Ace producer Lemmy Jackson has described his induction into the AMAN Hall of Fame as the true hallmark of his remarkable career, saying the honour has renewed his commitment to reposition Nigeria’s creative industry. He was also decorated with the AMAN Special Icon Award by the Artist Management Association in Nigeria (AMAN) for championing Nigeria’s golden era of music revolution. Jackson Award Validates Pioneering Afro-Reggae Fusion The recognition, presented by the association, formed part of AMAN’s 30-year anniversary celebrations. Jackson said the award validates the pioneering experiment he initiated years ago, fusing Afro music with a distinct African reggae flavour.…
Author: Ofonime Honesty
By Ofonime Honesty The Akwa Ibom State Government has issued a rebuttal against the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, dismissing allegations of media repression in the state as “false, unfounded, and completely inconsistent” with the established facts of its relationship with the press. The government, in a press release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah, was responding to a report credited to Mr. Mojeed Misikilu of the IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, which alleged a climate of media repression and claimed to have blacklisted the state’s Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. Describing the claim as…
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Aniekan Umanah, has dismissed as “baseless, misleading, and utterly infantile” the article authored by Ekemini Simon, alleging that the State Government is withholding the 2025 Supplementary Budget from the public. Speaking with journalists at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Complex ahead of the Governor’s presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, Dr. Umanah said government is fully aware of the writer’s “intent and purpose”, describing his consistent attempts to run down the administration as nothing more than a bid to justify funds collected from donor organisations under the guise of “investigative journalism.”…
The Government of Canada has issued a new advisory urging citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Nigeria, including the capital city, Abuja, citing an increasingly unpredictable security environment marked by terrorism, crime, armed attacks, and kidnappings. The advisory, released on Monday, highlights that while the entire country faces elevated risks, certain regions are considered so dangerous that Canadians are urged to avoid all travel. The only exceptions to the broader warning are the cities of Lagos and Calabar, where travellers are advised to exercise a high degree of caution rather than avoid travel altogether. According to the travel advice,…
A total of N1,390,000,000,000 (One Trillion, Three Hundred and Ninety Billion Naira) budget has been proposed for the 2026 Financial Year in Akwa Ibom State. Of this amount, N354.867 billion or 25% of total budget is for Recurrent Expenditure, while N1,035 Trn representing 75% of the budget goes for Capital Expenditure. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pst. Umo Eno,PhD, who proposed these 2026 budget estimates before the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday. Explained that the budget represents a decrease of N260bn or 16percent from the revised 2025 budget. The 2026 budget christened, “The People’s Budget of Expansion and…