Ayade has lost his bid for a senatorial seat in Cross River State. Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe has defeated Ayade, preventing his bid to return to the Senate representing Cross River North. Godwin Offiono of the PDP was returned and elected for the Ogoji/Yala Federal Constituency election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Ben Ayade has … Read more
A Court has dismissed a suit seeking Gov. Ayade’s disqualification. APC guber candidate, Cecilia Adams had challenged the candidature of Governor Ben Ayade for election into the National Assembly (NASS). The court dismissed the appeal seeking to set aside the judgment of the trial court. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal, Abuja, … Read more
Tinubu is pushing to take over South-South ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is currently making a fresh push into the South-south, a region considered to be the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In … Read more
Tinubu said he is Ayade’s “senior brother,” hence the Governor should respect and support his Presidential ambition He urged Ayade to endorse him during the party’s upcoming convention in Abuja EDITOR’S PICK Party Delegates Furious After Discovering They Were Bribed With Fake Dollars APC Announces 18 Sub-Committees Chairpersons To Elect 2023 Presidential Candidate [FULL LIST] … Read more
Lawan said that the welfare and security of Nigerians was top most priority on his agenda to change the fortunes of the country Lawan said that if voted into office as president, he would re-define the economy of the country from the over dependence on oil… EDITOR’S PICK Accountant General Suspended Over Alleged ₦80bn Fraud … Read more
The PDP had approached the high court in Abuja over Ayade’s defection but the judgment was delivered in favour of Governor Ayade The party described it as a provocation inflicted on it by unscrupulous elements who were mistakenly given the mandate of the party EDITOR’S PICK Kaduna Train Attack Victim Dies From Gunshot Injury Insecurity: … Read more
The Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has given gave reasons why the state government had yet to pass the Anti-open grazing law. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has explained why he would not sign the anti-open grazing law, like other Southern states. Ayade has said the anti-open … Read more
The forum also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the law establishing the Nigeria Delta Development Commission… Governors of the South-South have resolved that states in the region should join the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) challenging the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by states. This formed part of the … Read more
He said soldiers had to return to the forest to search for him and on Thursday evening he engaged soldiers who tried to arrest him in gun fight leading to his death and his hands and feet hacked off. The decapitated body of Thomas Tawo, popularly known as General Iron was seen on Thursday evening … Read more
The opposition party, PDP has described Gov Ayade’s defection to APC as regrettable, unfortunate. South-South zonal chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Dan Orbih, has described Thursday’s defection of Cross River Governor Ben Ayade to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as regrettable and unfortunate. Orbih said it was a shame Ayade would leave … Read more
The Secretary to the state government of Cross River State, Ms Tina Agbor has said that most university girls who say they were are sexually harassed by lecturers are dullards. She said this while representing Governor Ben Ayade during the one-kilometre walk staged in Calabar in commemoration of this year’s “16 Days of Activism against … Read more
Heavy downpour has fallen down scores of trees on major highways in Calabar, restricting the free flow of vehicular movement along the affected routes. The rain which started around 11pm on Saturday night to the early hours of Sunday, also caused flooding in some parts of Calabar metropolis. The State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Mfon … Read more