Yusuf Oketola
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Diri, Lagos APC hail Basiru over award (opens the original)
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have congratulated the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru, on his conferment as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management. Basiru was admitted as a Fellow of CIPM in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday, Diri said Basiru’s “longstanding commitment to excellence, exemplary leadership and notable record of service” continued to inspire con
2027: NDC chairmen reject Obi-Kwankwaso structures (opens the original)
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State chairmen of the Nigeria Democratic Congress have insisted on the supremacy of the party’s structures amid disagreements over the operations of the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement ahead of the 2027 general elections. While some of the chairmen accused the movement of sidelining existing party structures, others said there was no dispute in their states and that efforts were being made to accommodate the various support groups. The NDC leaders, who spoke with Sunday PUNCH across 10 states, maintained
Yayi changed name after converting to Christianity – Aide (opens the original)
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The Media Adviser to the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, has explained that the candidate changed his name from Sulaimon Ogunleye to Solomon Adeola after converting from Islam to Christianity. Adeola’s media aide, Kayode Odunaro, explained while defending his principal against questions surrounding his identity and name ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Speaking in an exclusive interview with our correspondent on Saturday, Odunaro sa
Lagos APC hails party's national secretary on fellowship honour (opens the original)
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have congratulated the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru, on his conferment of the Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management. Basiru was admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday, Diri commended Basiru’s “longstanding commitment to excellence, exemplary leadership a
League of Imams disowns unauthorised Islamic titles (opens the original)
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The League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland, Edo, and Delta States has disowned the unauthorised conferment of prestigious Islamic chieftaincy titles by unauthorised individuals, mushroom societies, and self-serving groups across the South-West region. The apex Islamic clerical body urged the public, traditional institutions, and government authorities to refrain from recognising or accepting such titles as having been endorsed by or affiliated with the League. This was contained in an official
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