The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the protest embarked upon by the supporters of the Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, against the state leadership of the party and the administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Placard-carrying Aregbesola supporters, under the aegis of The Osun Progressives (TOP), embarked on the protest in Osogbo, the state capital, …

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola whose absence at the Osun State governorship election was conspicuous has waxed both Biblical and philosophical in his response to the defeat of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying God gives power to whoever He desires. Aregbesola’s preferred candidate, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti lost the APC …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Correctional Service has reported that the Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCoS) has recaptured 421 of the inmates who fled its facility at Kuje, Abuja during the recent invasion by terrorists, while 454 others remain at large. The committee has also summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and Comptroller-General of the NCoS, Haliru Nababa …

Monday 2nd May and Tuesday 3rd May gave been declared work-free to commemorate the Workers’ Day and Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. Some Nigerians had speculated that next Wednesday would also be a public holiday to mark these occasions. Also known as Labour Day, the international holiday to celebrate workers was first recognised in Nigeria in 1980 by the Kano State Government of …