See massive throwback picture of Nollywood star, Ime 'Bishop' Umoh

The actor shared the pix on his Facebook page, saying it was taken 20 years ago.

In the name of the Father, The Son and Ghana Must Go – Tony Okoroji writes

Tony Okoroji

Have you ever asked yourself why our children do very badly in Maths? Please just talk to the average young man or woman going to school in these parts. Ask him which subject gives him or her the biggest challenge. Before the question is out of your mouth, the answer is thrown at you – ‘Mathematics!’ Most of them are scared stiff of the stuff. Some believe that Maths is magic and only the likes of Professor Peller, the master magician, can understand how ‘a plus b’ can be equal to c.

Bayelsa House of Assembly speaker finally steps down

Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson, has stepped down as a member of the assembly. He was sacked 40 days ago by the Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Music star, Patoranking pictured with Saraki

Dancehall/reggae act, Patoranking is pictured above with Senate President, Bukola Saraki in his office.

Nollywood star, Kenneth Okonkwo obtains doctorate degree from NOUN

The Living In Bondage star actor was among the graduands that graduated at the National Open University (NOUN) on Saturday, January 16. He graduated alongside former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okonkwo who is an ambassador of NOUN was offered a scholarship to acquire his Doctorate degree in Public Administration.

His fellow actor turned politician Desmond Elliot shared his picture on Instagram and captioned it “Convocation of graduands at the National Open University #NOUN congrats to all kenneth Okonkwo.”

Photos: Denrele falls, gets injured during movie shoot

Denrele Edun was involved in another dramatic fall, which left him hurt in the face during a movie shoot. He posted the picture of the incident on Instagram said no artist has suffered in the craft of entertainment like himself. Read what he wrote after the cut…

Olisa Metuh dragged to court in handcuffs, granted bail

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, was on Tuesday granted bail by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court ordered him to pay N400million and provide two sureties in like sum. The sureties, according to the court, must live in Abuja and swear affidavit of means with two passport photographs. Metuh is also expected to submit his traveling document with the court Registrar. He was brought to the court in handcuffs. Below are more photos…

Timi Dakolo, 2face announced as coaches for ‘The Voice Nigeria’

Legendary pop act, 2Baba who is one of the finest music exports from Africa has been announced as one of the coaches for popular reality singing competition, The Voice Nigeria by its organizers. Waje and Timi Dakolo will also be working alongside 2Baba as coaches on the Nigerian version internationally acclaimed reality singing competition.

Meet the Youngest Commissioner in Nigeria

When he was appointed the Finance commissioner in Cross River State, not a few eyebrows were raised because of his age and more importantly because he isn’t a thorough bred politician. But the dynamic young man seem to have a work portfolio that rivals many of his colleagues in the Cross River State cabinet who are twice his age and he isn’t hesitant about bringing his wealth of experience to the table. From Odukpani local government area of Cross River State, Asuquo Ekpenyong is a graduate of Economics from the University of Reading, United Kingdom (UK), and holds Masters degree in International Banking and Financial Services from the same institution.

Those who say I am plotting to kill APC candidate are comedians, says former AKHA Deputy Leader, Aniefiok Dennis

Barr Aniefiok Dennis

The immediate Past Deputy leader of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Barr Aniefiok Dennis has described as comical the recent allegations by the “All Progressives Congress” that he is plotting to kill her candidate, Mr. Unyime Ekwere.

Aniefiok Dennis who is the PDP candidate for Etinan State Constituency in the forthcoming re-run in the constituency said normally, he wouldn’t have love to respond to or join issues with such cheap, baseless and comical assassination of his character but for unsuspecting members of the public who may wish to believe the concocted information peddled by Etinan “APC” and its agents, he wish to state very clearly that at no time did he plan either by himself or through a proxy to assassinate Mr. Unyime Ekwere.

NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2016 Batch A

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has released the mobilization timetable for 2016 batch A. Below is how it goes...

