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…..says it will disrupt Presidential System in Nigeria The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has maintained that local government in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution of the country was an appendage of the state government. The Governor held that there could not be autonomy for Local governments because…
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As the issue of restructuring of Nigeria continues to reverberate, Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has noted that the practice of true federalism would accelerate development of the country. Aregbesola made the remark, while delivering a paper at a one day conference on the second anniversary of South…
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By Gbenga Faturoti As countdown to 2018 governorship election in Osun State draw near, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have engaged themselves in war of words over who succeeds Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. While the opposition, PDP said in a statement issued…
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….Commends Govs, Governing Council The National Executive Committee of the LAUTECH Alumni association has commended the Governors of Oyo and Osun states, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi led governing council for the intervention in the Lautech staff/management crisis within six weeks of inaugurating a new…
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By Editor The Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Osun State, Bar. Ajibola Basiru has told an Osun State High Court that the use of “State of Osun” instead of Osun State by the Rauf Aregbesola’s government did not contravene the 1999 constitution. Basiru was in court to defend…
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The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Osun State, Dr Tokunbo Olajumoke, in this interview by OLUWOLE IGE, speaks on the ultimatum recently issued to the state government, the demands of the association, the state of health facilities in the state, among other issues. Excerpts: There have been…
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By Funmi Olusanya The seeming crisis between Asiwaju Tunde Badmus and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola became evident yesterday as the Eid-Kabir prayer at the popular Oke Baale Muslim Praying Ground in Osogbo was almost disrupted following a crisis that erupted between the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Khamis Tunde Badmus and…
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The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has called on Muslim faithful in the state and Nigerian in general to use the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the state and country. Aregbesola, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Sola Fasure,…
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Medical doctors in Osun State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the government of Governor Rauf Aregbesola fails to meet their demands within 21 days. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Osun State branch, Tokunbo Olajumoke, said in Osogbo on Monday that the decision to…
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By Editor Few days to the festival, the Government of Osun on Sunday announced that it has concluded arrangements for 2017 Eid-el-Kabir free train ride from Lagos to Osogbo. The state government, through a statement signed by the Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives Hon. Ismail Adekunle Jayeoba-Alagbada,…
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