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Allow Peace To Reign Yakubu Oseni Tells Ebira Muslim

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In the name of Allah, the most magnificent and most merciful. We appreciate Almighty Allah who has graciously counted us amongst His worthy servants to successfully partake in this year's Ramadan fast. I rejoice with you all and appreciate Allah for keeping us strong till the end of the Holy month. Dear Constituents, the period of fasting must have come and gone, I urge you all to sustain the lesson of piety, holiness, love, sacrifice and service to God and humanity which we have practised in the last 30 days. The glorious Qur'an enjoined us to make and sustain peace in our locality. I therefore use this opportunity to enjoin every Muslim in Ebiraland who may have cause to be agitating for one reason or the other to allow peace to reign. A perusal through the Holy Quran shows that most verses of the Quran are based on peace and kindness, either directly or indirectly. The ideal society, according to the Quran is Dar As-Salaam, that is, the House of peace (Quran: 10

Bello Vs Wada’s: Tribunal affirms Bello as Kogi governor

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The Kogi State Governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a petition brought before it by Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the re-election of Yahaya Bello as governor. Mr Wada had approached the tribunal to challenge the re-election of Mr Bello and the All Progressives Congress (APC). that polled 406,222 votes to defeat the (PDP)’s candidate, Mr Wada, who scored 189,704 votes. The petitioners lawyer, Jibril Okutepa, had urged the tribunal to uphold the petition and declare Mr Wada as the duly elected governor of Kogi state. Mr Okutekpa argued that his clients won the majority of lawful votes cast in the election. They called a total of 32 witnesses to prove their claim that the election was marred by irregularities, violence, ballot snatching and non-compliance with the electoral act and the constitution. But Mr Bello and the APC’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu, said the petitioners were unable to prove their claims, and urged the