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Promotion: NSCDC, Immigration, Others’ Officers to Write Exam

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The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has ordered the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board to conduct the next promotion examinations of its officers in the various services in the states where they operate.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Deputy Director of Press, Afonja Ajibola on Tuesday.

Aregbesola who gave the directive during an inspection visit to the examination centre in Abuja stated that overcrowded examination centres can fault the integrity of an exam.

The statement reads in part “Aregbesola observed that examination in such a crowded environment does not give the needed integrity the exams should have.

“He, therefore, ordered the Secretary of the board, Hajiya Aisha Rufa’i, to henceforth conduct promotion examinations in various states of the Federation.

“The Minister added that since there are CBT centres across the states that could be used for the examination, it would go a long way in providing seamless conduct of the examinations in the respective states.

“The Minister commended the board for achieving the feat in conducting CBT examination which has added relevant credibility to the process.”

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News

Passport, visa processing will be transformed – FG

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Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,  has pledged his total commitment to sanitizing the specialized services being rendered by professional service providers to improve the processing of visas, passports, marriages and citizenship applications in the country.

Ogbeni Aregbesola made the pledge during a Quarterly Review Meeting with some consultants and Special Service Providers engaged by his Ministry at the National Headquarters of Nigeria Immigration, Abuja.

He stressed the importance of performance review and noted that the quarterly review meetings have helped in addressing challenges experienced by service providers as well as serving as a platform to identify problems that often inhibit efficient service delivery.

The Minister also frowned at what he described as “unacceptable passport procedure racketeering” being perpetrated with the connivance of unscrupulous officials.

Ogbeni Aregbesola read the riot act to those who indulge in the act to desist or be prepared to face dire consequences.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, in his welcome address commended the Minister for providing the platform for robust engagement with the engaged service providers.

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Politics

Aregbesola APC Faction Protest: Osun Police Refute Allegation of Bias

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Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC loyal to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola have protested to the Headquarters of the Osun State police command in Osogbo.

The protesters who are members of “The Osun Progressives, TOP” gathered in front of the Police Command with placards bearing various inscriptions such as ” CP, stop sending our members to jail, Osun CP is biased” among others.

Factional Chairman of the APC, Mr Rasak Saninsile who led the protesters read the demands of the protesters to include the removal of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Wale Olokode”.

He alleged that the police boss was taking side with Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his supporters.

Addressing the protesters, Deputy Commissioner, Mr Valentine Kanayo said their allegations were biased and full of falsehood.

Mr Kanayo who maintained that the Osun police command remained committed to professionalism, assured that their demands would be looked into.

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Yoruba

Alakoso Foro Abele Pe Fun Amulo Oko Ofurufu Lati Din Isele Ijamba Ina ku,

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Alakoso foro abele , ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola ti ro ilese panapana lati to ile ise ologun ofurufu lo, lori sisamulo oko ofurufu lati pana lasiiko isele pajawiri.

O soro yi lasiko yiyan bi ologun lati fi samin ifeyinti oludari agba ilese panapana ijoba apapo, omowe Lima  Ibrahim, eyi to waye ni lese panapana to wa nilu Abuja.

Ogbeni Aregbesola tun pe fun atunto lori ofin to de jiju ina si igbo nile Naijiria pelu bii isele ijamba ina sen wopo nile yi, to si tenumo pe yio dara ti ibasepo ba wa pelu ile ese ologun ofurufu lati fopin si igbo jijo.

O fikun pe ofin to de igbo jijo loye ki atungbe  yewo ko de ba, lati was nibamu pelu asiko yi to fimo , riridaju pe o fese mule.

Politics

Court Rejects Suit to Invalidate Osun APC Congress

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The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has declined jurisdiction in the case of aggrieved members of the Osun State All Progressives Confess, seeking to invalidate the ward, state and local Congress of the party held in July.

The aggrieved members who are members of The Osun Progressives, TOP, loyal to the minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola had approached the Federal High Court seeking an order to invalidate the election and affirm its own members as the authentic executive of the party in Osun State.

