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  Eid-el-Kabir: Gbolarumi preaches love, peace, tolerance PHOTOS) Alh. Barr. Hazeem Gbolarumi, former Deputy governor and People’s Democratic Party’s Chieftain in Oyo State has called on all Nigerians to pray for the peace and stability of the country. Gbolarumi stated this through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Olaniyi Stephen, shortly after the prayers to mark the celebration of Eid-el–Kabir, at the Agodi Praying Ground in Ibadan today Wednesday, 28th of June, 2023. In his speech, he said: “as we celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, may the peace of Prophet Muhammad be with us all. I urged Nigerians to toe the line of peace for the stability and progress of this Nation. “May Allah reward our sacrifice abundantly and preserve us all to witness many of this season’s in Years to come“, he said. The Balogun Adinni of Ibadan also said: “the holy month of Ramadan has gone for year 2023 (hijrah 1440), while today is the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir. We should adhere to the teachings of t...

  Tribunal Dismisses AA's Case Against Seyi Makinde  The governorship election petition tribunal in Ibadan, Oyo, has upheld the re-election of Seyi Makinde as the governor of the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Makinde, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the election held on March 18. He secured 563,756 votes to win in 31 of the 33 LGAs in the state while Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came second with 256,685 votes. Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord Party came a distant third with 38,357 votes. A as But Babatunde Ajala, governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), had challenged Makinde’s victory. In his petition, INEC was named as the first respondent while Makinde and the PDP were the second and third respondents respectively. Delivering the judgment on Friday, a three-member panel, led by Ejiron Emudainohwo, dismissed Ajala’s petition. While speaking with journalists immediately a...