By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Drivers and vehicle owners in Cross River State have decried alleged harassment by police officers over tinted-glass permits. The motorists also decried the unlawful impounding of their vehicles by the police under the claim of enforcing the Tinted Glass Permit Policy. Reports indicate that Calabar, the state capital, is…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Calabar boat passengers who were kidnapped about 11 days ago have regained freedom from their abductors. The passengers, 17 in number, were kidnapped by suspected sea pirates on the Calabar waterways on 26th September. Converseer gathered that the victims regained their freedom today, 6th October. Although it is…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – A section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt was on Monday evening gutted by fire, destroying offices and property, just a week after Governor Siminalayi Fubara dissolved the Rivers State Pensions Board. The fire, which broke out after office hours, reportedly started on the ground…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Televangelist, Apostle Michael Olowookere, has alleged that Christians in Nigeria have been subjected to decades of systematic persecution, particularly in parts of northern Nigeria, describing anyone who denies this reality as “beyond foolish”. Olowookere, the Lead Servant of Corban Christian Assembly in Wukari, Taraba State, made the remarks in…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 25-year-old Emmanuel Ekpo following a robbery incident at a guest house in Calabar South, dispelling earlier social media reports that sensationalised the case as an attack on female occupants. According to a statement issued on Saturday, 4th October 2025, by the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Shop and business owners are counting their losses following the fire outbreak that occurred on Friday morning in Calabar, Cross River State. According to an impeccable source, the outbreak which occurred around 3 AM destroyed shops and goods worth millions of naira at Bedwell by Watt Market, Calabar South….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Over 10 men suspected to be armed robbers during the week invaded a small guest house in Calabar, Cross River State, robbing guests of their belongings as well as assaulting them. Converseer learned that the guests, mainly women, were dispossessed of their money, jewellery and other valuables from their…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has awarded N20 million as compensation to Chineze Ozoadibe and five other individuals wrongfully arrested. This was disclosed by the DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi. The development has received commendations from Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), and a jurist and visiting Professor…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – A teargas canister explosion has injured four siblings at Bakin Kwata, Sharada area of Kano metropolis. The incident, which occurred at about 7:50 AM on Wednesday, 1st October, was confirmed by the Kano State Police Command in a statement. According to the statement, the explosion produced heavy smoke, burning…
By Joe Udo LOKOJA (CONVERSEER) – At least 26 people have been killed by a boat accident that occurred on River Niger, North Central Nigeria. The accident happened on Tuesday in the Ibaji area of Kogi state. According to Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi State Commissioner for Information, on Wednesday, the passengers were mostly traders headed to…
