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The Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, (RUGIPO),  has been reopened for academic activities to conclude the first semester, 2018 /2019 academic session .         Consequently, all students are enjoined to resume backto school on Saturday July 6, 2019 as examination will commence on Monday July 8, 2019                According to a statement issued and signed by the Director, Public Relations and Protocol, Yemi Suleeman      "The Management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo wishes to inform all Students and the entire Polythecnic Community that the Institution has re-open for academic activities."       " In a circular signed by the Administrative Assistant to Rector Mr Joseph Ilugbami, Management also wishes to inform all members of staff that the Governing Council has directed that the Student Appointment and Promotion Comittee (A&PC) for Teaching staff should meet on Tuesday 2, 2019 ...

Felix Akinde, the Commercial driver who was kidnapped on Akure/Ikere road has been released. Mr. Akinde was set free on Saturday midnight after spending four nights in captivity, and with his abductors. SaharaReporters gathered that his release followed series of negotiations between the driver's family and the kidnappers. A source who confirmed the release of Mr. Akinde to SaharaReporters on Sunday night, said the driver was set free by his kidnappers along the bush path on the Akure/Ado road. He also disclosed that the total sum of Five hundred thousand naira was paid by the families before he could be free from captivity. "He (Akinde) was released Saturday evening by his abductors, and we all saw him looking rough and dirty. "The driver was released after those kidnappers negotiated ransom with his family members and the union. "I wish you could see how the driver was terribly flogged and beaten wit some bruises all over his body....

The National Youths Service Corps, NYSC has sanctioned 17 corps members deployed to Ondo state for acts of Indiscipline. Those affected were supposed to be part of the 1,712 corps members for 2018 Batch ‘B’ (Stream 1) who passed out on Thursday in Ondo state. Out of the 17, ten corps member will repeat service for abscondment while seven will have their service year extended. The Ondo State NYSC Secretariat has however released Certificates of National Service to 1,712 corps members who successfully completed their one year mandatory service to the nation. The 1,712 corps members made up of 929 males and 792 females, passed out of service at a low key events in all the eighteen Local Governments of the state. Admonishing the passed out corps members, the State Coordinator, Mrs Grace Akpabio charged them to bring into act, all the practical lessons and trainings they were exposed to right from the orientation camp as regards the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) ...

Brazil are into the Semi-final of the Copa America thanks to a 4-3 penalty win over Paraguay. The match ended 0-0 before the penalty shootout was taken as a result of Brazil being toothless in front of goal and they nearly lost it as Roberto Firmino missed his penalty but thanks goalkeeper Alisson who came to the rescue with Paraguay’s last spot kick’s save. England are into the Semi-final of the FIFA Women’s World cup after beating Norway 3-0. Algeria have qualified for the knockout stages of the ongoing African Cup of Nations thanks to a 1-0 win over Senegal. Results in full… World Cup Women Norway 0-3 England Copa America Brazil 0(4)-(3)0 Paraguay CONCACAF Gold Cup Panama 0-1 USA African Cup of Nations Madagascar 1-0 Burundi Senegal 0-1 Algeria Kenya 3-2 Tanzania Matches continue today with the following fixtures… Copa America Venezuela Vs Argentina 8:00pm World Cup Women France Vs USA 8:00pm African Cup of Nations Tunisia Vs Mali 3:30pm Morocco Vs Ivory Coast 6:00pm South Africa Vs...

A former Secretary to the Ondo state government and ex-Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the state, Hon Isaacs Kekemeke, on Wednesday said the poor condition of journalists in Nigeria is very unpleasant. He described the media as very powerful and indispensable segment of the society which its practitioners deserve better welfare package in this country to enable them deliver on their daily responsibilities to the society. The Pioneer Board Chairman of National Examination Council (NECO) stated this in his office in Akure while playing host to the new Executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo state Council chaired by Adetona Aderoboye. Kekemeke who has been the Union’s official legal Adviser for decades, expressed displeasure over poor take home and general welfare of Journalists in Nigeria, urging the government to partner the Union to better the lots of media professionals in Ondo state and the country at large. He said, “when everybody is sl...

