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Gov. Udom presents Toyota Land Cruiser jeep as gift to Ntisong Ibibio, Obong Ekidem

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The Ntisong Ibibio III, Obong Essien Ekidem, has been presented with a key of a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep by Akwa Ibom State Governor Mr Udom Emmanuel.

Photos: Factional PDP chairman, Sheriff, shows up in Uyo for A’Ibom anniversary celebration

Ini Ememobong, the state publicity secretary of PDP who share the photos on Facebook, wrote: “Blessed are the peace makers for they shall inherit the earth. On this day of the 29th anniversary of the creation of our state, HE Ali Modu Sheriff came to identify with the peace loving Governor of Akwa Ibom state.” See other photos after the cut....

Photo: Gov. Udom Emmanuel presents staff of office to Eket Paramount Ruler

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State presenting a staff of office to the newly sworn-in Paramount Ruler of Eket Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty Etim Charles Abia at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo, on 23 September, 2016

Basic education remains free in Akwa Ibom, says Gov Udom Emmanuel on Akwa Ibom anniversary celebration

A STATE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. UDOM EMMANUEL, GOVERNOR OF AKWA IBOM STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 29^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF AKWA IBOM STATE AND THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF DAKKADA PHILOSOPHY

Poem: For Akwa Ibom, my Motherland, at 29!, By Borono Bassey

For Akwa Ibom, my Motherland, at 29! 

By Borono Bassey

"No, it's not yet time!"
"She will not survive!"
That was the refrain the midwives sang on the rainy afternoon when you were about to be born.

Hurray!!! Akwa-Abasi Ibom State is 29!

All of us in Think Akwa Ibom! congratulate the Government and people of Akwa Ibom State as they celebrate the 29^th anniversary of the creation of the state. May God keep Akwa Ibom together and prosper it for the good of the people!Happy anniversary!

“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.

Opinion: Preliminary Arithmetics Of The Akwa Ibom Guber Judgement, By Stephen Leemene Deegbara

By Stephen Leemene Deegbara

Let me start by saying that nothing here has the stamp of infallibility, as there may yet be facts not known to me. In that case, I would reasonably expect that friends on this page should fill in the gap where necessary, if missing facts are within the grasps of their knowledge. On that note, I proceed with the preliminary arithmetic of the Akwa Ibom Governoship Tribunal verdict.

Bassey Dan-Abia, Effiong Bob, others shun Gov Udom Emmanuel’s reception

By Nse Peter

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Obong Bassey Dan-Abia was conspicuously absent at a reception organised on Friday in Uyo for Governor Udom Emmanuel by the Akwa Ibom State government.

Tribunal judgment: Don Etiebet, Nsima Ekere, Inibehe Okori join Umana for celebration

By Nse Peter

The Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered its judgment today, and for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, it was one moment worthy of celebration.

Election Tribunal Nullifies Akwa Ibom Governorship Poll, Orders Re-Run in 18 Local Govt Areas

SaharaReporters can authoritatively report that the election tribunal for Akwa Ibom State has invalidated the election results in 18 out of 31 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State. According to the All Progressives Congress (APC), “some other LGAs did not comply with the provisions of the law. It holds that 566,436 voters were disenfranchised.”

Election petition: A’Ibom commissioner congratulates Gov Emmanuel while tribunal was yet to deliver judgment

File photo: Udom's men: Sir Emem Akpabio (L) and Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Bar. Emmanuel Enoidem at the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Tribunal

By Nse Peter

Commissioner for Transport in Akwa Ibom State, Prince Godwin Ntuk Udeh has congratulated Governor Udom Emmanuel ‘for victory’ at the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Tribunal even when the tribunal is yet to deliver its judgment in a case filed by the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, challenging Emmanuel’s election.

Akpabio’s arrest: Udom sponsors protest against EFCC in Abuja

Rattled by the arrest and interrogation of his predecessor, Chief Godswill Akpabio by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel last night called an emergency State Executive Council meeting where N5 billion was alleged to have been released by the Governor to sponsor a one million man protest against the EFCC over the anti-grafts agency's quizzing of the embattled former Governor on allegation of corruption.

Opinion: Akwa Ibom State Government vs Local Press: War is coming, By Edidiong Godwin

By Edidiong Godwin

"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders." –Winston Churchill

If Jesus tarries and barring any divine intervention, then the fierce rivalry between the Akwa Ibom state government and the local Press, will someday become a global concern. Whether we like it or we don't, a revolution is coming our way. A seed of discord was planted and as long as the soil remains fertile, the seed will germinate and bear fruits. May be we should take some moments to reminisce old times; was the relationship between the state government and the local Press this bad under former Governor Attah and in the early days of former Governor Akpabio? The answer is absolute No.

Udoma confirms on Senate floor he hasn’t been part of PDP for about 7 years now

By Nse Peter

A ministerial nominee from Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma has put to rest the misleading information circulated on the Internet that it was the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State that nominated him for minister through Governor Udom Emmanuel.

Photo: Front-page of this week edition of NewsLink newspaper

NewsLink, a local newspaper in Akwa Ibom State, is known for its pro-establishment stance.

Opinion: Global Concord and the 'Akata' Journalism, By Edidiong Godwin

By Edidiong Godwin

“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” – Thomas Jefferson

First things first, let me say that the dream of someday becoming a state governor occasionally deprives me of sleep. If I eventually live that life, I expect so many Global Concords to grace the newsstands in my state. You know why? Because I have a perfect plan, which is, not to have a certain Aniekan Umanah or anyone in his mould as my commissioner for Information.

NDDC MD, Bassey Dan-Abia ready to back APC, if tribunal nullifies Udom’s election

By Nse Peter

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Obong Bassey Dan-Abia has expressed his readiness to support the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, if the Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja nullifies the election of Udom Emmanuel as governor, Akwa Ibom State.