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Osun poll: Aregbesola, Omisore disagree on conduct of exercise

Femi Adewale — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:34:23 +0000

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has commended the large turn out of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Aregbesola, who spoke after casting his vote at 11:50 am at his Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 Polling Unit in Ilesa, also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the smooth conduct of […]

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Aregbesola to Osun voters: Don’t allow a dullard, desperado as governor

Femi Adewale — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 05:35:33 +0000

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, on Tuesday, urged voters in the South-West state not to leave a man with quality education who is well tested to vote for “a dullard as governor”. Aregbesola said his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), is “ordained to deliver the state from under development.” The governor spoke during […]

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Osun workers to embark on three-day warning strike

Femi Adewale — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 23:11:27 +0000

Workers in Osun State are to begin a three-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home their demands. This warning was contained in a notice issued on Tuesday by the Joint Negotiating Council, Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, Osun State chapter. In the notice, workers in the state were directed to begin […]

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Osun guber: Aregbesola’s Chief of Staff is APC candidate

Femi Adewale — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:26:13 +0000

Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola has been declared winner of the Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary, ahead of the September 22 election in the South-West state. In the direct primary which held on Friday, he polled 127,017 votes as against House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, who scored 21,000. Speaker of the […]

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Aregbesola, Oshinowo working against Ambode’s second term, says Lagos APC factional Chairman Oki

Femi Adewale — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:01:32 +0000

Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr Fouad Oki, on Friday, made a startling revelation that Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Bayo Oshinowo (Pepper), were plotting against the second term ambition of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode […]

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Aregbesola swears in 389 ‘parliamentary’ councillors

Femi Adewale — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:36:54 +0000

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, on Wednesday, conducted the swearing-in ceremony for 389 newly elected councillors in the state. The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) had on January 27 conducted parliamentary local government election in the state. The commission on January 28 announced that all the 389 candidates of APC won the councillorship […]

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Aregbesola: Low productivity remains a challenge in civil service

Femi Adewale — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 19:39:22 +0000

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State says low productivity still remains one of the challenges facing the civil service in the country. Aregbesola said this at the award presentation to outstanding civil servants in the state on Friday in Osogbo. The governor said that the ability of any country to develop its economy depended on […]

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Osun anniversary: Aregbesola preaches peace, hardwork, virtue

Femi Adewale — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 09:52:37 +0000

In the midst of hate speeches and threats of evacuation by ethnic groups and heightened political unrest across the geo-political zones, the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has joined believers of one strong and united Nigeria to condemn all forms or utterances and acts that are capable of ripping the country a party. Aregbesola […]

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Aregbesola: Nigeria’s survival depends on farming

Femi Adewale — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:18:31 +0000

For Nigeria to survive, Nigerians must go back to farming. Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, who disclosed this, said “a time would come when the nation would be left with no other option than agriculture”. Aregbesola said this while inspecting 40 acres of farmland owned by the state in Ilesha area. Similar farmlands […]

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Aregbesola receives CAN leaders, says ‘failure of Nigeria a disaster for black man anywhere in the world’

Femi Adewale — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:02:45 +0000

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has reiterated the call for a united and strong Nigeria whose central and historic position on the black continent must be realised for the black race to take its rightful position. He made this call when leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) paid him a courtesy […]

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Osinbajo, Ambode, Akeredolu, Fayemi, others attend eight-day prayer for Aregbesola’s mother

Femi Adewale — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:54:21 +0000

The eight-day prayer for the mother of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Saratu, was held on Tuesday in Ilesa with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in attendance. Delivering a sermon at the prayer session, Dr Taofeeq Abdulhammed, the Chief Imam of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, said the deceased lived a good life worthy of emulation. Abdulhammed, who noted […]

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Osun PDP governorship aspirant commiserates with Aregbesola over mother’s death

Femi Adewale — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 09:30:05 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the 2018 election in Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has joined other sympathisers to commiserate with Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the governor of the South-West state on the demise of his mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola. Mallam Rasheed, in the message on Friday, noted the exceptional bond between Aregbesola […]

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Omisore commiserates with Aregbesola over mother’s death

Femi Adewale — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:17:38 +0000

Former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has condoled Governor Rauf Aregbesola over the death of his mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola. Omisore contested against Aregbesola in the 2014 elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a condolence message by his Media Officer, Mr Jide Fakorede, on Tuesday in Ile-Ife, […]

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Aregbesola to Ilori, Ajibola, Ige, others: As commissioners, you must work for the development of Osun

Femi Adewale — Tue, 30 May 2017 20:07:21 +0000

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, on Tuesday, inaugurated his executive council, urging members to work for the development and progress of the state The governor had been without commissioners since his inauguration for second term on November 27, 2014. Aregbesola, on April 11, 2017, had, however, sent 39 names of nominees to the House of […]

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I have not endorsed anyone as my successor, says Aregbesola

Femi Adewale — Sat, 06 May 2017 22:38:56 +0000

Ahead of 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Governor Rauf Aregbesola said that he has not endorsed anyone to succeed him. The governor made the declaration in an all night interactive programme tagged: ‘Ogbeni Till Daybreak’ on Saturday in Osogbo. Aregbesola said it was not true that effort to choose who would succeed him in […]

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