Tag: Bassey Albert

The Court of Appeal judgment drastically altered the punishment imposed by the trial court on the former senator for money ...

Some armed police officers reportedly attempted to arrest a witness who testified at the tribunal.

The YPP candidate, Bassey Albert, is challenging the electoral victory of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State.

The race for the position of the speaker is likely going to be between two returning lawmakers.

Mr Akpabio’s spokesperson, Mr Udom, dismissed speculations that the former minister abandoned the APC governorship candidate and threw his weight ...

The election was keenly contested.

Senator Albert is seen as a major threat to Mr Emmanuel’s preferred successor, Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party.

He is expected to be released from the Ikot Ekpene Custodial Centre on Thursday, 29 December.

Politicians are struggling to re-strategise after Bassey Albert, a frontline candidate for next year’s governorship election, was sentenced to 42 ...

The party said they will appeal the judgment.

The candidate has been taken to Ikot Ekpene prisons, Akwa Ibom State, to serve his prison terms.

Mr Albert recently resigned from the PDP.

Inside a hall in the building, six supporters of Mr Albert were seen discussing with excitement the anticipated movement to ...

The politician is likely going to join the YPP, according to speculations.

The senator says he will contest the Akwa Ibom governorship election and that he will win.

“I am prayerfully and politically consulting on the way forward, and I will communicate (the) same in the coming weeks.”

The senator is one of the leading PDP governorship aspirants in Akwa Ibom and a threat to Governor Udom Emmanuel’s ...

Mr Emmanuel's choice is likely to get stiff resistance from some of his cabinet members and other PDP chieftains.

“With three senators and 10 House of Representatives members intact, we will not defect," the senator said.

Bassey Albert, who represents Akwa Ibom North-East, defeated his main challenger, Bassey Etim of the APC.

Some billboards promoting Mr Emmanuel’s second term bid were torn into pieces.

The Akwa Ibom senator received cars worth N254 million as bribes, the EFCC says.

The governor appears to be taking a swipe at Godswill Akpabio and Nelson Effiong.

“I am a full-blooded member of the PDP. I am a principled person."

The court affirms Bassey Albert's election as PDP candidate.