By Frank Ulom The Representative of Cross River at the Niger Delta Development Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, has joined the family of Ikpeme to mourn their 23-year-old son, Prince David John Ikpeme who died of typhoid in Calabar, the state capital. Converseer gathered that Ikpeme who died after a brief illness said to be…
By Frank Ulom There has been an aftermath of Nigeria’s loss to Ivory Coast in the final match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON as refugees and the local community clashed in Cross River State. Converseer gathered that the conflict between the refugees (Cameroonian) and indigenes of the host community (Nigerians) started after…
By Joe Udo Over a hundred people, mostly youths have taken to the streets of Ughelli in Delta State to protest against Police brutality and extortion. According to Kome Nice, the brutality by the police has become rampant in the state. Sharing videos of the protest on X (formerly Twitter), Kome Nice wrote: “Heavy protest…
By Joe Udo The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 22 February 2024, arraigned a former banker with one of the old generation banks: Victor Joseph and Ahmad Muhhammad Aliyu on money laundering charges to the tune of N110,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Ten Million Naira only). They were…
By Joe Udo Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Chukwuema Samuel Andrew to 30 (thirty) months imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretence. He was jailed on two-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence and impersonation…
By Joe Udo Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a bail application filed by a fake Chief Medical Director, CMD of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Chidiebere Cyril Ndigwe over his involvement in alleged employment scam and obtaining money under false pretence. The Ilorin Zonal Command…
By Frank Ulom A 52-year-old man, Godwin Brown Akpan has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl in Cross River State. Converseer learned that Akpan was sentenced on Tuesday, 30 January 2024, after being found guilty of the crime. He was convicted and sentenced by Justice Omini Ikpi of a court…
By Frank Ulom A 25-year-old man, Samuel Ita has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 15-year-old cousin in Cross River State. Converseer learned that Ita was found guilty and sentenced on Tuesday, 8 February 2024, for his abhorrent actions, highlighting the severity of the crime and the lasting impact it has on the…
By Frank Ulom A Cameroonian identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, has been arrested with 52 units of Elephant Tusks weighing about 200 kilogrammes by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. Ibrahim was arrested on Thursday, 8 February 2024, at Mfum, a border town in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River bordering Nigeria and Cameroon. The suspect…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has expressed his deepest condolences over the tragic death of the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Access Holdings Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and others in a helicopter accident in the United States. “I received with utmost shock and sadness the tragic death of…
