The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18, 2022, which are Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays, to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, on Tuesday. Aregbesola, while speaking,…
The Federal Government on Tuesday introduced a temporary passport to replace the Paper-type, hitherto issued to Nigerians in Diaspora desirous of returning home but don’t have regular standard Passport. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who launched the E-Temporary Passport, said the four-page travel document is for a one-way return journey to Nigeria. The Minister…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2020, as a public holiday to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration, congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country’s Diamond Jubilee while also assuring of government’s commitment to the socio-economic transformation of the country. This was…
A non-governmental organization based in Osogbo, Osun State, the Justice Now Foundation, JNF, has called for the arrest and investigation of the operatives of a two-man civil society organisation code-named Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State, CSCEOS. JNF, in a terse statement issued in Osogbo on Saturday by its chairman, Lanre Afolayanka,…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has commended Sterling Bank Plc for its contribution to clean environment through the provision of necessary incentives to checkmate environmental challenges. The Governor, who made the commendation while receiving reflective coveralls donated by the Bank for use by members of the Osun Waste Management Authority (OWMA) in Oshogbo, the…
** I’m Not Behind Hijab Crisis In Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has washed his hands off the crisis rocking the educational sector in the state. Aregbesola said he was yet to direct female Muslims to wear hijab to public schools in Osun State. Osun State has been in the news lately over…
Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday, threatened to expel any student that wears unauthorised cloths to any public schools in the state. This came after some students of the Baptist High School in Adeeke, Iwo, wore church garments to school on Tuesday. Osun State has been plunged in educational crisis after a court authorised…
Three committees have been inaugurated by the governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday. The Committees are Asset and Liability Sharing, Boundary Adjustment and Take-Off for Local Governments and the newly created Local Council Development Areas, Area Offices and Administrative Offices in the state. Performing the inauguration ceremony, the governor explained that the…
Police in Osun State have apprehended a Special Adviser to Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, Bode Olugbore, over the death of his girlfriend, Kemi Arobieke, about two weeks ago. The deceased was said to have travelled from Lagos to Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, August 6, 2015, to spend some time with her lover,…
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has kicked against the use of masked security operatives during elections. According to the INEC boss, they (masked security forces) scare voters from getting involved in the voting process. Jega said though he is aware of the role of security personnel in elections, but the…