Monday 31 August 2015

Ex- Governor Akpabio hospitalised in Abuja after own car disobeyed traffic light, then crashed



By Ibanga Isine

A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, now Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, escaped death Monday morning after his car got involved in an accident along the Airport Road in Abuja.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the accident occurred near the Bolingo Junction close to the Ship House, Abuja.

Photo: Umana with Bishop Akpan…. This is one photo Akpabio, Udom will never like to view

The photo was taken recently at Abuja where Bishop Samuel Akpan, governorship aspirant of Accord Party in Akwa Ibom State, was Star Witness No 1 for APC in the ongoing Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Tribunal

Why my marriage crashed – Ini Edo, actress



By Joy Umukoro

Popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has revealed that distance, ir­reconcilable differences, and incompatibility are the factors that largely contributed to her failed marriage.

Photo: This is Nigeria! Civil servants kneeling down to beg Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose

Civil servants who arrived late for work at the Ekiti State Secretariat pleading with Governor Ayo Fayose on Monday.  (Photo credit: The Nation/Lere Layinka)

Methodist Church Congregation chases pastor from church for impregnating member – Punch newspaper

File photo: Pregnant woman


By Afeez Hanafi

There was commotion on Sunday at the United Methodist Church, Mafoluku, in the Oshodi area of Lagos as members of the church rejected their pastor and chased him away for allegedly impregnating his housemaid.

A’Ibom’s request for debt restructuring wrong — APC

Akwa Ibom APC Publicity Secretary, Chief Ita Awak


By Etim Ekpimah


The All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has warned the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Debt Management Office against accepting Akwa Ibom’s request for debt restructuring.

Saturday 29 August 2015

Umana hails Buhari on Enang’s appointment – Punch newspaper



The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the April 11 governorship poll in Akwa Ibom State, Umana Umana, has hailed the appointment of Ita Enang as Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters.

Umana Okon Umana: The Story of Blood, Tears And Courage

By Nse Peter
At first, they thought it was him that the Emperor wanted as successor, until the Emperor’s wife, with her feeble legs, kicked open the strong door and desecrated the office of the man they themselves once revered as ‘the engine room’ of the Akpabio administration.

FIFA wishes Vincent Enyeama happy birthday

Today is Enyeama’s birthday, and the football governing body sent out a tweet, wishing the number one Nigeria’s goalkeeper a happy birthday.

Thursday 27 August 2015

Alas, ‘Politics Today’ Presenter, Sampson Akpan Exposes His Bias Against Umana!


By Nse Peter 
Give it to Sampson Akpan (pictured above) alias ‘Politics Today! All the while he has been able to cleverly conceal his bias against the Akwa Ibom APC governorship candidate, Umana Okon Umana, even though he made quite a fortune through interviews with Mr. Umana and several other APC chieftains in his programme ‘Akwa Ibom Decides’ on Planet 101.1 FM, Uyo during the campaign for the April, 2015 governorship election in the state.

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Photo: Managing Director of NDDC, Barr. Bassey Dan-Abia meets with Buhari

Dan-Abia (pictured above shaking hands with President Buhari) denied that N183.7 billion is missing from the coffers of the commission as stated in a government audit report. (Photo credit: PREMIUM TIMES)

Buhari Appoints Ita Enang Special Assistant On National Assembly Matters

Senator Ita Enang

By Nse Peter

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ita Enang as his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, according to a statement released, Thurday, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Ex-PDP governorship aspirant urges A’Ibom to publish its total debt profile

Gov Udom Emmanuel



By Nse Peter

How much is the total debt burden of the Akwa Ibom State government? That is one question that has refused to go away, even after the state government through its commissioner for finance, Akan Okon has publicly admitted that the state owes commercial banks, N64.5 billion only.

Akwa Ibom admits owing banks N64.5b – The Nation newspaper

Mr. Udom Emmanuel


By Kazeem Ibrahym

The Akwa Ibom State government has admitted owing commercial banks N64.5 billion.