Buhari never promised he was going to do anything in 100 days - Lai Mohammed

APC national spokesperson, Lai Mohammed this morning on Channels TV said President Buhari never promised to do anything within his 1st 100 days in office.

"Buhari never promised to do anything in 100 days, that's the honest truth. You see, when you are running a campaign, all kinds of literature will emerge from all sorts of groups but I came here and I said there are only just two documents that you can judge a party with. that is the constitution of the party and the manifesto of the party. Those are the only two documents that are registered with INEC you can go to court on or hold a party accountable for" he said

Ex- Governor Akpabio involved in car crash, hospitalized

Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio was reportedly involved in a car crash on Monday, and is currently receiving treatment in National Hospital, Abuja. Below is the news as reported by Premium Times:

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. A witness said Mr. Akpabio was moving in a convoy of vehicles towards the City Gate when his vehicle ran into another car.

Governor Fayose appoints farmer and 72 year old illiterate carpenter LG chairmen

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has appointed a 72-year old carpenter, Olatunde Afolayan, as caretaker chairman of Moba Local Government Area of the state. According to a tweet on his official twitter, the governor has also appointed a farmer as the chairman of Moba LG. 

Presidency assures Buhari will still balance his appointments

Adesina (right) with President Buhari

The Presidency has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari’s political appointments will balance out very soon. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, stated this on Friday, while featuring on a radio programme, Political Platform, on RayPower 100.5FM.

Adesina said, “Nobody can fault the fact that the persons appointed were appointed on merits.

Atiku’s daughter sworn-in as Commissioner, forfeits salaries and allowances

Fatima Atiku

Fatima Atiku, daughter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and newly appointed Adamawa Commissioner of Health, has forfeited her salary and allowances for use in revitalizing the state’s health sector. Fielding questions from newsmen in Yola on Friday after being sworn in, alongside 21 other commissioners, Fatima, a medical consultant, said she was giving up her perks because of the numerous challenges in the health sector.

Nigerian Police Forces gets first ever female PRO

Olabisi Alofe Kolawole

Acting ACP Olabisi Alofe Kolawole has become the first female police officer to be appointed as National Police spokesperson. Kolawole holds a first degree in law, from Ogun State University and a Masters degree in Police Leadership and management from University of Leicester, United Kingdom. She replaces CP Emmanuel Ojukwu who is now the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command.

Important message for University of Uyo students

DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION (SUG) UNIUYO
PRESS RELEASE
The attention of the Students' Union Government has been brought to the on-going qualms about an incident which supposedly occurred in the morning of Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the M2 Hostel located at the Annex campus of the University. it is therefore pertinent to make the following known to all students at this point in time:

“My only regret is that I left office with a successor but without succession”…read Obong Victor Attah’s full speech at the grand reception for him by Ibibio nation

Today is a very significant day in my life, in the life of all Ibibio people and indeed, I believe, in the life of Akwa Ibom state.

Let me start by reminiscing – by remembering an earlier reception that had been held for me by Akwa Ibom professionals in Abuja at the Ladi Kwali Hall at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, on Friday August 22, 2003. I had not so long before, been sworn in for my second term in office as the governor of this state which was then beginning to show its greatness and to claim its rightful place in the political equation of this country.

The address that I presented at that occasion was titled “It is well with my soul”. In that address, I had quoted the president of Akwa Ibom professional who, at yet another previous occasion, organized to celebrate the re-appointment of Obong Uffot Ekaette, CON, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, had this to say:

List of successful candidates for appointment into Akwa Ibom State Civil Service

The Akwa Ibom State Civil Service has released names of successful candidates for appointment into different positions in the service. Below are the names…

Ex-Barcelona coach, Tito Vilanova dies

Erstwhile Barcelona F.C coach, Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45 after battling with throat cancer. He was admitted to hospital on Thursday for an emergency operation but he gave up the ghost on Friday afternoon. #RIPTito

