Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the passing of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Dr Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, who departed on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. In a statement issued today by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke described the late monarch as a “father figure,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed his deep sorrow over the reported death of the Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran. In a statement, Atiku recalled the late monarch’s fatherly warmth, describing him as more than just a father-in-law but a symbol of courage, boldness, and discipline emblematic of the Ijesha people. Atiku’s…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Payment Service Providers to route all transactions from PoS terminals at merchant and agent locations — physical or electronic — through an approved CBN Payment Terminal Service Aggregator. It also issued a 30-day deadline requiring service providers to comply with enhanced routing guidelines for Point of Sale…
President Bola Tinubu has stated that his visit to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom, on Wednesday was aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties with the United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on his verified X account on Thursday. He…
A first-class Osun State monarch, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. His death was announced in a statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital. Before Fasuyi’s confirmation of the monarch’s passage, there was anxiety over the health of…
In turn, the General Caliph of Medina Baye welcomed the initiative of the Head of State who came to visit the community of Medina Baye as a prelude to the Mawlid Nabi. It is an intervention in the form of prayers at a time when Senegal is going through a number of difficulties, including illegal…
A first-class monarch in Osun State, Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. His death was announced in a statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital. Before Fasuyi’s confirmation of the monarch’s passage, there has been anxiety over the health of Oba Aromolaran, who…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has again boosted the country’s manufacturing and export indexes with the licencing of Abuja Industrial Park (ZEBERCED) Free Zone with initial 150 million US dollar investment portfolio. Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director of NEPZA, in a remark, while handing over the Operating Licence to the Turkish owners of…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s government offers no hope for Nigerians. The National Leader of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) said all economic and security policies of President Tinubu have only worsened the situation of Nigerians. In his “State of the Nation” open letter on Tuesday, the…
A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her neighbour’s son to death in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024, during a confrontation between the suspect and the deceased, Faroul Azeez. The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin,…
