“The crowd has long left, Udom is standing alone,” popular Eket journalist, Odungide says of the governor’s travails

By Nse Peter
A renowned journalist in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Samuel Odungide has bemoaned the political travails of Udom Emmanuel, saying that the governor has been abandoned by the Akwa Ibom people.

A’Ibom governor apologizes to Falana over fake interview

By Nse Peter

Governor Udom Emmanuel has apologized to Femi Falana for a fake interview which claimed the eminent lawyer had condemned the Appeal Court judgment which nullified the Akwa Ibom governorship election.

Attah quits politics, urges PDP to reorder steps

By Etim Ekpimah

A former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, has said he has decided to quit partisan politics, warning that his action should not be misconstrued as joining the All Progressives Congress.

OKORI VS AKPABIO: I registered in Etinan, voted in Essien Udim – Barr Maurice Udoka tells tribunal *....says 23,022 accredited, 90,053 votes declared in Essien Udim*

There was drama at Fridays proceedings on the third day of defence by embattled former Governor of Akwa Ibom State at the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja when a witness, Barr. Maurice Udoka ,through his counsel, Offiong Offiong SAN, attempted to tender as evidence, the original copy of his Permanent Voters Card (PVC) on the grounds that INEC could not give him a certified true copy as required by law.

Opinion: End Of The Road For Udom –2, By Iboro Otongaran

By Iboro Otongaran

The first serial of this prophetic utterance about the end for evildoers which was first published on Wednesday last week was well received by those with grace for discernment, but Ata Ikiddeh, my friend and son of the late Akwa Ibom icon of letters, Professor Ime Ikiddeh, not too long ago head of English at the University of Uyo, dismissed the write-up as premature. He was not alone. The tribe of unschooled propagandists misleading Udom Emmanuel (apologies, Torobong Ekpo), all of them to a man, poured scorn on the prophetic conclusion that Udom and his clan of election robbers had come to the last bus stop.

Photo shows A'Ibom APC gov candidate, Umana leaving election tribunal venue around 6.30pm

The Akwa Ibom APC governorship candidate, Mr. Umana Okon Umana (first from right) departing the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Tribunal in Abuja around 6:30pm, after the day’s sitting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. With him, are Mr. Inyang Unyah (middle) and Mr. Samuel Frank. See another photo of Umana inside the tribunal, after the cut….. (Photo credit: Inibehe Effiong)....

A’Ibom guber: We declared results without collation, PDP Witness tells tribunal – Vanguard newspaper

File photo: Akpabio casts his vote in a PDP primary

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, Monday, hurriedly closed his defence before the tribunal.

A’Ibom tribunal: PDP agents admit signing multiple result sheets – Punch newspaper

PDP agent, Mr. Emmanuel Mbong admitted before the court he violated the electoral law

By Ade Adesomoju 
 

Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, who served as the party’s agents during the April 11, 2015 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State, admitted signing multiple result sheets while testifying before the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Monday.

Fuss over Buhari's appointment: “I don't care if A'Ibom governor is a Muslim,” says A'Ibom man

By Nse Peter
An Akwa Ibom man resident in Louisiana, United States of America has expressed his indifference about where Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari picks members of his team from, as long as they perform their duty.

Captain Iniobong Ekong exhibits indifference towards Udom’s travails at tribunal, pre-occupies himself with sharing family fun photos

While the heat from the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Tribunal is becoming intense against Mr. Udom Emmanuel, this man, Captain Iniobong Ekong (rtd.), a former security adviser to Godswill Akpabio, and one of the bad guys who fixed the election for Udom is busy holidaying with his family in New York, U.S, and sharing on Facebook photos of ‘fun-filled family time at Time Square, NY’. Of course, Ekong seems to know the truth – that Udom will be removed at the tribunal. Hmmmm, I guess this might serve as a lesson for some of those ‘busy-bodies’ who are prowling around the net, thinking of sustaining a mandate that wasn’t given to Udom Emmanuel in the first instance. See more photos after the cut……

Election tribunal: See faces of those who were there, and why Udom moved entire A’Ibom govt to court room

Think Akwa Ibom! gathered from a source within Udom Emmanuel’s cabinet that the governor became visibly disturbed after his predecessor and godfather, Godswill Akpabio informed him and other PDP chieftains in Akwa Ibom State that information emanating from the Akwa Ibom Government Election Tribunal indicates that there might be fresh governorship election in the state.

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

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.

Throwback photos of Larry Esin campaigning inside the market for governorship

The above picture taken in October, 2014 shows Mr. Larry Esin in an unidentified local market in Akwa Ibom State, trying to ‘buy’ foodstuffs and political support from the market men and women. Esin was one of the PDP aspirants for the last governorship election in Akwa Ibom. See more photos after the cut….

Breaking News: Akpabio tells Udom to prepare for fresh election

Akpabio, Udom and other Akwa Ibom PDP leaders pose for photograph after the meeting of party elders in Uyo

By Nse Peter

The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio has reportedly told his successor, Udom Emmanuel and some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party to prepare their minds and be ready for fresh governorship election in the state. His reasons: the proceedings at the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Tribunal appear not to be in favour of their party.

Akwa Ibom: Documents show Umana’s running mate resigned from FCDA before joining politics – PREMIUM TIMES

Mr. Umana Okon Umana

By Abdulrahman Abdulmalik 
          
The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State, Benedict Ukpong, voluntarily retired from service as deputy director, engineering services, Federal Capital Development Authority, on December 22, 2014, more than 60 days before the April 11, 2015 governorship election, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively confirm.

Umana bombards A’Ibom gov tribunal with video evidence

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State in the April 11 election, Mr. Umana Umana, testified at the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, with seven video clips of alleged malpractices in state governorship poll, which is now a subject of litigation.

Publisher threatens to sue A’Ibom governor over fake newspaper

Photo: Screenshot of Facebook page showing the counterfeited newspaper

By Nse Peter

The publisher of a community newspaper in Akwa Ibom has accused the state governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel of being behind the publication of fake copy of the paper.

A’Ibom get prepared, tomorrow, Aug 20, is UOU’s birthday!

Okori VS Akpabio: INEC's Head of ICT testifies

Assam Assam (2nd from left) with Akwa Ibom State chairman of APC, Dr. Amadu Attai (3rd from left) at the tribunal today

The Hon Justice Goddy Anunihu-led Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Customary Court, Dutsen Alhaji , Abuja on Monday received as exhibit, the Card Reader Report used for the conduct of the March 28, 2015 Akwa Ibom North West senatorial election.