 1 . 2015 Batch B Post Mobilisation Workshop 19th - 21st November 2015

Armed robbers attack Enyimba players

Players of former African Champions, Enyimba FC have been robbed on their way to Kaduna. The team’s striker, Mfon Udoh posted the pix above on Facebook and wrote “We just got robbed on our way to Kaduna for the Super 4 tournament but all thanks to God coz we were neither injured nor beaten. ‪#‎TeamEnyimba”

Basketmouth unveiled as Malta Guinness ambassador

Popular comic act, Basketmouth has been unveiled as a brand ambassador to popular beverage brand, Malta Guinness. The comedian shared the photos from his unveiling via photo sharing app, Instagram few minutes ago. His followers have since flooded his thread with different congratulatory messages.

Photos: Pastor Adeboye visits Governor Wike, says “God will let peace reign Supreme in Rivers”

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has visited Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.  The man of God prayed: "The Almighty God will let peace reign Supreme in this state. There will be progress and development. Whatever little problem we may still have, God will settle them". Pastor Adeboye is in Rivers State for the annual meet the members of RCCG January meeting. More photos after the cut…

Abak Politics: The Intrigues of Zoning, by Paul Bassey

By Atuekong Paul Bassey 

Zoning or Power Shift is the mechanism of uniting various people while the political parties are the vehicle for realizing democracy. Zoning is the art of shifting or sharing political offices to various geo-political zones or districts in a bid to balance the political equation.

The rotation of political offices was designed to stop marginalization by some geo-political zones or districts to bring a lasting peace and stability in our polity. Party politics and zoning are two very important elements of any liberal democracy that no one can brush aside with a wave of hand in a primordial local government area like Abak.

SPONSORED: AKHA releases resolutions after 2016 budget public hearing

Usoro Akpanusoh, Chairman AKHA Committee on Appropriation/Finance

A COMMUNIQUÉ ON A ONE DAY PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2016 AKWA IBOM STATE BUDGET ORGANIZED BY THE AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE HELD IN UYO ON FRIDAY JANUARY 8, 2016.

1.0          PREAMBLE

                Budgeting for programmes, projects and commitments by governments has gone beyond mere annual ritual exercise. It encapsulates fiscal measures, estimates of revenue, expenditure and implementation strategies. It therefore behooves on government to ensure that inputs from both formal and informal sectors of the economy are sought; obtained, collated, evaluated and incorporated into annual budgets. Such participatory approach does not only make the budget people-oriented but separates needs from wants in a given polity.

I was forced out of PDP – Otu Ita Toyo

Otu Ita Toyo

Former Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Arc. Otu Ita Toyo recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview on Planet FM, the man popularly known as ‘Total Chair’ bared his mind on several important political issues. www.connoisseurng.blogspot.com brings you Excerpts:

Last Friday, you defected from PDP to APC. How was it?

A dramatic day I tell you. I don’t even consider the business of producing governor Akpabio as the highlight in my career as a party administrator. I think that belongs to the business of bringing back PDP into shape. By the time I came into the PDP it was in complete shreds. Everybody was fighting against each other. There was Abuja front, there was Uyo front. I think the most enduring legacy I want to be remembered for is bringing back that family into one big moving ship which every family in Akwa Ibom State belonged to. It was a party like no other, a party which every member had a sense of belonging and beyond that had a say in what affected him or her.

Ighalo wins Premiership player of the month

 

Watford duo of Ighalo and  Flores named Premier League Player & Manager of the Month for December. Nigerian star Odion Ighalo has been in fine form in the Premiership, scoring important goals which has seen emerge as one of the top scorers in the league.

Seen this pre-wedding shot?

What will we not see in Nigeria? And this is supposed to be a pre-wedding shot.

Stephen Keshi to bury late wife tomorrow

The funeral will be held on Friday, January 15th in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The service of songs for the late Kate Keshi will hold on Thursday at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City, Edo State. Kate Keshi (nee Abureme), 54, lost her three-year-long fight against the cancer sickness on 9 December. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, 4 children, her mother, brother, sisters and numerous relatives. Kate passed on at the family’s home in the United States of America on the 9th of December 2015.