The Peoples Democratic Party has suspended one of its prominent members, Senator Dino Melaye over alleged anti-party activities. According to a letter cited by Punch Online on Friday, the suspension was made by the ward party executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba Ward 1 after reviewing the report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate Melaye’s…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, joined other Nigerians to mourn the passing of His Royal Majesty Oba (Dr.) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, the Owa-Obokun Adimula and Paramount ruler of Ijesaland, Osun State. The Paramount ruler joined his ancestors at age 86. Obasanjo in a condolence message, Commiserate with the state governor, Sen. Ademola Jackson…
Governor Dauda Lawal has offered scholarships to 30 Zamfara gifted students at the Federal Government Academy, Suleja. Governor Lawal made the pledge on Wednesday while receiving the Zamfara Gifted Students and the leadership of Muhammad Kabir Danbaba Centre for Women and Youth Development Center at the Government House, Gusau. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the appointment of Mr. Olusola Ajala as Osun State diaspora focal officer, representing Osun State in the board of Diaspora Commission. This was disclosed in a communique signee by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed on Thursday. According to the statement,”Mr. Ajala is a veteran broadcaster…
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…
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…
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…
