One of the most promising journalists based in Ondo State, Mr Sola Ilesanmi, has passed on. His passage was announced on Tuesday by the state’s council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, which regretted that it “received the untimely death of Sola Taiwo Ilesanmi, one of the Brightest journalists in the state, with a rude […]
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By Banji Ayoola Remains of ace photojournalist and former Chief Photographer of The Hope newspapers, Mr Remi Aye, were interred on February 25 at his Messiah Estate, Agbota, Oda, near Akure, Ondo State capital home. His burial was preceded by a church service during which the Shepherd in charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, […]
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The Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has urged security agencies in the country to relate with and treat journalists on election duties as partners in progress rather than foes. The request formed part of the communique issued by the council at the end of its monthly congress on Friday in Abakaliki. […]
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By Banji Ayoola Remains of ace photojournalist and former Chief Photographer of The Hope newspapers, Mr Remi Aye, will be buried on February 25 at his Messiah Estate, Agbota, Oda, near Akure home. According to a programme released by his family on Tuesday, the burial will be preceded a day earlier, that is on Thursday, […]
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By Banji Ayoola Dear Dupe, Be assured that the Good Lord is enthroned high above the worlds in His Great Omnipotence. He is at work! He, Who is Justice and Love combined, Who will never allow injustice anywhere nor allow the powerless and oppressed suffer unjustly, the powerless who devoted his blood, his life to […]
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By Banji Ayoola The day was Friday, August 16, 2019, when for the first time ever in the history of the Ondo State Government-owned Owena Press, Publishers of The Hope newspapers, celebrated its ex-staff who had served the company meritoriously. Remi Aye was among the four former staff of the company who were honoured that […]
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Mr. Governor, Sir. It is with a heavy and sorrowful heart that we write you this letter that is both an appeal and a Save Our Soul cry on behalf of our members. This letter is prompted by the death of Mr. Remi Aye, who was a Government House/Governor’s Office photographer with the state-owned The […]
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By Banji Ayoola Shocked by the death of their former colleague and ace photographer, Remi Aye, former staff of Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope newspapers, owned by the Ondo State Government, have appealed to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to save them untimely death as happened to Aye. In an open letter signed on […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former top civil servant in Ondo State, and now a cleric, Mr Wale Josiah, has stressed the urgent need for journalists in Nigeria to have a health insurance scheme in place to fall back on in their hours of critical need especially after retirement from active service. While responding on Friday […]
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By Banji Ayoola Remi Aye, a former Head Photographer of The Hope newspapers, who has been battling for survival since Tuesday, has passed on. He died about 8.30 this morning, at his Oda, near Akure country home according to his son, Ayo. He called on phone shortly after and sadly said briefly: “Daddy mi ti […]
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