Politics

Many were stunned that a well respected medium as Premium Times could lend itself to a serial political misfit, Mr James Iniama to ventilate his frustration over his defeat in 2007 by Chief Godswill Akpabio to emerge the Governor of Akwa Ibom State. In an interview titled: “How Akwa Ibom […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has accused Governor Dapo Abiodun-led government of borrowing almost N100 billion since it came on board. According to the opposition party, there’s “no commensurate physical development in the state to justify its senseless borrowing spree.” With specific reference to reports published by […]

Chief Whip of the Senate and Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has declared ahead of the 2023 general elections that though he is ready for the campaigns and capable to lead the country he is not desperate to become President. Fielding questions from journalists at the […]

A security expert, Jackson Ojo has narrowed the search for who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 to the incumbent Minister, Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Responding to a question on why he narrowed down on Akpabio and Tambuwal, Jackson Ojo, who is also a security expert said, “let […]

EKITI STATE GUBERNATORIAL EXERCISE: WARD CONGRESSES ELECTORAL COMMITTEE: The National Working Committee of our Great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the nomination of the following party members to serve on the Ward Congresses Electoral Committee in Ekiti state. The Committee is mandated to conduct Party Congresses in […]

Richard Peters Twenty-twenty three election is gradually crawling in. Underground campaigns are already reaching a crescendo and it will no longer be a secret soon. Many aspirants that are yet to come public (if there is any) will soon let the cat out of the bag. Tension is high, especially […]

…the political leadership of Elder Ben is not in dispute -Usoro Akpanusoh Unwana Assam The people of Zone B in Esit Eket local government area, through the stakeholders have elected the new political leader today 13th January, 2022. Engr. Emmanuel Sunday Bassey, from ward 5, Idung Akpentuen, Uquo, who was […]

*As Gov Seyi Makinde flags-off 27.12km Chokocho-Igbodo Road project Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the National Assembly lacks the temerity to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the Electoral Act amendment bill because it is part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheme to deny Nigerians […]

Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Senate President of Nigeria was in the senate for only one term and shocked Nigerians when he announced that he will go for re-election unlike majority of his colleagues and typical of Nigerian do-or-die Politicians. He went back to Private Legal Practice and farming in […]

-By Unwana Assam-Eket As preparations for the 2023 general elections at all levels gather striking momentum, it is the case that the age-long practice of micro-zoning in all the Federal Constituencies in the state cannot be put aside or downplayed. In the political terrain, the practice of micro-zoning elected positions […]

A Professor of Marketing Communications and Applied Rhetoric in the University of Uyo, Prof. Peter Esuh Thursday urged the people of Akwa Ibom State to reject the commission to serve as brand ambassadors for evil- minded politicians in the state in the build up to the 2023 general elections. Professor […]

A youth group in Akwa Ibom State, has embarked on massive grassroot mobilization of youths for the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and All Progressives Congress (APC). The group, Akwa Ibom Youth Coalition ( AYC) concluded the inauguration of ward coordinators in all the local government […]

Lauds Dist. Sen. Godswill Akpabio A foremost socio-political group, Akwa Ibom Youth Coalition (AYC) over the weekend inaugurated three local government chapters in the state, and to inaugurates other Local Government chapters in the coming weeks. The epoch making ceremony started with the inauguration of Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim and […]

Lagos State based Cleric and Founder of ‘Christ the Light of the World Church’, Prophet Emmanuel Ayodele, has claimed that he has seen a divine revelation about who will become the next Governor of Akwa Ibom State after Udom Emmanuel’s tenure in 2023. Speaking to Newsmen in Ikoyi, Lagos State […]

Thank You Ndi Anambra for Voting Prof Chukwuma Soludo An Address by the Governor of Anambra State, the National Leader and Chairman of Board of Trustees of APGA to Mark the Resounding Victory of the Party in the 2021 Anambra Gubernatorial Election, delivered on November 10, 2021 Ndi Anambra, ekenm […]

I have just called Professor Chukwuma Soludo and congratulated him on being declared the winner of the Anambra State governorship elections, 2021. I wished him well and prayed for his success. Let me also use this opportunity to congratulate all the men and women who contested our dear state’s governorship […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said that the date of its national convention remained Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, briefing journalists in Abuja, said arraignments for the convention were ongoing. Ologbondiyan also denied the media reports on alleged issues among […]

Bukola Saraki, a former Senate President, has dismissed the possibility of returning to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Saraki assured that he would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2023. He spoke while responding to a question on Arise News on Tuesday on the possibility of defecting to […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulates former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, as he marks his 65th birthday. Sen. Kwankwaso is an outstanding statesman, brilliant administrator, quintessential lawmaker, a humble and courageous leader, who has remained steadfast in his commitment towards the unity, stability and development of our […]

A key interest support group in Akwa Ibom State says the “infantile and logically obtuse outburst by Senator Ita Enang,” in a radio interview last weekend should be dismissed as a mere rant of an attention seeker. The group, Akwa Ibom Integrity Alliance in a statement in Uyo endorsed by […]

