Tag: RAUF AREGBESOLA

Where is Opon Imo?

The Osun State Government has not always been known for owing salaries and involved in University shut-downs. There was a time in the not-too-distant past that the State under the…

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Gov. Aregbesola commissions newly constructed council secretariat

Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday said his government decided to establish new Local Council Development Areas in order to consolidate on the efforts of the late…

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[The Presidential Blog] Primary school feeding continues in 5 states

The Presidency has just released over N375 million to feed a total of 677, 476 primary school pupils in five states. This was disclosed by Laolu Akande, the senior special…

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#TFAA2016: Gov. Aregbesola does the Skelewu with Davido (WATCH)

The Future Awards Africa 2016 (#TFAA2016) was held on Sunday at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos. The award ceremony had many highlights, including surprise perfirmances from two music superstars.…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 13th of December

Read the full stories and analyses here now!

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“I have not received any salary since I became governor” – Aregbesola

Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola has said he has never received salary since his emergence as governor of the state six years ago. Aregbesola said this on Sunday during the…

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[The Complaint Box] LAUTECH: Forever on strike?

by Okike Samuel After a long Thursday filled with uncertainty of what was going on in LAUTECH, the students had retired to their hostels holding onto a glimmer of hope…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. 1. APC crisis: Amosun, Aregbesola, Ajimobi, Akande meet Governors Ibikunle Amosun, Rauf Aregbesola, Abiola Ajimobi and a former national chairman of…

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APC crisis: Amosun, Aregbesola, Ajimobi, Akande meet

A former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande has held a closed door meeting with three governors of the party in the southwest, The Punch reports. The meeting…

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Osun announces free train ride for Sallah celebrations

The Osun state government has announced that it would be offering free train rides for those wishing to travel home for the Sallah holiday. In a statement issued by the Ministry…

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Pres. Buhari to pay one-day working visit to Osun

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday will pay a one-day working visit to Osun State. This was revealed in a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office…

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Osun hijab crisis: Court strikes out CAN’s application for stay of execution

An Osun State High Court has struck out the application for stay of execution filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state against the judgment which allowed…

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Opinion: The hijab crisis and conspiracy of Nigeria’s quack media

By Femi Abbas The relationship of religion to Truth is like that of a menu to a meal. By describing the meal as best as it can, the menu points…

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Opinion: Aregbesola, El-Rufai; two of a kind

By Káyọ̀dé Oyèró Last year, the National Youths Service Corps deployed me to Gombe, North-East Nigeria with batch A 2015 which rounded up April this year. For Gombe Kopas, service…

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Joachim McEbong: The shameless battle for religious supremacy by Osun CAN

Mike Agbahime will never forget seeing his wife, Bridget, being beaten to death by a mob in a Kano market for a perceived slight on Islam. While we wait on…

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Opinion: The debate of secularism and Osun Hijab controversy

Following an Osogbo High Court judgement which allowed Muslim female students in public schools located in the State of Osun to wear hijab along with their uniform, there was tension…

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‘I never ordered use of Hijab… I don’t deserve all these lies’ – Aregbesola

Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has denied ordering the use of Hijab by female Muslim students in the state public schools. Following the court order giving permission to Muslim students…

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Bayo Oluwasanmi: Aregbesola and his politics of hijab distraction

The illiterate governors in Nigeria have made the governors' office a jabbering tool of all sorts. The charmingly idiotic debate on the wearing of hijab by students in public schools…

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‘Hijab controversy has exposed Aregbesola’ – PDP

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has warned security agencies, Interpol, the Presidency and United Nations of the possibility of the state being plunged into a religious…

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Hijab crisis: ‘No one is above the law, regardless of religion’ – Aregbesola

The Osun state government has said that only approved uniforms are allowed to be worn in Primary and Secondary schools in the state. The Osun State High Court, had on…

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Kikiowo Ileowo: Much ado about hijab in the State of Osun

by Kikiowo Ileowo Much has been said in recent times about the wearing of Hijab and Church robes to school by pupils in public schools in the state of Osun,…

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Aregbesola ‘to expel’ Christian students for wearing church garments to school

Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday threatened to expel students who wore unauthorised clothes to public schools in the State, Vanguard reports. Some students of Iwo Baptist High School…

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As Osun court approves hijab wearing in schools, will the 2014 protests return?

Will the 2014 hijab protests in Osun be rekindled again? This is the questions on the lips of many as an Osun State High Court, on Friday, ordered that female Muslim students…

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Kikiowo Ileowo: A Rejoinder to ‘A prayer for Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the impatient reformer’

In my few years of sojourn on earth, I have encountered diverse kinds of people; but of all humans, Nigerians stand out. Nigerians are a special breed of people. Our…

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Fresh bailout request: Aregbesola slams PDP… but denies nothing

Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party in the state for questioning his fresh request for bailout funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The…

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Opinion: A prayer for Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the impatient reformer

It is of no necessity to remind you what you went through to regain our “stolen” mandate and to retain that ‘not-of-present’ an enviable seat for another four years. It…

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Fayose to Aregbesola: Promoters of dictatorship will be swallowed by the dictator

Following his Tuesday, January 26 courtesy visit to Osun state, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has expressed his resolve to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party. During his visit…

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Ooni of Ife begins nationwide tour, visits Aregbesola (PHOTOS)

The recently crowned Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has kicked off his nationwide tour. The thank-you tour will see the monarch pay courtesy visits to key politicians and public…

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Tinubu, Aregbesola, Ambode, Fayemi pay condolence visit to Awolowo family (PHOTOS)

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and some of his proteges, paid a condolence visit to the  family of the late HID Awolowo, on Sunday. Tinubu was…

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