By Kelvin Obambon CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN), Ishie Town Parish, has held its ‘Awards and Tributes Night’ in which some dedicated and outstanding members were honoured as the church marks its 100th Anniversary. The event which took place on Thursday, 17th October 2024, at the PCN Ikot Ishie, Calabar, Cross…
Following the sociopolitical crises that have bedevilled Rivers State in recent times, the spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has waded in, assuring Governor Siminalayi Fubara of protection, restoration of peace and success of his administration. To this end, the spiritual leader has ordered his teeming…
Tech Big Tech’s race for AGI heats up as OpenAI raises $6.6 billion. OpenAI has secured $6.6 billion in new funding, pushing its valuation to $157 billion, with a goal of reaching $11 billion in sales by next year. D.A. Davidson’s Gil Luria sees this target as achievable, but calls the company’s $100 billion sales…
In a letter to the Catholics in Gaza, Pope Francis marks a year since the Hamas attacks on Israel, which sparked an all-out conflict in the Holy Land. He bemoans the “shameful inability of the international community and powerful countries to put an end to the war” and expresses his solidarity with those who “suffer…
It is regarded as the art world’s barometer of fame – the ‘Art Compass’, which has been published for more than half a century. Little is happening at the top, but the ‘stars of tomorrow’ are becoming more colourful. The painter Gerhard Richter (92) remains the world’s most important artist in the ‘Art Compass’ ranking….
By Nelson NseAbasi The First Lady of Cross River State, Rev Mrs Eyoanwan Bassey Otu is sponsoring 20 young girls from across the state to participate in the Queen of Humanity Pageant, which offers a grand prize of five million Naira (N5m) and a brand new car to the winner. The governor’s wife made the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Five (5) Efik Royal Houses have followed suit to pay a solidarity visit to His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, Obong of Calabar and Grand Patriarch and Treaty King of Efik Kingdom, despite the arrangement from various camps to unseat the First Class King. The visits have been…
Bekwarra, Cross River – A Cross Riverian by the name, Adie David Eneji has professed as a monk in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. CONVERSEER gathered that Adie, who hails from Ibiaragidi Ward in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state and several others professed as monks on Monday, April 24, 2023. According to sources,…