-By Unwana Assam,3rd Sept., 2021 In the early hours of Thursday 2nd September, 2021, the notice of the steering committee of Maintain Peace Movement MPM came to the public domain and the information therein read “the leadership of Maintain Peace Movement, a Pan-Akwa Ibom Political Mobilization group has approved a […]

*calls for unity in APC The National Secretary, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC), Distinguished Senator John James Akpan Udoedehe has been described as a blessing to All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria. Rev. Wilfred Etuk, Eket chapter chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), made […]

By Unwana Assam It is no longer news that the race for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria has started at a high velocity and has gathered momentum, even beyond what anyone could envisage or think of. For about two years now, even far more before the elections 2023, Akwa […]

July 30, 2021 Press Statement PDP Hails Appeal Court Ruling Restoring its Anambra State Exco…Set For Robust Campaign The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hails the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which upheld its State Executive in Anambra State ahead of the November 6, 2021 elections in that state. The […]

…says “he’s the people’s voice” A group known as Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Builders Forum has opted for the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Udom Ekpoudom rtd, as the best fit for the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District(ISD) Seat in the National Assembly come 2023. The group disclosed this to newsmen […]

By Unwana Assam, Esit Eket A reward is an exchange of something as an appreciation of a job well done. It is a driving force that spurs up a subject to do even more and stand firm for what he believes in. In Akwa Ibom State, a sizeable number of […]

-By Unwana Assam, Esit Eket In a certain town, there was a grocery store. In the grocery store lived many mice. Food was abundant for them. They ate everything and spoiled all the bags. They also wasted the bread, the cookies, and the fruits in the store. The grocer was […]

-By Unwana Assam Party delegates are the respected members of a political party, such as the PDP, who are required to vote for any cleared aspirant running for governor. Some believe that in new elections, such as the one scheduled for 2023, the governor, as the ceremonial leader and funder […]

OBINNA EZUGWU The immediate past CEO of Transcorp Plc., Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, has won the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the Anambra State governorship election billed for November 6, 2021. Ozigbo got 62 votes to defeat his closest rival, Obiora Okonkwo who got 58 votes. Senator Uche […]

In what could be described as political calculation on his part, the executive chairman of Mkpat Enin LGA, Hon. Anieokpon Ekpo has demoted his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Samuel Udoma to Special Assistant, New, and Local Media, 24th June 2021, Newsline9ja.com reports. Information gathered from the member of his cabinet […]

Mr. Ide Sunday of Atai Ndon in Afaha-Eket, Eket LGA has come out and  cleared the air as well as put the record straight over the controversy trailing the air over his ex-wife’s nomination, Ms. Ini Ede as supervisor into Eket LG council. Mr. Ide in his statement through his […]

A’Ibom APC: The Tobiah and Samballat of our time Richard Peters Like Samballat and Tobiah that tried to hinder the building of the wall of Jerusalem, and like Elymas that sought to pervert the proconsul of faith, Akwa Ibom APC has consistently displayed these satanic characters towards the development of […]

The unprecedented accomplishments recorded in healthcare delivery, industrialization, human capital and infrastructural development, recorder in Akwa Ibom since 2015, can only be traced to the ingenuity of Governor Udom Emmanuel. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Benest Technical Services, Elder Benjamin Udobia in his goodwill message to Governor […]

The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has hinted Akwa Ibom people on the characteristic of a man who may likely succeed him in 2023. Without much cracks, one can simply decode and identify from among the teeming aspirants for governor who will take over from governor Udom […]

MY STATEMENT OF RETURN TO PDP Dear Friends, a lot is being said about my return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Truth is, I reunited with the party almost a year ago now, but in spirit never left the ideals for which the party was founded upon. It is […]

For days now, there have been rumours that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Akwa Ibom State chapter has settled for a man who will take up the mantle of leadership after late Udo Ekpeyong as the state chairman. Recall that, the chairman of the Akwa Ibom State PDP,  Obong Udo […]

2023: We want a rancour free nomination of Governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State PDP – Assam Assam By Osondu Ahirika Former Ambassador of Nigeria to Russia, Chief Barr. Assam Assam has said the Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State are determined to help the […]

As Culled from the former councillor’s media handle after visiting some of his colleagues who are hospitalized, he said; ——————————————————————- Immediate Past Councillors Hospitalised No fewer than three (3) honourable councillors of the sixth legislative council (2017-2020)  in Akwa Ibom State are struggling to breathe in different hospitals across the […]

RE: NOTICE OF IMPEACHMENT DATED 23RD MARCH, 2021I want to sincerely thank God Almighty, my parents, family members, my supporters, the good people of Oruk Anam Local Government Area and the general public for their support, prayers and goodwill messages during these times. My sincere prayer is that the God […]

As the next general elections draw nearer, the people of Akwa Ibom state are anxiously waiting to see who will succeed Udom Emmanuel as the next governor of Akwa Ibom State. As observed in the political terrain, the state is gradually becoming tensed as aspirants have started meeting with delegates […]