Odudu Francis set to wed Elsie Michael

A top businessman, Odudu Dickson Francis is set to quit bacheloorhood as he prepares to tie the knot with his heartthrob, Elsie Michael. The traditional marriage of the soon-to-be couple is slated to take place on Thursday, 8^th May, 2014 at Community Secondary School, Paul Ekpeowo St, (Off Ekpri Nsukara), Ibiaku Offot, Uyo while the white wedding will hold at Living Faith Church, Ikot Ebido Oku, Uyo on Saturday, 10^th May, 2014 by 10.00am prompt.

According to the wedding invite, the reception will be hosted at EEMJM Hotels and Suites, Uyo.

The groom and bride-to-be recently went for a pre-marriage photoshoot. Below are selected shots from the session. They look good together…!

Faze, Chuddy K, Timi Dakolo attend MBGN 2013 Anna Banner’s birthday

Anna Ebiere Banner is the current Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria. She turned 19 on February 18^th and celebrities such as Faze, Chuddy K, Timi Dakolo, Harrysong (Mr. Songs) were in attendance. Below are photos from the birthday dinner…

E-101Extra release party in pictures

Penultimate Sunday, the much revered E-101 Group birthed another baby, E-101Extra. In an event hosted at Booble Lounge, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the magazine was unveiled to complement its already existing sister publications (E-101Magazine and E-101Plus). Check out more photos of the event after the cut…

President Jonathan suspends CBN Governor, Sanusi

President Goodluck Jonathan suspended the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. According to a statement signed Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Sanusi’s tenure has been ‘characterized by various acts of financial recklessness and misconduct which are inconsistent with the administration’s vision of a Central Bank propelled by the core values of focused economic management, prudence, transparency and financial discipline’. Below is excerpts of the statement from the presidency:

Wizkid gains 1million twitter followers; the first Nigerian artiste to amass such

EME/StarBoy artiste, Wizkid on February, 19, 2014 became the first ever Nigerian artiste to amass one million Twitter followers. Congrats to him.

Facebook buys WhatsApp for $16 Billion

Social network giant Facebook has bought instant messaging service WhatsApp for a wallet-busting $16 billion (£9.6bn). The hugely popular phone app allows users to send messages using internet connections, avoiding SMS charges. WhatsApp has 450m monthly users - 70 per cent who use the app daily - and claims to register 1m new users every day.

“The only joke that people like that I’ve cracked right now is about me dying”, Basketmouth

Nigeria popular comedian, Basketmouth recently granted an interview in London, where he opened up on his opinion towards his rape joke. He revealed that he did not leave Nigeria because of the missiles of words coming from all angles, but he had already booked h is flight to travel to London before the incident occurred. Basketmouth equally disclosed that people becoming offended over the rape joke, will definitely limit the kind of jokes he will cracking. See his comments below:

NBC orders radio stations to lift ban on Nigerian artistes

NBC just ordered radio stations to suspend the ban on Nigerian artistes. They made some pronouncements on the COSON Vs BON/IBAN Controversy on Page 55 of The Guardian Newspaper for Thursday, January 9, 2013.

According to the pronouncements: BON & IBAN recognize that they are to pay artistes royalties,
so they are obliged to keep adequate logs of all musical works broadcast by them and make sure they are made available upon request by relevant authorities. All payments of musical copyright royalties shall be made to COSON.

Photos: Identity of Rapahel Edem’s wife-to-be

By now I guess I won’t be news any longer that well-known MC and erstwhile presenter of Sports Arena, Raphael Edem will be getting married on 6^th and 8^th of February, 2014. Before now the identity of his bride-to-be was not known to many and I promised to find that out and feed you with it. Above are her photos. Her name is Andifon Akpan a graduate of Chemistry, University of Uyo. She is cool, calm and collected. Both have been dating for some time now. #NoMoreDetails. Congrats to them.