FORMER Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, visited ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his residence in the state. Atiku met with Aregbesola, a former ally of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday. The former vice president posted a video of the meeting on X. “Breakfast time at the residence of …
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Restructuring Nigeria: Ex-Minister Aregbesola Backs Call For Return to Parliamentary System
A former Minister of Interior and former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has emphatically backed calls for Nigeria to ditch the presidential system of government and return to the parliamentary system. He said this at a National Dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja. The immediate past Minister of …
Read More »APC Speaks On Oyetola Betraying Aregbesola
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has challenged former Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola over allegations against ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola, labelling Aregbesola as untruthful. During a weekend event in Ilesa, Aregbesola accused Oyetola of betraying him and his supporters over a supposed power-sharing agreement, which he claims contributed to …
Read More »Ex-Minister, Aregbesola Lauds Osun People For Rejecting Inducement During Voting
Rauf Aregbesola FORMER Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has commended the people of the state for their continued decision to reject monetary inducement and vote for the candidates of their hearts. Represented by the former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Sikiru Ayedun, at Osogbo, during the Asala Day and conferment …
Read More »FG Introduces ‘Brown Card’ For Permanent Residency
THE Federal Government has introduced the ‘Brown Card’, a new legal instrument for permanent residency for eligible foreign nationals. This was as it conferred Nigerian Citizenship on 385 deserving adult foreign nationals from different countries. In his remarks at the conferment ceremony which held at the Nigeria Correctional Service Headquarters, …
Read More »VIDEONEWS: Rauf Aregbesola Campaigns For Sanwo-Olu In Alimosho (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApJf2AEAEjQ “Forget grievances at this moment, come out en mass, re-elect Sanwo-Olu and APC Lawmakers…..” Rauf Aregbesola addresses Alimosho Artisans
Read More »Why Nigeria Can’t Implement AU Free Movement – FG
THE Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has criticised the continent’s restrictions on the movement of goods and people. He explained that insurgency in the Sahel region was one of the reasons Nigeria was reluctant to rectify the free movement protocol, adding that the country had introduced a visa-on-arrival policy to …
Read More »Prison Congestion: Aregbesola Seeks Release Of 30% Inmates
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent of inmates from custodial centres across the country. Aregbesola made this known on Sunday when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum …
Read More »Kuje Prison: How Terrorists Overpowered 65 Military Personnel – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that the terrorists that attacked the Kuje Correctional facility disarmed 31 military personnel protecting the prison. Mr Aregbesola claimed that the personnel, which comprised the Army, Air Force, NSCDC and others were heavily armed but still failed to defend the facilities. The …
Read More »Osun APC Crisis: Salinsile, Famodun Trade Blames As Aregbesola’s Faction Calls For Reconciliation
Members of The Osun Progressives, a faction of the All Progressives Congress backed by Rauf Aregbesola have declared that they are ready for reconciliation to end the crisis rocking the party in the state. Recall that the APC lost the recently concluded governorship election in the state to the People’s …
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