Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has described the sudden death of Calabar South local government chairperson, Mrs Esther Bassey as painful and devastating. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Barrister Christian Ita, the governor bemoaned Mrs Bassey’s death saying her demise was shocking. “It was with a…
The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government in Cross River State, Hon. Esther Bassey has slumped and died. CONVERSEER gathered that Hon. Bassey died at the hospital on Thursday, February 23 after being rushed there for complaining of a stomachache. According to a source, the Chairperson was complaining of a stomachache after which she slumped….
By Frank Ulom A 49-year-old man by the name of Eyo Bassey Etim has been remanded by the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, for kidnapping and murdering Miss Edemawan Harmony, and dumping her body in a septic tank (soakaway). Eyo, who was remanded on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, pleaded guilty to…
Thugs suspected to be acting at the instance of Calabar South Council Authority have allegedly beaten to comma a petty trader in Calabar, Cross River State capital. CONVERSEER gathered that victim identified as Mr Chinedu Igwe, who is the Vice Chairman of Petty Traders Association was attacked by the suspected thugs on Monday, January 2,…
By Frank Ulom CONVERSEER has gathered that not all the victims of the accident killed and injured along Mary Slessor by Bogobiri on December 27, 2022, are of the Hausa/Fulani. Another dead recorded last night, December 28, has it that at least one Cross Riverian was involved in the auto crash. The sector Commander of…
By Frank Ulom A video obtained by CONVERSEER shows that the Toyota Camry with the number plate “Cross River – DUK 505 PE” that killed 8 people, including a pregnant woman and injured 28 others, was part of the Bikers’ Carnival, one of the major activities of the prestigious Carnival Calabar and Festivals. CONVERSEER had…
By Frank Ulom Tragedy struck Carnival Calabar for the first time since its inception in 2004 as a pregnant woman and no less than 7 other persons were crushed to death by a reckless driver during the Carnival Calabar in Calabar, Cross River State. CONVERSEER reports that the ugly incident happened on December 27, during…
By Frank Ulom It was a tragic Christmas for a middle-aged lady named Miss Harmony Edemawan as her lifeless body was discovered in a septic tank (what is commonly referred to as soakaway) in Cross River State by the Nigeria Police. CONVERSEER gathered that the act was allegedly committed by a 49-year-old man, Eyo Etim…
By Frank Ulom Armed men suspected to be Fulani herders have allegedly kidnapped 9 persons along Ogoja-Calabar Highway in Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the ugly incident happened on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, afternoon at the section of the road close to the rubber plantation in Uyanga in Akamkpa Local Government of the state….
“…he has been arrested, suspended and under investigation”, says the State Ministry of Health By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Police have detained male nurse Austin Etim, who works at the General Hospital in Calabar, Cross River State for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl within the hospital’s male ward. According to hospital management reports and…
