By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A 24-year-old man identified as Joseph Emmanuel has beaten his 10-year-old daughter to death in Calabar, Cross River capital. Converseer learned that the incident occurred on Wednesday at the suspect’s residence located at No. 3 Esit Ebom Street, Calabar South Local Government Area. According to Daily Post, the child…
By Joe Udo DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – Senegal’s Teranga Lions won their second Africa Cup of Nations title on January 18, 2026, beating hosts Morocco 1-0 in a dramatic extra-time final in Rabat, marked by a controversial penalty and wild celebrations led by captain Kalidou Koulibaly. Back in Dakar, 45-year-old President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye welcomed…
…receive rescued kidnap victims from Cameroonian Armed Forces By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Troops of 82 Division/Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA (OPUK), have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The development was contained in a security update on activities in the Area of Responsibility (AOR)…
By Frank Ulom KADUNA (CONVERSEER) – Nigerians have expressed disappointment in the Nigeria Police for openly denying the abduction of over 170 Christians in Kaduna State without carrying out any investigation. Converseer reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had raised an alarm over the abduction of over 170 worshippers in three churches in…
By Ekele Ngwobia KADUNA (CONVERSEER) – Confusion gripped Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday following reports that over 170 worshippers were abducted from three churches by suspected terrorists. The churches, which include ECWA and Cherubim and Seraphim, were reportedly attacked on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said gunmen fired sporadically to scare residents before seizing the…
…the incident happened where the Governor hails from By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – There has been pandemonium in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, after two middle-aged men killed themselves in a machete fight. According to The Paradise News, the tragic incident reportedly stemmed from an argument over the disappearance…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Activities at the Secretariats of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) have been grounded following the strike embarked upon by the Joint Union Action Committee over demands for improved working conditions. As early as Monday morning, the main gates of the secretariats of…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Okon Ekpo Effiong, a 33-year-old man to death for aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. The convict was sentenced by the High Court, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, on Monday, 19th January 2026. Converseer reports…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – A mother identified as Fatima Abubakar and her six children have been murdered in Kano, North-Eastern Nigeria. Converseer learned that the incident occurred on Saturday after gunmen broke into their home at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano Municipal Local Government Area. The deceased bodies were discovered by neighbours who…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – About 80 repentant militants have embraced peace and surrendered in Cross River State. Converseer learned that the repentant militants who had been terrorising the Bakassi–Oron waterways of the State, voluntarily surrendered themselves alongside assorted arms and ammunition in their possession last week. According to a statement issued by ASP…
