.


The conflict in Tigray, which drew in forces from neighbouring Eritrea, was one of the century's deadliest, killing hundreds of thousands of people through direct violence, the collapse of healthcare and famine, according to researchers.


It stemmed from a breakdown in relations between the TPLF, a guerrilla movement turned political party that dominated Ethiopian politics for nearly three decades, and Abiy, whose appointment as prime minister in 2018 ended the TPLF’s dominance.


The Pretoria Agreement, which ended the Tigray war, created an interim administration, established through dialogue between the TPLF and Ethiopia's federal government, to govern Tigray until new elections could be organised.


Tensions


The TPLF last month said it would replace the interim administration, stating that the federal had extended the term of the interim administration's president's party without consulting it.


The interim administration's president, Tadesse Worede, has said he intends to remain in his post, creating two rival authorities.


On Monday, there was an explosion near the interim administration's offices in the regional capital Mekelle, a local resident told Reuters. The BBC's Tigrinya language service quoted the police as saying a hand grenade had caused the explosion but that there were no casualties.


It was not clear who may have been responsible.

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