16 September 2026
News

Aiyedatiwa Ends 12-Year Convocation Drought at Owo Polytechnic, Ondo State

Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is set to end a 12-year hiatus in academic convocation at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (RUGIPO), Owo, with the 12th to 23rd combined convocation slated for Saturday. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the ceremony, the Rector, Mr Olorunwa Adegun, said the last convocation was held in 2013, noting that the institution

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States

Tinubu, Aiyedatiwa Praised by Group for Teaching Hospital Project

Akure sociocultural group in Ondo State, known as the Ooye Development Initiative (ODI), has lauded President Bola Tinubu for approving the Teaching Hospital project in Akure. They also praised the Ondo State governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for the State Executive Council’s recent approval of the transfer of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Teaching Hospital

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States

Aiyedatiwa Approves N350m for Bursaries, Student Scholarships

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved a sum of N350 million as payment for the 2025 scholarship and bursary for students of the state’s origin in various higher institutions across the country. This development was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Tuesday in Akure. According to the

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States

Graduation Party Ban: Aiyedatiwa Urged to Legally Back Reform

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been asked to give legal backing to the recent ban on graduation parties and ceremonies in nursery, primary, and Junior Secondary School III (JSS3) in Ondo State. Recall that the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, had on Wednesday announced the abolition of such graduation ceremonies at

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