In an application brought before the court, 2,517 persons who described themselves as aggrieved members of the APC against the party’s caretaker leadership, Governor Gboyega Oyetola and INEC, claimed that they paid to the designated Banks but were denied access to the purchase of the form by the Governor and the then APC caretaker Chairman in Osun, Prince Gboyega Famoodun.

However, the defendants filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to hear the matter on the ground that it fell exclusively under the purview of what the Electoral Law and decisions of the Supreme Court contemplated as party’s internal affairs.

Ruling on the preliminary objection of the APC and INEC, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola remarked that having not participated in the congress as contained in their originating summon, the aggrieved members lacked the justification to seek to invalidate the process.

Justice Ayoola also took a swipe at one of the claims of the plaintiff seeking to be declared as the validly elected executive of the party during the Congress, as he declared that they had no such status to enjoy such declaration.

Speaking further, the Jurist noted that, “the Supreme Court had said the court could not dabble into the internal dispute of party unless it fell under Section 87(9) of the Electoral Act. In the instance case, the plaintiff does not qualified to be called an aspirant and was not a candidate in the said congress based on their own affirmation”. 

Citing a plethora of Supreme Court cases, Justice Ayoola said the fact of the dispute did not fall under S. 87(8)) of the Electoral Act and Section 251 of the Constitution. 

He stated further that “the case of the plaintiff is not covered by the law and cannot be adjudicated by the court. All reliefs sought against the first to the fifth defendants do not affect federal agencies but State hence should be filed at state high Court”.

On the whole, the Court in striking out the suit ruled that “the suit as constituted was defective for making allegations against persons, especially Governor, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola who were not made parties to the suit, failure to properly institutes the suit in a representative capacity as those represented are imprecise, nebulous indescribable and undeterminable; and purely a hypothetical disputes that is academic or moot”.

Adenitan Akinola

 

Yoruba

Ijoba Apapo Jeje Asepari Ogba Atunse Towa Ni Olomi Laipe

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Alakoso foro abele, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola ni, ogba atunse towa ni agbegbe Oloju-Oro, Olomi nilu Ibadan yoo bere sin je sisamulo losu keta odun yii.

Alakoso so eyi lasiko to sabewo si, Ogba Atunse, Agodi, Ibadan ati agbegbe Olomi.

O salaye pe, Ogba atunse Olomi yi tise tife pari lori re, yoo gba to awon eeyan towa logba atunse bii egberin.

Ogbeni Aregbesola ni sisi ibudo yi yoo madinku ba, akunfaya ibudo atunse Abolongo ati Agodi.

Ogbeni Aregbesola ti ko pase wiwo gbogbo awon ibudo, ibuso itaja towa layika ibudo atunse Agodi.

Orileede Nigeria lo ti nkoju Oniru-ru isele ikolu awon ibudo atunse yi ti tenu lolo yi si waye ni Ile-Ife ipinle Osun.

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Economy

FG Digitalizes Passport Payment Process

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Federal Government says it has digitalized payments for Nigerian Passports to reduce the untold hardship faced by applicants. 

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stated this during the Rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with Polycarbonate Data Page and other security features at the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Ibadan. 

The minister said part of the reforms was the migration of passport applications and payments to digital platforms.

He noted that applicants still patronised touts and unscrupulous officials in the hope of beating the system and get expedited services.

The minister pointed out that the ministry had zero tolerance for corruption and subversion of due process.

He, however, implored applicants to stop patronising touts and our officials directly.

Speaking on the new application process, the minister noted that a new timeline had been set for fresh passport application and reissue.

Ogbeni Aregbesola stated further that the Enhanced e-Passport was a great improvement on the Biometric Passport technology which Nigeria adopted in 2007 as a deliberate step towards curbing forgery, impersonation and other forms of travel document fraud associated with the old Machine-Readable Passport regime. 

The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Isah Jere, reiterated the call by the minister for citizens to stop patronising touts.

Mr. Jere promised the relented efforts of Nigeria immigrations Services to further strengthen and enhance the passport application process to reduce difficulty.

He added that the service would be launching an appointment management system and a tracking system to know anywhere people are in the world.

Also speaking at the event, the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, who was represented by Chief of Staff, Mr. Segun Ogunwuyi lauded the efforts of the Nigeria Immigration Service saying the state would continue to support the service in performing its statutory duty.

