By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A former Honourable, Hon. Ukpong Edet Godwin Edet, has been accused of collecting N4 million from herders to permit open grazing in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The accusations were made during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Cross River State Police Command to address the…
By Frank Ulom BOKI (CONVERSEER) – Community leaders of Abo-Obisu Village in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State have banished a 60-year-old woman, Florence Osang, over alleged witchcraft. Converseer learned that Osang, a cocoa farmer, was banished for 10 years over the display of witchcraft, resulting in the alleged killing of a 40-year-old…
By Frank Ulom BOKI (CONVERSEER) – Over 12 illegal Fulani migrants have been apprehended in Cross River State. The arrest was made by the Boki local government security team. According to The Beagle News, the security team headed by the Council Chairman’s SA on Local Security, Mr Stanley Eban, intercepted the migrants around the Ndemechang-Irruan…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar, has dismantled a major kidnapping, job-scam and “Japa” syndicate operating in Cross River State, rescuing over 100 victims and rejecting an alleged ₦50 million bribe offered to derail the investigation. In a statement issued on 14 February 2026, the Zonal Public…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a mortician, Sunday Ben Reuben, following the discovery of several corpses in Isong Inyang Community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was made on Friday, after residents of the community in Okomita, Akamkpa, discovered about eight dried…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Farmers and landowners in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have raised alarm over increasing incursions by armed herders, accusing them of destroying crops and threatening residents with rifles. Residents across several communities alleged that herders, some carrying AK-47 rifles, have allowed cattle to graze freely on…
By Ovat Abeng AKWA (CONVERSEER) – The Anambra State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested a 39-year old man, Mr Ifeanyi Ibeabuchi, who runs a motel in Uke community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. A press release by the state Command’s spokesperson SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that the man…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court on Thursday stepped down from presiding over the asset forfeiture suit involving former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and two others, citing personal reasons. Announcing his decision shortly after counsel entered their appearances, Egwatu said: “For personal reasons, and…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’ imprisonment each for cyber terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts, alongside one Friday Audu were among a syndicate of…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (NAN, CONVERSEER) – Some civil servants in Cross River have decried non-payment of January salaries, alleging selective payment across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state. This was disclosed by Mr Thomas Adie, a Director in one of the ministries, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
