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The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has inaugurated the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) Omoluabi caucus in Osun.

The beneficiaries, drawn from different parts of the state, collected their working tools at designated locations, while the grand finale took place at the Ansarudeen Central Mosque, Sabo, Osogbo, the state capital

This was contained in a message sent to adherents of the Islamic faith on the occasion the Eid-el-Maolud (birthday of Prophet Muhammad) celebration on Monday

The Governors, who spoke in Ibadan at the opening ceremony of the National Women Conference of the Oyo State Officials’ Wives Association, with the theme: “The Ultimate Woman At A Time Like This,” said there was a great need for women to be supported more than ever before, especially at this current time of economic recession

On Sunday, November 27, 2016, it would be six years exactly into the two term administration and second years of his second term.
About the time he wrote those words some six years ago, it was at the beginning of, in reality, confronting the multi-dimensional, hydra-headed problems which could only have necessitated the need for a Messiah in Osun in the first place?

They were also joined in the calls by other eminent Yoruba leaders at the Tribute Day organised by the Afenifere Group in honour of the deceased Afenifere leader, Pa Olanihun Ajayi, at his residence in Ishara-Remo, Ogun

This regression is not due to dwindling purchasing power of Nigerians or the emergence of cable television and the new media alone. Increasingly, public trust in newspapers for accuracy and relevance has equally waned. Atrocious grammar, self-contradiction, superstition and rumour mongering, outright falsehood and brazen attempt to incite the public into a particular political direction or action, among others, have eroded the credibility of newspapers

A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, gave the breakdown of the funds released to each of the administrative units as follows:
*N15 million to each of the 31LCDAs

In a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, the Governor said Sunny Ade represents for the country and every black man a source of pride

A statement from government said Aregbesola’s administration had been doing this in the last six years to facilitate easy movement during festivities

The governor, who described change as a gradual process, said what Nigerians needed at present was to support the government in finding a lasting solution to the problems confronting the nation

Nigeria needs to be innovative, competitive in agriculture – Gov. Aregbesola

Aregbesola, in a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon, admonished the Muslims to imbibe the salient lessons of Ramadan and emulation of the humility, good neighbourliness, understanding and love exemplified by the life of Prophet Muhammad

Aregbesola stated this during the presentation of the final report on the State of Osun Statistical System by the State Consultative Committee on Statistics, led by the National President of the Nigerian Statistical Association, Dr. Mohammed Musa
He noted that a knowledge-driven society cannot exist without accurate data, saying with the recent data by the National Bureau of Statistic, people who criticise his administration should know that statistics deals with facts and evidence

The Government, in a statement by the Director of the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon, said the fact that the ICPC claimed it was investigating claims that workers in the state received their last salaries in July 2015 was enough for workers in Osun State and those who have been monitoring developments in the state to conclude that the allegation could not have been true

At a period of global financial failure like this, fears on the part of the people cannot be said to be misplaced. It is therefore comforting to know that the governor has assured Osunians that the new councils were created primarily to bring “development to the people”, manage “the markets”, and generate “more revenues, amongst others

statement by the Director of the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, quoted the governor as describing the death of the minister as shocking and sudden.

Aregbesola, in a statement by the Director of the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Semiu Okanlawon, said NMA’s appeal should rather go to its members in Osun State, who have abandoned their duty posts for about 11 months now

Aregbesola said unknown to many Nigerians who listen to the doctors’ tales, the doctors collected six months full salaries without doing any work

“Osun State is now a state of jeopardy because Governor Rauf Aregbesola embezzled, diverted, encroached and scrutinized Osun State resources into his own personal account