Tag: RAUF AREGBESOLA

FG declares public holidays on December 26, 27, and January 2

The Federal Government has declared December 26 and 27, 2022, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. It also declared Monday, January 2, 2023, as a holiday to…

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Educate yourselves to overcome poverty – Buhari challenges youths; Osinbajo, Aregbesola absent at APC mega rally in Osun state | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Educate yourselves to overcome poverty - Buhari challenges youthsLagos state announces new residents' identity smartcardOsinbajo, Aregbesola absent at APC mega rally in Osun stateAir Peace commences commercial flight operations to…

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Garba Shehu: Buhari not a medical tourist, INEC: We’ll continue to register new parties | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: Garba Shehu: Buhari not a medical tourist Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has cleared…

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Nigeria Immigration introduces new visa fees, Ikeja Electric suspends increased electricity tariff | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has introduced new visa fees for all countries which takes effect from the 1st of October 2020. Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede announced that…

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Here are the hot takes from the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Colloquium 2020

The Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola Colloquium 2020, a web seminar organised in recognition of the Minister of Interior's work while he was Governor of Osun. This year's; edition discussed some of…

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The YNaija Ministers’ Ranking: Worse or good, COVID-19 exposes the competence level of Buhari’s cabinet

From the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country on February 27th, virtually every aspect of national life has been affected and the competence of public officials or otherwise have…

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The YNaija Ministers’ Ranking for September: The early risers and sleeping beauties

The YNaija August Ministers' ranking projected what we expected from them, given that they needed some considerable time to settle into their offices. September is grinding to a halt and…

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The YNaija Cover – the 24th of July

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The YNaija Cover – the 27th of November

Follow the links to read up the stories and analyses on YNaija:       No headway yet as ASUU-FG meeting ends without resolution on strike

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Just In: Gboyega Oyetola sworn in as Osun Governor

Following his victory as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the September 22 governorship election, 64 year-old Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola has been sworn in as the new governor of Osun,…

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The Late 5: Otedola endorses Sanwo-Olu for governorship; Aregbesola says he hasn’t collected salaries for 8 years | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Chairman of Forte Oil PLC, Femi Otedola, speculated to be running for governorship in Lagos, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of…

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Saraki, Dogara lead protest march to INEC HQs over Osun election

Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently protesting against the outcome of the recently concluded Osun Governorship election. The PDP leaders include Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker…

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The Late 5: FG approves N20bn for revitalisation of public universities; #OsunDecides: I have no rift with Gov. Aregbesola – Oyetola | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun governorship election, Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola, has denied any rift between him and…

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Osun workers express displeasure over Aregbesola’s half salary structure

Labour leaders led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun, Jacob Adekomi, on Wednesday led other unions’ leaders to the State Secretariat to shut down the…

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Gov Aregbesola, workers cannot continue this way

Organised labour in Osun has directed workers in the state to proceed on an indefinite strike on Wednesday over payment of modulated salaries by the state government. The Chairman, Nigeria…

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Court voids Governor Aregbesola’s ‘State of Osun’

An Osun High Court sitting in Ilesa has declared that the change of name of the state to “State of Osun” by Governor Rauf Aregbesola is illegal, null and void.…

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#OsunMSMEClininc: Osinbajo, Aregbesola reassure commitment to human, capital developments…as FG set to empowers 20,000 people in Osun‎

The Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday reaffirmed the Federal Government's commitment to eradicating poverty, hunger, unemployment and other related vices in the country. The…

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Gov Aregbesola asks the people of Osun to keep expecting the dividends of democracy

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Saturday assured the people of the state of continued delivery of dividends of democracy till his last days in office. Speaking at…

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Osun Govt, pensioners exchange words as headmaster commits suicide over 13 months unpaid gratuity

Osun pensioners operating on the platform of 2011/2012 Forum of Retired Public Servants on Wednesday organised a protest over non-payment of their pensions for 13 and-a-half months. Highlights: The [placard-carrying protesters…

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Not all Osun workers receive half salary – Aregbesola

Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola has said he is not happy paying half salaries to civil servants and political appointees in the state. Adelani Baderinwa, the state’s commissioner for information…

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Opinion: 3 radical things APC must do to win Osun state again in 2018

by Abiodun  KOMOLAFE   Nigeria is out of recession! So, let all men of goodwill clink glasses in celebration of the valuable worth of a country that will neither wear…

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Opinion: Osun 2018 and Aregbosola’s landmines

by Ibrahim Sarafa Expectedly, the race for the top seat in Osun state, come 2018, is gaining gradual momentum. The two leading parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the…

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Gov Aregbesola’s education reforms leads to decline in enrollment in private schools

As a result of educational reforms in Osun, some school proprietors and proprietress lamented the sharp decline in the ‎enrollment into the private schools in the state, as reported by…

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Opinion: 7 ways Festus Adedayo erred in his criticism of education in Osun state

by abiodun KOMOLAFE   Festus Adedayo’s article entitled ‘WAEC Results: Of Awo’s Mud Houses and Governor’s Model Greed’ (Sunday Tribune, August 20, 2017) refers.   Let me start by congratulating Adedayo for…

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Opinion: The politicisation of pension in Osun

by abiodun KOMOLAFE   “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”    The quote above, by W.B. Yeats,  perfectly  echoed my own…

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Opinion: Aregbesola and his mother’s death

by abiodun KOMOLAFE   “Life levels all men. Death reveals the eminent.” - George Bernard Shaw   Rauf Aregbesola must be an extremely sad man, as we speak. This is because, in…

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RE: Now that PDP is back

by abiodun KOMOLAFE and KUNLE OWOLABI Bola Bolawole’s article, entitled, ‘Now that PDP is back …’, published in Nigerian Tribune,  refers. In his postmortem of how Osun West Senatorial bye-election…

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Buhari calls Aregbesola over mother’s death

The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari called the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola to commiserate with him of the death of his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. The Senior Special…

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Forget about restructuring, Boko Haram, Nigerian governors are the problem

by Tosin Adesina Recently, there have been unending agitations for Nigeria's restructuring across all ethnic divides in the country. For the Northerners that believe in restructuring, Waziri of Adamawa Atiku…

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Osun is not owing workers – Aregbesola

Governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola says he is not owing civil servants  salaries. Aregbesola said this on Wednesday in Osogbo at a symposium organised by the Osun Command of the…

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