Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has commended the founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) for his singular giant stride and initiative in industrial revolution to prepare better and brighter future for the youth, the generation and country at
Muslims all over the country led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, gathered in Osogbo, Osun capital on Sunday to organize a special prayer for the nation. They also extended the prayers to President Muhammadu Buhari. This was as the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, observed that economy and […]
Kabiru, the first son of Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has asked a national daily (not Daily Times) to re-publish the apology written to retract a story alleging that he was arrested for money-laundering at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The national daily on Friday, May 15, 2015 carried a story titled “Controversy Trails […]
Osun State Branch of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in a letter to Osun State Governor, has said that Federal Government was not owing the state. It said this to clarify the claim by the Osun State Government that its inability to promptly pay salaries was due to delay and dwindling allocation from Abuja. […]
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)’s Governorship Candidate in the August 9th Gubernatorial Election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has proceeded to the Supreme Court to challenge his opponent’s victory. During the election, Omisore lost to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). After his loss, Omisore proceeded to
The Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, has urged electorates to devoid from violence, saying their lives were more important than the success of any politician. He said this while speaking to newsmen in his hometown at Lagere, Ward 6 unit 8 in Ayedade Local Government. According to him, there is no need for anyone […]
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has admonished people not to be intimidated, harassed, subjugated, cowed or provoked to do something rash during Saturday’s election. He said this in a statewide broadcast, as the state also declared Friday as public holiday. Aregbesola also counselled people to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner devoid of any […]
Some workers in Osun State have expressed fear over alleged plan by the Governor Rauf Aregbesola to sack civil servants on grade level 12 and above, including others above the age of 50 years. The workers said that there was rumours that the state government would sack them after the general election. One of them […]
Hoodlums suspected to be hired political thugs attacked the convoy of Governor Rauf Aregbesola in Ilase, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. It occurred when Aregbesola had gone to Ibokun and Ilase to campaign for candidates on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) when the incident occurred. During the attack, several APC […]
The Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Mr. Reno Omokri, has chastised the entire All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state for allegedly budgeting the sum of 18.6 billion naira for the running of his office while workers in the state are yet to be paid salary for […]