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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

Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, Suspends Commissioner Who Brutalised Lady Over Facebook Post

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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has ordered the suspension of Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, Commissioner for Water Resources in the state, who assaulted and raped a lady over a Facebook post. Sources revealed to SaharaReporters that the governor has also ordered an accelerated investigation into the case. SaharaReporters had reported how the commissioner kidnapped, assaulted and raped the lady identified as Elizabeth Oyeniyi before releasing her.

SERIE A SUSPENDED OVER CORONAVIRUS

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday announced that all sporting events, including the top-flight Serie A football championship, will be suspended because of the coronavirus crisis. “There is no reason why matches and sporting events should continue and I am thinking of the football championship,” Conte told a press conference in Rome.

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Kano state government announced the removal of Muhammad Sanusi Muhammad as the emir of kano.
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Coronavirus: What misinformation has spread in Africa? By Reality Check team BBC News 6 March 2020 Share this with Facebook   Share this with Messenger   Share this with Twitter   Share this with Email   Share Related Topics Reality Check Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Currently 33 of 47 sub-Saharan African countries have testing facilities, up from only two in January As cases of the coronavirus increase around the world, there's been a flurry of misleading or false news stories emerging, as well. There have been relatively few confirmed cases of the virus in Africa so far, but the authorities in some countries in the continent are still having to deal with misinformation. 1. No, you don't need to shave your beard to protect against the virus An old graphic created by the US health authorities about facial hair and respirators has been used incorrectly to suggest men should shave off their beards to avoid catching the c