The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced that state governments in Nigeria are now legally obligated to construct and oversee correctional facilities. This development comes as a result of President…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 21, and Monday, April 24, 2023, as public holidays for Muslim faithful to mark the end of Ramadan fasting. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Rauf…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays in observance of Easter. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement signed…
Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has assured that the MKO Abiola Airport in Ido-Osun will be completed soon. The governor made this statement during his visit to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf…
Ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections in Lagos State, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, met with Igbo residents as well as stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress in the state to rally…
The Federal Government says it had foiled another jailbreak attempt following the attack on the Kuje Correctional facility in early July 2022. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, revealed this at the 64th session…
Ismail Omipidan, former chief press secretary to Gboyega Oyetola, immediate past governor of Osun State, says his principal did not take any loan during his tenure. Omipidan said his Oyetola inherited debt from the…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, dismissed a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the Controller General Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, over his alleged ill…
The federal government declared October 10 a public holiday to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Thursday in a statement by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary…
The Federal Government declared Monday, October 3, 2022, as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration, on behalf of…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says 65 security operatives were on guard at the correctional facility in Kuje, federal capital territory (FCT), on the day it was attacked. He said the 65 personnel comprised…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to swing into action to identify passport processing racketeers within and outside the Nigeria Immigration…
The Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has said the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, must be sacked with immediate effect over his consistent failure to put an end to…
The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this in a statement…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has launched an enhanced e-passport in Benin, Asaba and Warri. Aregbesola also warned men of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Edo State Command, to shun acts capable of working…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18, 2022, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Easter. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement by the…
A few months to the presidential election, one of the presidential aspirants and leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday paid a visit to the traditional rulers in the three senatorial…
Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to seek a second term in office. He polled 222,169 votes to defeat ex-Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Moshood Adeoti and former…
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday, lambasted his erstwhile political leaders and associates. The former governor spoke in the Ijebu Jesa area of Osun State while addressing members of the All Progressives…