From a landmark first in 1985 to building an entire cardiac programme from scratch, one Ghanaian doctor’s life work has saved thousands of lives and reshaped medicine across Africa By Frank Ulom ACCRA (CONVERSEER) — In the operating theatres of Hannover, Germany, in 1985, a young Ghanaian surgeon made medical history. With steady hands and…
Fly High, Our Silver Bird: Fly High! (For Governor Bassey Edet Otu, Silverbird “Man of the Year,2025 and The Sun Newspaper, Man of the Year 2025”) Cross River is proud of you, Fly high, our Silver-bird, Fly high, Sail on by, Your time is on. Like a bridge over troubled waters, You are to ease…
By Rasheed Olanrewaju ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – In the evolution of Nigeria’s democratic experience, certain public figures stand out not merely for the offices they have occupied, but for the institutional value they have added and the leadership stability they have provided across changing political eras. One of such figures is Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN,…
…prisoners at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, which houses 1,336 inmates, are subject to very restrictive conditions BROOKLYN (CONVERSEER) – From the carpets of Miraflores to the darkness of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured in Caracas by US forces two weeks ago and transferred the same day to…
By Matt Taibbi DAVOS (CONVERSEER) – After Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the obligatory headline term was humiliation. “Lonely Trump Humiliated as Major Allies Refuse to Be Bullied,” was one of two Daily Beast stories on the theme, the other being “Trump, 79, Croaks Through ‘Peace’ Grift Speech…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Akwa Akpa, known to European colonists as Old Calabar or Duke Town, was an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. Although it is now absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognised. The state occupied what is now…
By Joe Udo (CONVERSEER) – Everyone is talking about Greenland, Trump and Denmark. But almost no one is actually explaining what’s really going on. Here is how I explained it to my 10-year-old nephew: Greenland looks like a giant frozen island above Canada. Most people think it’s just ice and snow. But Greenland is one…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The dawn of the democratic era in 1999 ushered in an administration in Cross River that made tourism its forte by activating many of the state’s tourism sites and even establishing more. Between 1999 and 2007, records show that there was a massive influx of fun seekers into the…
By Andrea Widburg LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Once, the world’s map was red, not because of communism, but because every British colony was colored red on that map. Before WWI, and the beginning of its downfall, Britain was estimated to control roughly 24% of the world’s land. It could do this because it believed in itself….
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Ukwa war dance celebration, also known as Ijiman National Convention, is peculiar to the Ijiman people of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The people of Ijiman are popularly called ‘Okurubong’. The people of Ijiman celebrate the Ukwa festival every year to honour a deceased chief….
