Akwa Ibom to host Glo King of the Mic, Nigeria Music Legendary Award and NMA

Jeremy Ekong

Akwa Ibom State is to play host to top music stars as the state has been given rights to host the upcoming Nigeria Music Awards (NMA).

Speaking exclusively to Connoisseur.com, the Sole Administrator of PMAN in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Jeremy Keong said the countdown to the awards is on. “On 26^th of May, 2012, we will be hosting Glo King of the Mic. June is Nigeria Music Award which is a PMAN award and the slot has been given to Akwa Ibom to host it while in September we will host the Nigeria Music Legendary Award where all top stars who have distinguished themselves as musicians will be honoured. There will be post-humus for those who have died.”


Ekong also said the state’s PMAN will be hosting ‘Family Sunday’ every week at popular hang out –2^nd Baze where top celebrities will be there to perform and entertain the audience.

He said all the Akwa Ibom musicians that are billed for Nigerian Music Awards and the Nigerian Music Legendary Award will be there on each Sunday. “It is like a countdown to both events”.
He also intimated Connoisseur.com that there will be PMAN Workshop which will kick-off on the 2^ndweek of April.

It could be recalled that Pastor Ekong was appointed Sole Administrator of the union by the National President, Ras Murphy van Anthony on the heels of the dissolution of all exco(s) in the state.

DONTOM, TIMAYA, PASTO GOODY GOODY FOR ICE KID DAD’S BURIAL

Pasto Goody Goody, Timaya, Don Tom

Ace music start, Ice Kid Banton is set to bury his day next week. The roll call of artistes to thrill at the Artistes Night which comes on Wednesday 28^th March, 2012 include Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa – Timaya, ‘I don See My wife’ crooner – Dontom, Mista Xto, Pasto Goody Goody, Sir Wilker and PMAN stars.

The burial which comes up at Ikot Eko Ibon, Onna LGA, Akwa Ibom State on 29^th March is to be conducted by Catholic Church. It could be recalled that Ice Kid’s dad , Late Ikpe Kiddy Ikpe died last Month after kidney dysfunction.

Ice Kid

IME ‘BISHOP’ UMOH, SIR JAMES, LAST PROPHET STAR IN NEW AMAECOM COMMERCIAL

Nollywood star Ime ‘Bishop’ Umoh who has also been doing lots of Ibibio movies has starred in a new Amaecom Global Ltd commercial alongside Sir James who is the President of Comedians Int’l and Calabar-based comedian Last Prophet.

The new commercial which also stars the Sole Administrator of Performing Musicians and Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Jeremy Ekong will be aired on NTA network.

The pictures look funny. I can’t wait to watch the jingle. 

IME ‘BISHOP’ UMOH, MISTA XTO, SIR WILKER, OTHER ENTERTAINMENT TOPSHOTS COVERGE FOR…

Tomorrow, all roads will lead to Ikot Akpan No. 1, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area for the Performing Musicians and Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Night of Concert in honour of Late Elder Archibong Job Udoh.

The late Elder of Qua Iboe Church is the father of the publisher of Connoisseur.com and Nigeria’s youngest editor ever, Ifreke Nseowo.

Gracing the event will be Nollywood star, Ime Bishop Umoh, ex PMAN Guv’nor Mista Xto, Effiom Trombone (PMAN Chairman Cross River State), Comedian Sir James, Ice Kid, Dear Kelly, Fadabasi while Pastor Jeremy Ekong will lead other PMAN members to the town.

See the direction to the village below incase you want to come and back-up our publisher.  

PMAN WAR: MISTA XTO MOVES TO RECONCILE ALL PARTIES

Doyen of the Akwa-Cross entertainment Industry and former AKS PMAN Governor, Mista Xto is painstakingly reconciling all factions that had existed in AKS chapter of the Performing Musicians and employers Association (PMAN). Mista Xto was spotted at Oron LGA recently with the Sole Administrator of the Union, Pastor Jeremy Ekong holding hours of closed-door meetings with members of PMAN from the five LGAs that make up the Oro Zone. 

The reconciliation meet which was massively attended is one amongst many engineered by Mista Xto for the rebranding and repackaging of PMAN to face current and future challenges. Xto revealed to journalists that he was working assiduously get a befitting Office Complex for the union which will serve as a state secretariat, a rallying point for musicians  and a premise for proper documentation of the Union activities.

He urged musicians to eschew rancor and “pull-him-down syndrome” while canvassing that only the best man should be voted for during the upcoming PMAN elections. Mista Xto is a former Chairman, Nigerian PMAN Governors’ Forum and Artiste Co-ordinator during the 2011 PDP gubernatorial Campaign in Akwa Ibom.