…Osun State Investment Company Limited, and two-term Finance Commissioner under Governors Rauf Aregbesola and Adegboyega Oyetola, saluted the celebrant for his genuine love, compassion and empathy for mankind. Oyebamiji specifically expressed gratitude to the ex-Osun State Governor for his fatherly roles, mentorship and…

…Junction, Isare, Ward 08, Ilesa East Local Government Area, where former governor Rauf Aregbesola voted, each voter was offered N70,000. The APC won the unit after securing 256 votes, while Accord came second with 43 votes. ADC received just 13 votes at the unit. Also, at the unit of a former Deputy Chief of Staff to t…

…has brought up the "Half Salary" nickname associated with former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Tinubu made the remark on Thursday, August 20, 2026 while receiving Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after he won the August 15 governorship election. Tinubu revived the nickname w…

…A large turnout was also reported at Ward 8, Unit 7, associated with former governor Rauf Aregbesola. At Ede North, voters arrived early, with INEC ad hoc personnel preparing for accreditation and voting. At the governor’s polling unit, Ward 4, Unit 9, voters and electoral officials were However, accreditation was temp…

The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has lost his Ilesa East local government to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji. According to the results announced from the local government area, Oyebamiji’s APC emerged victorious in Ilesa East w…

…Folasayo Salaam, the ADC candidate and ally of former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, hails from Ejigbo LGAPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience covering politics, elections, public affairs, and governance in N…

…Ilesa, Osun State, is where the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, is registered as a voter. A voter, Adeniyi Taye, commended the electorate in the area for coming out to vote. “We are many in the area. You can see from the large turnout here. Ex-Governor Rauf Aregbesola,” he said.…

…Isese Day for more than a decade.In 2013, Osun state, under the then-governor Rauf Aregbesola, officially recognised Isese Day, designating August 20th as a public holiday for traditional worshipers, according to Guardian newspaper.In observance of the Isese Day public holiday in Osun, all banks, government offices, an…

…the ability to manage the state despite financial challenges. “When he was governor, Rauf Aregbesola was Commissioner for Works from Osun and there were others. I think there was even a Hausa man in the cabinet and an Igbo man was there,” he said. Lawal said he had previously believed Tinubu’s Lagos experience could se…

The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has described himself as the first governor in Nigeria’s history to govern a state without owning a house of his own. Aregbesola, a former ally of President Bola Tinubu, disclosed that he was staying in his friends house during his eight y…

…are the ADC; Sen. David Mark; Sen. Patricia Akwashiki; Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi; Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor (sued on behalf of the Caretaker/Interim National Working Committee); and INEC. The plaintiffs had, among other things, challenged the decision of the Senator Mark-led leadership of the A…

…The defendants were the ADC, David Mark, Patricia Akwashiki, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, Rauf Aregbesola, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor, sued on behalf of the Caretaker/Interim National Working Committee, and INEC. In the judgment affirmed by the appellate court, Justice Abdulmalik held that neither the 1999 Constitution nor th…

…go to our portal right now, Senator David Mark is the chairman of the ADC, while Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is the Secretary. According to records, INEC did not give Nafiu Gombe access codes. So, whatever anyone is saying, we are not really interested." The official added that Gombe lacks the legal standing to submit candi…

…go to our portal right now, Senator David Mark is the chairman of the ADC, while Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is the Secretary. “According to records, INEC did not give Nafiu Gombe access codes. So, whatever anyone is saying, we are not really interested.” The official further maintained that Gombe lacked the legal standing…

…its former National Chairman, Ralph Nwosu, Mark, and the party's National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola. The judge held that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter because it bordered on the internal affairs of a political party, which he described as non-justiciable. Justice Liman also ruled that Abejide l…

…Chairman Ralph Nwosu, incumbent National Chairman David Mark, and National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola, ruling that Abejide failed to establish that any of his legal rights had been violated by the emergence of the current leadership. ‘Hell no’ - Atiku’s aide slams Shehu Sani over comment on ADC court victory

…powers and ignoring the Supreme Court. Also, the party's National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola filed a a motion, asking Justice Lifu to recuse himself from the party's leadership case. Ten days later, that is on Monday June 15, 2026, the judge sat to pronounce judgement on another case involving the ADC. This part…

…crowds into actual votes. Former Senate President David Mark and former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola have both campaigned publicly for Bejide, but translating that high-profile backing into polling unit numbers across all 16 LGAs remains the party's central challenge. PDP'S OLUYEDE: Battles without Fayose PDP Candidat…