RUGIPO Resumes Full Operations

By Banji Ayoola Normal activities have resumed at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, RUGIPO, following constructive engagements by the new Management with the institution’s staff unions and relevant stakeholders. The workers had been on a prolonged strike over the non implementation of the new N70,000 National Minimum Wage, among other issues, until the […]

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Ajulo in The Hague says Ondo will become Nigeria’s pragmatic justice capital

Dr Olukayode Ajulo Ondo State will soon become Nigeria’s Capital of Pragmatic Justice, according to the state’s Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Dr Olukayode Ajulo. has declared that He declared this on his arrival in The Hague, Netherlands for the International City of Peace and Justice for the Justice Matters Conference 2026. The commissioner […]

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RUGIPO’s former spokesman Ojo hails strike suspension, commends new Acting Rector for starting well

By Banji Ayoola A former spokesman of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, RUGIPO, Mr Samuel O. Ojo (JP), has  described the suspension of the prolonged strike by the institution’s workers as a positive development. Specifically, he said the strike’s suspension would bring relief to the students, whose academics had been stunted since the strike […]

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RUGIPO SSANIP suspends strike

By Banji Ayoola The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, RUGIPO, has suspended its  prolonged strike to enable negotiation with a committee set up by the state government over its complaints. Workers of the institution, including members of the association, had gone on strike since February 16, […]

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2007: Aiyedatiwa rolls out structure for Tinubu’s reelection

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday formally inaugurated the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, describing the initiative as a structured grassroots mobilisation architecture designed to drive coordinated political engagement across the state for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Held at the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade Ground, Akure, the event was, according to the governor, […]

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FG’s planned parties’ deregistration plot to foist one-party rule on Nigeria – NDC

Ondo State NDC Chairman, Mr Kennedy Peretei, middle By Banji Ayoola The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of plotting to foist a one-party rule on the country through the planned opposition parties’ deregistration. Ondo State chairman of the party, Mr Kennedy Peretei, whose leadership was formally ratified on Monday, […]

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Ondo APC chairman says synergy, coordination key to electoral victory

Synergy and coordination among party structures and affiliated groups are critical to securing overwhelming electoral victory in future polls, according to the Ondo State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  Hon. Kolawole Babatunde. A statement by the party’s state spokesman, Mr Steve Otaloro, on Monday, said Babatunde stated this while receiving a delegation of […]

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May Day: Aiyedatiwa recommits to workers’ welfare

says Govt to revisit SUBEB recruitment irregularities, absorb qualified applicants Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has recommitted his administration to workers’s improved welfare, security and sustainable development. He gave the pledge on Friday at this year’s Workers’ Day celebration held at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Arcade, Akure, the state capital. Stressing his commitment […]

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RUGIPO’s workers not happy on Workers’ Day – Ojo

By Banji Ayoola A former spokesman of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo State, RUGIPO, Mr Samuel O.. Ojo (JP), has lamented that the workers at the institution are not happy on a day set aside to celebrate workers worldwide. In a statement commemorating the day, he noted that the lingering problems at the institution […]

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