Eid-el-Kabir: Olowu of Kuta Urges Peace, Unity, Selflessness Among Nigerians

The Olowu of Kuta, HRM Oba Dr. Hammed Makama Oyelude, CON, Tegbosun III, has called on the Muslim Ummah and all Nigerians to make peace, unity, and selflessness their guiding principles as the world marks this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

In his Sallah message, the revered monarch described Eid-el-Kabir as a “highly spiritual occasion that demands dedication, commitment, and selflessness.”

Oba Makama said the period should be used to reflect on societal happenings and promote messages of hope and unity without inciting provocation.

He urged Nigerians to live together harmoniously, irrespective of religious, political, or tribal affiliations, stressing that politicians should exercise restraint and avoid inflammatory rhetoric ahead of the 2027 general elections.

“What should be uppermost in the mind of every patriotic Nigerian is **‘Country first,’” he said.

The monarch also appealed to citizens to remain vigilant in the face of insecurity, reassuring that the armed forces and paramilitary agencies are working round the clock to ensure a smooth and peaceful celebration.

“The price wise men pay for eternal liberty is vigilance. I urge everyone to celebrate moderately and extend a helping hand to the less privileged, widows, and orphans, embracing them as our brothers and sisters,” Olowu Makama added.

He concluded by wishing all Nigerians a peaceful and fulfilling Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Oba Babatunde Saliu Elebo II Felicitates Muslims on Eid-el-Kabir Celebration

By Adeyemi Obadimu Veron

The Oloworo of Oworosoki Kingdom, Oba Babatunde Saliu Elebo II, has extended warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations to Muslims across Nigeria and the world at large on the joyous occasion of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

In a statement made available to Newsmen, the revered monarch urged Muslims to embrace the true teachings of Islam by promoting peace, love, unity, sacrifice, and compassion during and after the festive period.

Oba Babatunde Saliu Elebo II noted that Eid-el-Kabir, also known as Salah, remains one of the most significant celebrations in Islam as it symbolizes total obedience, faith, and devotion to Almighty Allah, drawing inspiration from the unwavering sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), who demonstrated complete submission to the will of God.

According to the monarch, the Holy Qur’an teaches believers the importance of righteousness, kindness to humanity, tolerance, and support for the less privileged in society. He emphasized that the season should serve as a reminder for all Nigerians to live in harmony irrespective of religion, ethnicity, or political differences.

The royal father further called on Muslims to use the sacred period to pray fervently for peace, stability, economic growth, and sustainable development in Nigeria, stressing that national progress can only thrive in an atmosphere of unity and mutual understanding.

Oba Saliu also encouraged the faithful to extend hands of generosity to widows, orphans, and vulnerable members of society, noting that the essence of Eid-el-Kabir goes beyond celebration and feasting, but also reflects the spirit of sharing and caring for humanity as instructed in the Qur’an.

While wishing Muslims a peaceful and memorable Eid celebration, the Oloworo of Oworosoki prayed for divine blessings, prosperity, good health, and continued harmony in homes and communities.

“May this year’s Eid-el-Kabir strengthen our faith, deepen our love for one another, and bring renewed hope and abundant blessings to our nation,” the monarch stated.

2027 BATTLE: David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola Must Petition IGP Tunji Disu To Declare Dumebi Kachikwu And His Goons Wanted For Parading Themselves As ADC Leaders, An Act Capable Of Destabilizing Nigeria’s Fragile Democracy 

*Nigerian media houses are also warned to stop overheating the polity with Kachikwu’s political shenanigans

As the rising main opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) preps for its all-important, much-awaited, no-holds-bar presidential primary election today in Abuja, we enjoin the party’s leadership led by the mercurial and consumate political juggernaut, former Senate President David Mark to immediately petition the Nigerian Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to forthwith declare Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu and his goons, wanted, if they go on parading themselves as the leaders of the ADC.

Over last 24 hours, our team of eminent young political scientists and investigative journalists have with keen interest, religiously observed the resurgent conspiracy theories against the main opposition ADC, across the websites of various mainstream and online media platforms in Nigeria- Vanguard, Punch, The Nation, Peoples Gazette, et al. The headlines read: “ADC crisis deepens as Dumebi Kachikwu faction sacks David Mark-led leadership,” “ADC in trouble as Dumebi Kachikwu emerges Presidential candidate,” etc.

For Pete’s sake, we are shocked to the point of un-shockability that these jankara, jeunjeun, and they said, he said journalists in the Nigerian media have failed to understand that their attempts to side with the calamitous APC regime of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to manufacture these failed conspiracy theories against the main opposition ADC will come back to bite them all in the butt should Nigeria be transmogrified into a one-party state or an elected monarchy in 2027.

We are forced to ask: How soon did these media platforms forget that on April 30, 2026, the apex Supreme Court in a 5-0 unanimous ruling by the five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba upheld that the David Mark-led ADC leadership remains the authentic leadership, thus, summarily asking INEC to recognize it, in toto? INEC had since obeyed the Supreme Court of Nigeria and has reinstalled the names of the David Mark led ADC leadership on its official portal (website).

These media platforms failed in their attempts to engineer crises within the ADC with the usurper, one Nafiu Bala Gombe. These media platforms failed in their attempts to engineer crises within the ADC with Mr. Peter Obi and his radical wing of the Obidient Movement Worldwide. Now, they are back again and have been hired by senior officials of the Tinubu regime to use the rascal called Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu and his goons to attempt to engineer conspiracy theories against the rising main opposition ADC?

Without much ado, we state unequivocally and emphatically that these hired media houses in Nigeria must stop their latest demonic paid agenda sponsored by Bola Tinubu and his goons. We state without mincing words that Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu is no longer a member of the main opposition ADC, as he had since been suspended and sacked for anti-party activities.

Respectively, the Honorable Justice Joyce Abdulmalik and Honorable Justice James Omotosho have both dismissed the suit filed by the so-called Dumebi Kachikwu faction against the Senator David Mark-led leadership in October 2025 and March 2026 for lacking jurisdiction to entertain suits regarding the internal affairs of the ADC. Let’s be guided with Section 83(5) of the Electoral Act 2026.

Enough is enough! Nigeria must not be morphed into a one-party state or an elected monarchy (the worst form of government), just to satisfy the ruinous agenda of one man called Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a man with alleged drug trafficking past in the United States of America. Bola Tinubu, a man with alleged controversies regarding who his parents were, his date of birth, elementary school, high school, college, and even employment background?

We conclude by stating emphatically that Bola Tinubu does not mean well for the Nigerian State and must not be allowed to coronate himself freely as the Ayatollah of Nigeria, come January 16, 2027.

All mainstream and online media platforms in Nigeria are hereby warned before it’s too late to navigate in such a calamitous whirlwind.

Ikenna Asomba is a political scientist and investigative journalist. He writes from the State of Illinois, United States.