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…
Secondary school teachers in Cross River State have been mandated to pay the sum of N3,000 for the ongoing promotion implementation. CONVERSEER gathered that a template was given to the teachers and it is to be filled and returned with the sum of N3,000 by each teacher. Lamenting, one of the secondary school teachers whose…
Tim Walz’s battalion commander, John Kolb, slammed him on FB, saying, “When the demands of service and leadership got real… [Walz] chose another path.” Kolb tagged Thomas Behrends who previously spoke out against Walz during an interview with Alpha News. “I do not regret that Tim Walz retired early from the Minnesota Army National Guard,…
