By Joe Udo The Bayelsa State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that its female Supervisor Presiding Officer (SPO) has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while on the way to her duty post. According to Sahara Reporters, the commission also said a boat conveying personnel and materials to Registration Area Centers, RACs, 17 Koluama…
A cross-section of women in Calabar, Cross River State capital has disclosed that they were returning to the use of firewood and charcoal for cooking despite the hazardous effects on their health. The women who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews within the week said the cost of Liquified Petroleum Gas, (LPG)…
A High Court sitting in Calabar has adhered to Rt. Hon. Efa Esua’s plea, and in turn, garnisheed the account of the Cross River State House of Assembly account to the tune of N19.3 million. According to The Beagle News, the above sum was owed by the House of Assembly as remuneration and allowances from…
A woman identified as Mrs Francesca Spark was rescued by the Nigerian soldiers after she jumped into the Lagos Lagoon in an attempt to take her own life. CONVERSEER learned that Mrs Spark was rescued by Nigerian Army soldiers operating under 81 Division on Monday, November 6, 2023. According to Lt. Col. Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni,…
A notorious kidnapper popularly known as Black has confessed that the information he got about his target (victim) was disclosed by the target’s tenant. Black was arrested on Sunday, November 5, 2023, by the Police after escaping, following his attempt with three others to kidnap Mrs Caroline Bassey, a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Staff, Mrs Catherine Bassey has been rescued from suspected kidnappers in Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that Mrs Bassey who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at her residence at 28 Mathias Oje Avenue in Calabar Municipality was rescued by the Police on Saturday, November 4, 2023. According to a…
A University of Calabar (UNICAL) student, Zion Paul has embarked on a bicycle journey from Calabar in Cross River State to Abuja, the Federal Capital. CONVERSEER learned that Paul who commenced the journey today, Friday, November 3, 2023, is going to meet his mentor, Moses Bliss. According to a student, Nsikak Ibatt who shared the…
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been slammed with 14-count charges and will be facing a trial at the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State. The 14-count charges, CONVERSEER reports were filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after…
Pensioners in Cross River under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Wednesday showed their dissatisfaction with the palliative they were given to share. This was disclosed by Mr Godwin Effiong, Chairman of NUP, Calabar Branch in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar. NAN reports that the…
Minibus drivers in Calabar, Cross River State capital on Thursday, October 26, 2023, protested alleged extortion by officials of the state government for wrong parking. The commercial drivers who barricaded parts of the Murtala Mohammed Highway with leaves on their vehicles alleged that they were being extorted by the official to the tune of N45,000….
