By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bekwara chapter, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over alleged political intimidation by the Area Commander of Ogoja, while the Cross River State Police Command has denied the allegations and defended its actions as lawful. In a petition dated 27 February 2026…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has declared Mr Benjamin Hilda, a male student of the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Calabar (UNICAL), missing. According to a statement issued on Friday by ASP Sunday Eitokpah, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Hilda, 30, went missing in 2025…
By Frank Ulom BOKI (CONVERSEER) – Uknown arsonists have set ablaze all the records at St. Mary Quasi Parish Catholic Church, Katchuan, Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The arsonists also set fire to two vehicles belonging to the presiding priest. The incident, Converseer gathered, occurred on Thursday morning at about…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A high court of the Federal Capital Territory has struck out the forgery charge brought against a legal practitioner, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the order following its withdrawal by the federal government. The charge was initially filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Uduak Etim Udo, a 39-year-old man, to life imprisonment for raping an 8-year-old girl. Converseer reports that Udo was sentenced on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the State High Court. The…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The fire that broke out late Monday afternoon at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has been successfully contained. Airspace operations, which were temporarily suspended in line with safety protocols, have now resumed using the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency’s temporary control tower. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said…
By Our Reporter DAMATURU (CONVERSEER) – Fire outbreaks hit three Local government Areas in Yobe State; Bukarti in Yunusari LGA, Fuchimiram, Kalgeri, Geidam LGA and Gumsamari in Yusufari LGA all in Yobe state Preliminary assessment by SEMA indicates that market stalls, homes and food reserves were burnt down leaving many families without shelter, livelihoods and…
By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – A High Court of Cross River State sitting in Ogoja has restrained the Cross River State House of Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment process against the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Area, Emmanuel Idi Yakubu. The order was granted by Justice Daniel Ofre Kulo following an ex…
By Joe Udo KATSINA (CONVERSEER) – The Katsina State Government has successfully rescued 21 kidnap victims comprising 19 Christians and two Muslims during a joint security operation in Dargaza Hills, Danmusa Local Government Area. The intelligence-led operation comprising the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army (NA), alongside the Nigerian Police Force (NP) and Community…