Italy defeated China 2-0 in the round-of-16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup yesterday to proceed into the quarter-final of the competition. Netherlands also defeated Japan 2-1 to set up a quarter final clash with Italy. All Asian countries are now out of the competition and apart from USA who are from North America, the other seven teams in the quarterfinal are from Europe. Quarter-final draw in full… Norway Vs England France Vs United States Italy Vs Netherlands Germany Vs Sweden Results in full… World Cup Women Italy 2-0 China Netherlands 2-1 Japan CONCACAF Gold Cup Jamaica 1-1 Curacao Honduras 4-0 El Salvador African Cup of Nations Cameroon 2-0 Guinea-Bissau Ghana 2-2 Benin Matches continue today with the following fixtures… CONCACAF Gold Cup Trinidad & Tobago Vs Guyana 11:30pm African Cup of Nations Nigeria Vs Guinea 3:30pm Uganda Vs Zimbabwe 6:00pm Egypt Vs DR Congo 9:00pm All time is in GMT+1… GISTS Everton have signed Andre Gomes from Barcelona on a five-year permanent deal fo...

Uruguay defeated Chile 1-0 to top group C at the ongoing Copa America in Brazil. Edinson Cavani scored the winner eight minutes from the end of the game and Uruguay will now face Peru in the quarter-final while Chile face Colombia. Results in full… Copa America Chile 0-1 Uruguay Ecuador 1-1 Japan World Cup Women Spain 1-2 USA Sweden 1-0 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup Bermuda 2-0 Nicaragua Haiti 2-1 Costa Rica AFCON Ivory Coast 1-0 South Africa Tunisia 1-1 Angola Mali 4-1 Mauritania Matches continue today with the following fixtures… World Cup Women Italy Vs China 5:00pm 20:00 Netherlands Vs Japan 8:00pm African Cup of Nations Cameroon Vs Guinea-Bissau 6:00pm Ghana Vs Benin 9:00pm All time is in GMT+1… GISTS Starting from Winter Olympics… Italy have won the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Milan and Cortina have respectively been confirmed as the host for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2026 after winning the bid ahead of Stockholm, Sweden. The Winter Olympics in 2...

An islamic Cleric, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, was on Monday remanded by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in a mosque. Justice Abiola Soladoye, who obliged the prosecutor’s request for the remand, adjourned the case until October 14 for trial. Mr. Salaudeen, 43, is being tried for allegedly defiling the child, who was under his tutelage. The prosecutor, T. Olanrewaju-Dawodu, told the court that Mr. Salaudeen committed the offence on December 22, 2018, at the premises of Olorunbabe Mosque at No. 15, Palace Road, Igando, Lagos. Ms. Olanrewaju-Dawodu said that Mr. Salaudeen, popularly called Alfa, was caught raping the child via the footage of a hidden camera which was installed within the premises of the mosque by suspicious individuals. The defendant, residing at No. 16, Awoyemi St., Ikotun, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law Of Lagos State, ...

A 23 year-old woman, Divine Isa, on Monday in Lagos appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing a cell phone worth N260, 000. Isa, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretences and stealing. She pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Mojirade Edeme, however, said that the defendant committed the offences with one other still at large on June 13, at Ikeja Traveler Inn Hotel, Lagos. She said that the defendant stole the phone belonging to the complainant, Mr Victor Onekama. Edeme said that the defendant also obtained a plate of food and drinks valued at N32, 000 on the pretext that she would pay later, a representation she knew was false. “The defendant and her accomplice entered the hotel, ordered a plate of food, and drinks, and after eating, stole the phone from where the complainant had kept it. “They sneaked out of the hotel without paying for the food and drinks consumed. “She was later appre...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has inaugurated the State Justice Sector Reform Committee in a bid to reposition the administration of justice. Fayemi also inaugurated the State Task Force on Human Trafficking to declare his administration’s zero tolerance for human trafficking and using the state as a base for the perpetration of the crime. The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, performed the inauguration of the two committees on behalf of Fayemi at a ceremony held at the Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti on Monday. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Deputy Governor, Odunayo Ogunmola, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, is the chairman of the two committees. Fayemi said committee members were carefully selected based on their experience and pedigrees urging them to see the assignment as a call to duty. While thanking them for accepting the offer  to serve, the Governor prayed ...

The Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court Sitting in Ado Ekiti on Monday remanded in Prison a Pastor of a Methodist Church in Ado Ekiti, Reverend Adegoke Adewuyi who faked his own kidnap and his accomplice Ajewole Oluwadare. When the case was mentioned today, Police Prosecutor Mrs Monica Ekebuilo informed the court that the accused committed the offence on the eleventh of this month at a hotel within Ado Ekiti metropolis She stated that the act of aiding and abetting kidnapping as well as false representation committed by the cleric was grievous and punishable under section 5 and 7 of state kidnap and terrorism prohibition law.. Mrs Ekebuilo told the court that the suspect has confessed to the crime of demanding three million naira as ransom having faked his own kidnap. The trial Chief Magistrate, Dupe Akosile who listened to the submissions of Parties ordered the accused to be remanded in Prison pending the issuance of DPP legal advice and subsequently adjourned the case til the 24th of...