By Joe Udo Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.A. Lajide, Bayo Taiwo, M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and Justice E.O. Osinuga of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta have convicted and sentenced fourteen (14) internet fraudsters (popularly referred to as Yahoo Boys) to various jail terms. They were jailed after pleading…
By Frank Ulom The wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Rev (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has footed the hospital bills of the two traders who suffered severe electrocution injuries in Calabar last Saturday. Rev. (Mrs) Otu who visited the victims, Chijioke Udoji and Uzoma Anthony, at the Calabar General Hospital on Thursday, was…
By Our Reporter The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has recovered some state-owned construction equipment following an investigation into the misappropriation of 34 State-owned heavy-duty construction equipment by certain government officials during the administration of former Governor Ben Ayade. Recall that on Thursday, 22 February…
By Our Reporter A group, Coalition Against Illegal Lodging and Mining Activities in Cross River State of Nigeria, CAILAMA-CRS has raised concern over Lawyer’s petition against member, Prince Odey Oyama for questioning the presence of uncertified Chinese Nationals in Effi, Okuni community in Ikom Local Government Area of the state. In a lawsuit document made…
By Mo Isa Farmers in northern Nigeria have been made to pay up to N120,000 to bandits in order for them to farm (planting and harvesting). This was revealed in a report by SB Morgan Intelligence, which added that failure to do so usually results in forfeiture of harvest, kidnapping or even death. According to…
By Our Reporter The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has strongly condemned the physical assault unleashed on a prominent Sports Journalist, Tracy Suo Chappelle, recently in Lagos. SWAN President, Mr Isaiah Benjamin, who was visibly disturbed by the development while speaking through a statement by the Association’s Secretary-General, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, wondered why some…
By Frank Ulom A repeat of Mount Zion by Inyang Edem and Nyahasang viewing centre almost happened in Calabar, Cross River State, following the surge of a high-tension wire last week. The incident, CONVERSEER learned happened on Saturday, 2 March 2024, at Chamley by White House. An anonymous source who sent the video to our…
By Mo Isa Barely 24 hours after a warehouse was looted, residents of Abuja, on Monday morning attacked and looted a truck carrying food items. The incident happened on Monday morning in Dei-Dei, Abuja. The location, CONVERSEER learned is 20 minutes drive from the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA warehouse looted on Sunday. According to…
By Chris Thompson Zimbabwean opposition activist, Moreblessing Ali was finally buried on Saturday in the town of Chitungwiza, which is outside of Harare, two years after she was brutally killed. In the Nyatsime area of Chitungwiza, in 2022, Ali, a member of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was kidnapped outside a pub. Two…
By Mo Isa A repeat of October 2020 is here again as residents of Abuja allegedly invaded a warehouse, looting foodstuffs and other valuables. According to videos and photos circulating on social media on Sunday, the looted warehouse belongs to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. According to Trending Explained on X (formerly Twitter), the…
