By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State magistrates have today, 9 February 2026, commanded an indefinite strike following Governor Bassey Otu-led government’s failure to address an eight-point demand. Converseer reports that the directive for the industrial action was contained in a bulletin (Bulletin No. 3) dated Monday, 9 February 2026, and issued by…
By Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – Armindo Pacula, the alleged gunman in the murder of popular DJ Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, is returning to court this morning as investigations continue. The case was previously postponed to allow the State to verify Pacula’s address and his legal status in South Africa. The 25-year-old faces charges of…
By Collin Rugg WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – Firefighters on Saturday rescued a trapped deer on a frozen lake in Stevens County, Washington. One of the firefighters, Gavyn Gallagher, was seen wrapping himself around the deer while others pulled them in with a rope. “District 1 crews were able to save a deer off of Loon Lake…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Two missing children who were reported missing and found by the Nigeria Police in Calabar are just a step away from reuniting with their families. This was disclosed in a statement by ASP Sunday Eitokpah, Police Public Relations Officer, Cross River State Police Command, on Thursday, 05 February 2026….
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has sentenced former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Robert Orya, to 490 years in prison for defrauding the bank of 2.4 billion Naira. Justice F.E. Messiri gave the order on Thursday, having convicted the defendant on 49 counts….
By Abubakar Mark Sule PORT HARCOURT (FIJ, CONVERSEER) – On Friday, January 16, a routine journey from Port Harcourt to Benin Republic turned into four days of brutal detention and sexual violence for a young Nigerian woman after officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) detained her against her will at the Akere checkpoint, an…
By Akata Loi UYO (CONVERSEER) – Worshippers were thrown into shock on Sunday after Apostle Sunday Abang, was reportedly caught attempting to steal church equipment at the Apostolic Church in Afaha Akai. Abang hails from Uko Ukim, Udung Uko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. According to eyewitnesses, the cleric was intercepted within the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River State Chapter, has threatened to down tools in the state over unmet welfare demands. This was disclosed during the General Congress held on 30 January 2026 in Calabar. A communiqué jointly signed by the Chairman of MAN in the state, Godwin Onah…
By Joe Udo UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday, January 29, 2026, arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before Justice Maureen Adaobi of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo for allegedly defrauding some Americans the sum of $525. 276 (Five Hundred And Twenty Five Thousand, Two Hundred…
By Our Reporter UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the Black Axe Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo. According to a statement by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, on Sunday, the arrest was made yesterday, 1st February 2026, at about…