Representatives of other security agencies in Oyo state, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi  Olubadan of Ibadan,  by Ekefa Balogun, chief Sarafadeen Alli graced the occasion. 

 

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Politics

Osun APC Adopts Consensus As Aregbesola’s Supporters Kick

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The Ward Congress of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, held peacefully across the 30 local government areas of Osun State.

Party members have trooped out in large numbers as early as seven o’clock in the morning to participate in the exercise.

The electoral materials also arrived the affected polling locations early enough accompanied by officials selected by the national headquarters of the party.

However, the party members did not agree on the particular modus operandi of conducting the congress.

In majority of councils including Boripe, Osogbo, Ila, Olaoluwa, Iwo, Ayedaade, Isokan and Irewole, members agreed on consensus as recommended by the national leadership, while in few other areas including some parts of Ejigbo, Ilesa East and West, party faithful insisted on contest to enable every eligible member vote.

This division is obviously between a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who parade themselves under the tag, The Osun Progressives, TOP, and the Ileri Oluwa group consisting those loyal to the incumbent governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola.

Speaking in his country home in Iragbiji, Governor Gboyega Oyetola described the exercise as the first time party members would agree on choice of ward officials without any rancour.

Governor Oyetola commended members of the party for their peaceful conduct during the exercise.

Similarly, the Chairman of the National Congress Committee in Osun State, Mr. Gbenga Elegbeleye commended party members for their conduct at ensuring that the process went peacefully.

Mr. Elegbeleye said there was no parallel congress anywhere in Osun state.

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Religion

FG declares Friday, Monday public holiday for Easter celebration

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The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021, Public Holidays to mark this year’s FG declares Friday, Monday public holiday for Easter celebration

In a statement, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ .

He called on them to use the occasion of this year’s Easter Celebration to pray for the Peace, Unity, and Progress of our country.
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola assured that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with the spate of kidnapping, armed banditry and other crimes and criminality being perpetrated by enemies of the country in parts of Nigeria.

While wishing Christians both at home and abroad a happy and peaceful Easter Celebration, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola called on Nigerians to join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration in its determination to make life more meaningful for all.

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Security

FG Warns Against Ethnic Coloration to Crimes

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The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to avoid the temptation of giving ethnic coloration to criminal activities in the country.

Minister of the Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola gave the advice on Friday in Abuja when he received a delegation from the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 14, of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), led by its Commandant, Ayodele Adeleke.

The Minister observed that Nigerians must equate security with the global picture of a society that emphasis the dignity of man and human development.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who condemn crime said no ethnic group in Nigeria glorifies crime and criminality.

“One thing we must all resist is the tendency of seeing crime in relation to one ethnic group or another, a criminal is a criminal no matter the ethnic group he or she belongs to. No ethnic group in Nigeria glorifies crime and criminality, so let us all condemn the crime. Our morality itself makes crime an unpopular vocation,” The Minister said.

The Minister called on the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), as a security training institution to develop policy analysis that would ensure adequate reorientation of an average Nigerian to see crimes and criminality as they are.

The Commandant of the Institute, Ayodele Adeleke said that his team was in the Ministry to help the institution to come up with quality suggestions and SWOT analysis on how to provide good governance for Nigerians and West African sub-region, in a better and secured environment.

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Lifestyle

FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year Celebrations

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The federal government has declared Friday, December 25, Monday, December 28, 2020, and Friday, January 1, 2021, as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations, respectively.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on behalf of the federal government in a statement issued by the permanent secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore.

The minister felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians both at home and abroad on the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Ogbeni Aregbesola urged Christians to adopt the creed of Christ on faith, hope, and love.

The minister noted that peace and security are critical factors needed to enable the government to accomplish its mission of revitalizing the economy, improving foreign direct investment as well as generating employment opportunities for over 100 million Nigerian youths in the next 10 years.

Ogbeni Aregbesola advised Nigerians and Christians in particular, to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines, as stipulated by relevant authorities, during and after the yuletide, especially with the second wave of the outbreak of the disease.