One week after far-right protests were held at a Pride event in the eastern German town of Bautzen, neo-Nazis have gathered for Pride in Leipzig, the biggest city in the same state of Saxony. Pride celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and wider queer (LGBT+) community. Several violations of the criminal code and the assembly…
Aviation workers are threatening to embark on a one-day strike on Wednesday, 21st August 2024. This follows the 50% deduction of the Internal Revenue of Aviation Agencies by the Federal Government. The workers are now threatening a one-day nationwide strike protest, adding that agencies are “cost recovery, and not profit making organisations,” hence “cannot survive…
Protests by aggrieved members stalled the Local Government congresses of the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday. The protests followed the alleged alteration of the list from the last ward congresses and the diversion of congress materials. There has been confusion in the party since the inconclusive ward congresses in July. According to…
A vulcaniser who repairs vehicle tyres at Habour/EPZ in Calabar, Cross River State, has drowned while trying to rescue a customer’s tyre. CONVERSEER gathered that the incident happened at Harbour by EPZ, close to NPA, on Thursday following the downpour that greeted the city that day. According to an eyewitness who spoke under anonymity, the…
14-year-old boy named Malik Kareem was behe@ded for ritu@l in Ibadan by his 3 friends and an Alfa. Malik who just wrote his final subject for the West African Examination (WAEC) went to meet an Alfa for ritu@l with his 3 other friends, unknown to Malik, his three friends had planned with the Alfa to…
The Management of the University of Calabar has set up a Special Committee under the leadership of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Eno Nta, to investigate the activities of some final-year students who recently flouted the university regulations resulting in the near breakdown of law and order. The 10-Man Committee’s terms of reference include investigating…
The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Inter-Party Affairs on Women Affairs, Hon. Nkoyo Otu, has been accused of diverting 300 bags of rice meant for the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). According to a source, Hon. Otu was given 450 bags of rice to give to IPAC but she only gave them 150, diverting…
A 28-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly beat his wife with a tyre iron and kidnapped their 3-month-old son, who was later found deceased in a bucket. On 10th August, the Lafayette Police Department issued a Silver Alert after Jacob Moneus went missing, saying he was believed to be in “extreme danger and…
The Uniform/Faith-Based Organisation (FBO), also known as the Voluntary Youth Organisation (VYO), Cross River State Chapter, is calling on Governor Bassey Otu to come to its aid as its members were not captured in the ongoing palliatives distribution. The group also lamented the discontinuation of subventions from the State Government. In a press release signed…
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 12th August 2024, secured the conviction and sentence of five internet fraudsters. They were jailed by Justice C.O. Agashieze of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, on a one-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The convicts are; Desmond…
