A young man and a father of one, Agim Ushie (Alinco), who was also preparing for his wedding in four months’ time has died from a fatal accident. Agim who hails from Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State was supposed to have his marriage in November this year before he had an accident…
The police have arrested 10 persons, including a journalist, some activists, and protesters, during a peaceful protester in the ongoing 11-day nationwide protest in Calabar, Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the journalist, activists, and peaceful protesters were beaten and arrested by the police and taken to an unknown location. The name of the journalist…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Thousands of years to come, the people of Cross River State, especially Calabar, its state capital, will never forget what happened during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020. CONVERSEER reports that the protest which was against police brutality was not bad but the aftermath led to the vandalisation of…
Workers in Cross River State have dissociated themselves from the 1st August 2024 planned nationwide protest. The workers said they don’t want a repeat of what happened in October 2020 during the #EndSARS protest. The workers say history has shown that nationwide protest is causing the state more rather than helping and have resolved to…
Veteran Nigerian singer/songwriter and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, has passed on at 72. Onwenu who was also a human rights and social activist, journalist, politician, and former X Factor series judge, slumped and died after performing at a party in Lagos on Tuesday night, 30 July 2024. According to TheNiche, Onwenu was performing at the birthday…
Activists at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric hospital in Calabar, Cross River State, were on Wednesday disrupted with the protest of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI). The union protest was against the undue interference of the management of the hospital in its affairs. The protest which was at…
Hoodlums have just attacked a bus loaded with palliatives, belonging to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council. The pen professionals, upon receiving information from the Director General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Rev. James Anam, as beneficiaries of the present phase of distribution, hurriedly moved to the…
A tragic accident has claimed the lives of three students from the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) along Calabar-Ikom highway. CONVERSEER gathered that the accident occurred on Monday afternoon at Ikom section of the road. According to a video made available to our newsroom, the students were travelling in a white bus belonging to…
In a time when hunger is striking hard on Nigerians and the poor are clamouring for crumbs, Governor Bassey Otu’s Special Assistant on APC Support Groups, Clement Asanye, has been accused of stealing palliatives meant for support groups. The accusation was made by Chief Samuel Egba, an Aspirant for the APC National Youth Leader, on…
By Odey Ojeka A bizarre scenario played out within the week in Letekom 1 of Ikpakapit in Ugep Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, as a heavily pregnant woman slumped and died while quarrelling with her neighbour. The deceased, who was pregnant, died while quarrelling with the other woman, her neighbour. According to…
