Tag: RAUF AREGBESOLA

#JJmeetsOgbeni: 7 things we learnt from Omojuwa’s interview with Aregbesola

Japheth Omojuwa, columnist and social commentator, had a Tweet Meet with Rauf Aregbesola, Governor of Osun state, today on Twitter. Omojuwa asked pertinent questions from Governor Aregbesola, on issues related…

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Majority Leader reportedly seen sweeping Osun State Assembly, as workers go on strike

Once upon a time not-too-long ago, Justice Folahanmi Oloyede wrote a petition calling for the probe of Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over his alleged financial recklessness with the state's…

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A moment of silence for Osun State’s education system

Words by Simon Utsu My good friends, the moment we have all been praying against is finally here. Can we please observe a moment of silence for education in Osun…

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‘Tinubu should not set Yoruba land on fire’ – Bode George

Erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against setting fire on Yoruba land, by…

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The judge who petitioned Aregbesola, is in troubled waters

Justice Folahanmi Oloyede may have gotten herself into a fix, over the petition she wrote against Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Oloyede had accused the governor of corruption and called on…

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NASS crisis: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, APC Chairman and Osun Governor met privately yesterday

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun had a private meeting on Friday, with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Osun State Governor,…

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RE: Ogbeni Aregbesola and the 40 thieves

I love the internet. I can’t stress that enough. It gave me a job, puts food on my table and has afforded me unbelievable freedoms. However, I hate when people take undue…

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Impeachment petition: A committee has been set up to probe Aregbesola

The Osun State House of Assembly has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations of financial recklessness levelled against Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, a serving judge…

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Opinion: Stop blackmailing Aregbesola #OsunDebtCrisis

by Abiodun Komolafe That Osun has been blackmailed for long on the debt issue and the eventual revelation that the state’s debt portfolio falls far short of what the opposition…

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Impeachment rally against Aregbesola will be held today in Osun

Civil Societies’ Coalition for Emancipation of Osun State, will be organising a mass rally today, July 7, to call for the impeachment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The group disclosed this…

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Dele Momodu: Dear Nigerians, do not victimize Aregbesola #OnigbeseGovernors

Osun is not the only culprit in this non-payment of salary scandal and it should not be singled out for victimisation. Politics should never be played at the expense and…

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Impeachment: House Speaker receives petition against Ogbeni Argegbesola

The petition for the impeachment of Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has been received and acknowledged by the State House of Assembly, says Speaker, Najeem Salaam. The impeachment petition,…

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Seun Onigbinde: The difficulty in unboxing state finances #OnigbeseGovernors

by Seun Onigbinde  I tracked FAAC Allocations, and can say that in March, N945m was deducted for the repayment of the bond, but of course, governor Aregbesola has neglected to…

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How Ogbeni Rauf can pay his workers (TWEETS)

We all know our favorite onigbese, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, is having a little trouble paying. Not to worry , Ogbeni Rauf. The brilliant Akin Oyebode has the…

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Why Osun state is broke || An account by Governor Aregbesola

By Rauf Aregbesola Osun state, is hemorrhaging under a mountain of debt and has found it difficult to pay its workers' salary for the past few months. From various quarters,…

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PDP has a word for Rauf Aregbesola

The Peoples Democratic Party has advised Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, to sell the helicopter purchased for security surveillance and stop wasteful spending in order to raise money to pay…

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It’s all over for Omisore, as Supreme Court upholds Aregbesola’s victory

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party's candidate in the August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, has lost his final appeal to nullify the victory of…

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Aregbesola camp deny son’s arrest

by Ranti Joseph Osun state government has stated that it was all rumours and nothing of such happened. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Director, Bureau of Communication and…

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For being unable to pay its workers, Osun APC blames PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju The All Progressives Congress in Osun state has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government for being responsible for the nonpayment of workers in the state for…

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Osun to stop free feeding of schoolchildren

by Anike Jacobs The incumbent Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola has set up a committee of nine, to review its policy of free feeding of primary school pupils in the…

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No chill: Appeal Court tells Omisore to move on, but he’s having none of it…

by Kolapo Olapoju Perhaps it is Nigerian- for one to lose an election then head to court after court till all options are exhausted. Iyiola Omisore, governorship candidate of in…

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Tunde Fagbenle: Prayers the country does not need

by Tunde Fagbenle To make matters worse and also extend the time farther, the issue of “political correctness” or is it “religious correctness” has seeped into the system in a…

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Opinion: Transactional politics, that’s what delays Nigeria’s progress

by Mary Olushoga   As with many African countries, when there is the combination of transactional democracy, which attracts a certain type of leadership along with high poverty levels and…

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Election tribunal dismisses Omisore’s petition against Aregbesola

by Kolapo Olapoju Iyiola Omisore has lost his bid to unseat Rauf Aregbesola as the governor of Osun state. An election tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate…

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Today’s Daily Brief: Forget Goodluck, Buhari is Nigeria’s best luck | GEJ, 13 others sign undertaking | 906,024 Edo voters get PVC, and more

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said his administration will do everything to free Nigeria from the cycle of corruption, unemployment and insecurity.…

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“Wherever you find PDP, you will find misery” – 5 things Gov. Aregbesola wants you to know

by Kolapo Olapoju   Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has spewed some scathing words at the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party. Aregbesola says President Goodluck Jonathan should be held responsible…

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There is a plot to assassinate me – Omisore cries out

by Kolapo Olapoju   Gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore has alleged that there is a plan in…

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Aregbesola wants urgent return of Nigeria to Parliamentary rule

by Kolapo Olapoju Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that democracy in Nigeria would thrive more at the federal level, if the country returns to the parliamentary system of government.…

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No votes recount in Osun, says APC

by Akan Ido The All Progressives Congress have denied reports claiming that the Election Petition Tribunal has ordered a recount of the votes cast during the Osun State governorship elections which…

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There is nothing wrong with Islamic Jihad – Aregbesola

by Kolapo Olapoju Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that he sees nothing wrong with the practice of Islamic Jihad, which he explained to be a concept that has the…

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