Author: Abdoulaye Kay

ASHENEWS reports that the De Renaissance Patriots Foundation has lamented that the indigenes of Lagos State were concerned that their representative at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), had remained stagnant as acting Managing Director withoutconfirmation since 2023. This is contained in a statement by the President Prince Adelani Adeniji-Adele and Secretary General Mr. Yomi Tokosi made available to ASHENEWS on Sunday. This statement serves to dispel misconceptions about the so-called ‘Lagos boys’ appointed by President Bola Tinubu and to address specific issues within the NNPC. According to the Foundation, since President Tinubu assumed office, there have been consistent allegations…

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Actor Chinedu Ikedieze, better known as Aki, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife Nneoma Nwaijah. Aki broke the news on his Instagram page on Saturday, posting a photo of himself and his wife, followed by an image of their newborn’s feet. In the caption accompanying the post which has garnered thousands of likes, Chinedu expressed his happiness. He said, “My wonderful people, please rejoice with us my wife and I have welcomed a bouncing baby boy. To God Be The Glory.” Chinedu married Nneoma in 2011. Their first child was born in January 2017. ALSO READ Imade will…

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This is the continuation of the article of last week, republished as a result of our current “search” for a more viable political system. It should be noted that they were first published over three years ago. (Democracy) In Nigeria and Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? (1), we touched on how cries of marginalisation permeate the air. Partisan interests are placed above national interests while divisions along ethnic and religious lines have become the norm just as the struggle for power and its retention have taken a “do or die” dimension, affecting almost everything, including the neutrality of the judiciary,…

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Bandits on Saturday night, invaded Dahjonu community in Millennium City of Chikun local government area of Kaduna state abducted two journalists . Those abducted are the Nation and Blueprint newspapers correspondents, Abdulgafar Alabelewe and AbdulRaheem Abdu with their wives and children. Alabelewe is also the current chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna State Council. One of the victims’ family members, Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits invaded the area around 10.30 pm and shot indiscriminately before carrying out their act. ALSO READ [COLUMN] Banditry and Prof Saidu’s Dastardly Assassination: One Death,…

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Kungiyar Dalibban Najeriya da hadin gwiwar Kungiyar Matasan Arewa a yau sunyi wani gangami domin karrama Malam Ibrahim Rilwan Mohammed, Shugaban Gidauniyar IRM dake Abuja. Taron ya samu hallatar mutane daga kowanne bangare wadanda suka hada da ‘yan siyasa da ‘yan kasuwa da matasa da kuma dalibban daga manyan makarantu gaba da sakandare dake kowanne lungu da sako na kasarnan. A cikin jawabinsa Mataimakin Shugaban Majalisar Dalibban Najeriya Kabiru Aminu ya bayyana cewa an zabi wanda za a karramawar ne saboda dimbin gudumuwarsa ga ci gaban dalibban da kuma matasan Najeriya a kowanne mataki. Bugu da kari ya bayyana namijin…

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