Rauf Aregbesola
8 Feb
The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Saturday, held a closed-door meeting with the former Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, in Lagos State, The Guardian authoritatively gathered. Though details of the meeting were still sketchy as of the time of writing this report, a source, who…
31 Jan
The ding dong over the festering internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has reached a crescendo with the exit of Omoluabi Progressives group, led by the former governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, from the party.
31 Jan
Following the exit of the former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, from the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Osun, his Media Assistant, Sola Fasure, has said the relationship between his principal and President Bola Tinubu is mutually beneficial.
30 Jan
Ahead of next year’s gubernatorial poll in Osun, the state chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), yesterday, urged former Governor Rauf Aregbesola to collaborate with it in winning the election.
28 Jan
Following Sunday’s announcement by former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and his group, Omoluabi Progressives, to quit the All Progressives Congress (APC), the state chapter of the party has welcomed the move, describing the development as a good riddance to bad rubbish.
27 Jan
Members of the Omoluabi Progressives, a political group of a former governor of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, said they had agreed to quit the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s organising and publicity secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday…
20 Jan
The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has not hidden his ambition to contest the governorship election in 2027. But his first step to galvanising support towards his ambition was not only strategically...
4 Dec
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to forgive and reconcile with former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
12 Nov
Former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has emphatically backed calls for Nigeria to ditch the presidential system of government and return to the parliamentary system.
30 Oct
The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, yesterday, officially announced the suspension
8 Oct
Police in Osun State have arrested Kamorudeen Adabanija, a loyalist of former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, for allegedly defaming the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola.
6 Jun 2024
The Omoluabi Progressives, a caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, loyal to a former governor, Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, condemned the mainstream party under the leadership of the current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, that dismissed the caucus and its leader.
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