A YPP guber candidate in Akwa Ibom state has been sentenced to 42 years imprisonment For Corruption. EKO HOT BLOG reports Federal High Court in Uyo has sentenced Bassey Albert, a governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), to 42 years in prison for corruption. He has been taken to Ikot Ekpene prison, Akwa … Read more
A court has annulled Akwa Ibom state APC governorship primary. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has annulled the All Progressives Congress governorship primary conducted on May 26, 2022, and ordered a fresh governorship primary within 14 days. The court also ordered the Independent … Read more
‘Don’t Vote For Killers’– Jonathan Warns Nigerians Ahead Of 2023 Elections EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has warned Nigerians not to vote for those he described as “killers” during the 2023 election. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Uyo during a special interdenominational service to celebrate the 35th … Read more
Police Arrest Woman For Kidnapping Husband Over Sex, Abandonment EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old woman, Joy Emmanuel Sunday, for allegedly kidnapping her husband and collecting a sum of N2million as ransom. Sunday said she was forced to kidnap her husband, Emmanuel Sampson Ebong, … Read more
Buhari has inaugurated three new Permanent Secretaries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated three new Permanent Secretaries to fill some vacant positions in the Federal Civil Service. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: 5 Tertiary Institutions Suspend Strike, Set To Resume Academic Activities JUST IN: Tears As 16 Passengers Killed, 4 … Read more
Members of the Akwa Ibom Civic Space have criticised the procedure used in the sentence of Inibehe Effiong (Esq) EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of the Akwa Ibom Civic Space, which is made up of Civil Society Organizations, Organized Labour, and Students’ Communities, have criticized the procedure used in the sentence of Inibehe … Read more
An Akwa Ibom dad allegedly tossed his one-year-old son into a bush during heavy rainfall, claiming he is possessed by demonic powers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Akwa Ibom dad allegedly tosses his 1-year-old son into a bush during heavy rainfall, and claims the infant is possessed by demons. However, the one-year-old … Read more
Drama As INEC Rejects Buhari’s Ex-Minister, Accepts Opponent As APC Senatorial Candidate. Akpabio, who stepped down for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling party, at the convention of the ruling party, was declared winner of a senatorial primary conducted on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: ‘I Live Daily In Grief, Worry’ — Buhari … Read more
Buhari’s Top Aide Resigns Over 2023 Race. Senator Ita Enang had served as special assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly (Senate) between 2015 and 2019. The EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: Arsonists Raze LG Secretariat, Magistrate Court In Anambra SERAP Sues Buhari For Spending N1.48trn On Maintaining Dead Refineries 2023: I’ll Replace Sharing Formula With Production … Read more
PDP Women Leader land in EFCC net over Alleged N11m Fraud committed with her husband. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mrs Vera Ezeugwu the Enugu State women leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for alleged fraud. Mrs Ezugwu was arrested by operatives of EFCC from … Read more
Recall that the two suspects met their waterloo as their getaway motorcycle refused to start, making it easy for youths to apprehend them and set them ablaze… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Akwa Ibom State Police Command has warned against rising cases of jungle justice in the state, describing it as a ‘travesty of justice.’ … Read more
“As I speak, a discreet investigation is ongoing, so I cannot deny the fact that we have that information at hand.” EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a councillor representing Ward 6 Central in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Samuel Ben. The abduction of … Read more
Her Excellency Dr. (Mrs) Martha Udom Emmanuel, Wife Of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel has warned criminals impersonating her aides to desist from it or get punished. In a press statement signed by the Press Secretary to the wife of the governor, Mrs. Amayo Umoh, the First Lady stated that people who parade … Read more
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) Akwa Ibom State Chapter has described the State House of Assembly as being too weak to be an arm of government in a democratic setting. The organization alleged that the legislature has been tied to the apron-string of the Executive. The State Chairman of CLO, Otuekong Franklyn Isong made this … Read more
A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Friday ruled out four of the 10 count charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC against Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Paul Usoro, SAN and two others over alleged N1.4 billion fraud. Others mentioned in the charged include Akwa … Read more
The Ibom Air has announced plans to commence international flights following high demands. The Akwa Ibom Air line revealed that it would soon commence international flight from Cameroon to Nigeria route due to popular demand. The Secretary to the state governor, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the last State Executive Council … Read more
The Akwa Ibom State government on Monday arrested 180 persons and secured court judgment against 18 others for gender-based violence. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Agriculture Glory Edet who disclosed this to journalists in Uyo, the state capital, listed the offences to include rape, child abuse, molestation and wife battery, adding that the passage of … Read more