Tag: Rauf Aregbesola

  • After Becoming Governor, Oyetola Waged War Against Me, Aregbesola Cries Out

    After Becoming Governor, Oyetola Waged War Against Me, Aregbesola Cries Out

    Former Governor of the State of Osun and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday, said his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola, waged war against him after he became governor. Aregbesola spoke in Ikire while addressing a rally held to garner support for his anointed candidate in Saturday’s Osun governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, Moshood…

  • Ritual Killings: Hold Parents Responsible For Badly Raising Their Children — Aregbesola

    Ritual Killings: Hold Parents Responsible For Badly Raising Their Children — Aregbesola

      The Federal government has blamed the upsurge in crime amongst youths in the country on parents faulty upbringing. It lamented the rate at which young people engaged in the ritual killing under the pretext of looking for quick wealth. Minister of the Interior, Rauf Aregbesola who said this in Akure while hosting the 1975…

  • Pantami, Aregbesola others present as NIS inaugurates Juma’at Mosque

    Pantami, Aregbesola others present as NIS inaugurates Juma’at Mosque

    The Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday officially inaugurated a Juma’at Mosque at its headquarters.  The Mosque according to a release signed by DCI Sunday James, the Service Public Relations Officer, it was completed through the combined efforts of Muslim officers. He added that this apart from guaranteeing security to worshippers, it will avail officers of…

  • New digital identity to include DNA as FG dumps ID cards

    New digital identity to include DNA as FG dumps ID cards

    Nigeria has moved from national identification and registration of citizens via card-based version to strictly digital. This was disclosed to State House Correspondents on Thursday by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The duo, along with…

  • Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Thursday, Friday public holidays

    Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Thursday, Friday public holidays

    The Federal Government has declared Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July 2020 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration, the Islamic festival of sacrifice. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola announced this in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja and signed on his behalf by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Georgina Ehuriah.…