Month: July 2018

. As PDP says ‘No’ to automatic ticket, insists on popular candidature   By Udeme Inyang, Newslinkng,com Member representing Etinan Federal Constituency, Hon Sam Ikon will likely drop his bid to get re-elected into the House of Representatives in 2019, Newslinkng.com can authoritatively report. Ikon who made the leap to the Green Chambers in 2015 from the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has been advised by close political associates to shelve his re-election bid to avoid an imminent embarrassment at the PDP primary election billed to hold in the…

  …Seeks Police help to retrieve bags of rice Popular rice retail outlet, Rice City has lamented the injustice occasioned by the raid on their office penultimate Sunday by people claiming to be staff of Consumer Protection Council. In a statement made available to NEWS LINK, counsel to the rice merchants, Barr. Victor Iyanam said the company was left bemused because the said CPC officials did not reveal their identities and left with 1500 bags of rice in unregistered vehicles to unknown destination. He said the actions of the suspected…

The battle of who flies the PDP flag in Eket Senatorial District  in February’s General Election will be a titanic brawl between crowd favorite, Culture &Tourism Commissioner Victor Antai and the seemingly anointed one, former Lands& Housing Minister Akon Eyakenyi while Ex- Attorney General Emmanuel Ntekim remains the dark-horse in a race that promises to go down to the wire, writes Political Editor, Signor Emedu…   The much anticipated battle for the PDP ticket in respect of the 2019 general election has taken shape with clear indications emerging that former…