The Senator Ajibola Basiru Campaign Organisation has strongly dissociated itself from a recent publication by a newspaper titled ‘Osun 2026: APC Crisis Deepens as Basiru, Oyebamiji allegedly court Aregbesola’. The organisation described the report as false and purely a figment of the writer’s imagination. The buildup to the Osun 2026 governorship election has given rise to many fabricated stories and …

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has refuted claims that he betrayed former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party ex-presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, which started trending on Saturday, El-Rufai, who recently left the All Progressives Congress for the Social Democratic Party, urged opposition leaders, including Atiku, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Rivers State …

The All Progressives Congress has expelled a former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who led Osun State for two terms, had spearheaded a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives which was later rebranded as the Omoluabi Caucus. A letter from the APC leadership seen by newsmen on Wednesday …

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has announced the suspension of former governor and ex-Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over allegations of anti-party activities. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, is pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings initiated by the state’s party leadership. The decision followed a request from the Ilesa East Local Government APC Executive Committee, …

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged Nigerians not to be weary over present difficulty they are going through. Aregbesola spoke on Saturday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, at the inauguration of projects and empowerment programme sponsored by Osun Economic Development Team. The former Osun State governor, who sought the cooperation of all stakeholders particularly …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of another batch of half salary arrears owed by the administration of one of his predecessors, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who was governor between 2010 and 2018. The move is part of efforts by Adeleke to settle the salary debts of state workers and support them in line with a 2022 …

Former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola at the weekend tackled his successor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola for reversing the education policy he introduced in Osun State during his tenure as governor. Aregbesola, however, said he is fulfilled having been in a position of leadership three times and having left indelible footprints on his paths. During a reception in his honour …

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has sought forgiveness from former Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola and others who might be offended by his actions in the last four years. Aregbesola was succeeded by Oyetola in 2018 as Governor. Oyetola served under Aregbesola as Chief of Staff. The former minister was opposed to Oyetola’s re-election and …

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has advised Nigerians seeking to obtain passports not to seek the services of middlemen or touts but to register online by themselves. This was as he disclosed that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) was working towards reducing the waiting time for passport data capturing to three days. According to a statement by his …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Interior,  Rauf Aregbesola, have pledged to work together to ensure the speedy completion of the airport in the state. They stated this when Adeleke visited the former governor of the state in his office in Abuja on Friday. This was contained in a statement by the Minister’s Media Adviser, Sola Fasure. …