Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, 21st August 2024, arrested one Hyginus Nkwocha for alleged internet fraud (aka Yahoo Boy) and money laundering. According to the EFCC, Nkwocha, 35, was arrested at Ever Green Estate, behind Millennium Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following intelligence about his suspected involvement in internet fraud and…
Barely 24 hours after the launching of the Cross River State Civil Service job portal, http://crscsc.ng, the website for employment into the Commission has gone offline. CONVERSEER gathered that Cross Riverians have been unable to access the website in order to apply for the 17 job positions as announced by the Chairman of the Commission,…
The collaborative effort, comprising representatives from the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the Cross River State Government, conducted a comprehensive monitoring operation across various mining sites. The team, spearheaded by the Federal Mines Officer overseeing the state, the state commissioner of Minerals resources, and security personnel, unearthed illegal activities by certain miners. These…
Cross Riverians have reacted to the press release issued by the Head of Service, Dr Innocent Eteng, banning the operation of the usage of WhatsApp (groups) by Civil and Public Servants in the state. The statement, which was made available to CONVERSEER on Monday, said workers shall not operate or use any WhatsApp platform(s) not…
A member of the Eiye cult group, Adekunle Adebajo, also known as Kunle Polly, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command in connection with the recent brutal dropping of an alleged Aye known as “Mosquito” a few days ago in Ijebu Ode. According to Naija Confra, after Mosquito was dropped, his hand was…
The protests in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention have begun as 100,000 protesters are expected to show up. Democrats have installed walls around the convention despite previously telling Americans that “walls don’t work.” “We’ve watched all morning as they have started to bring in more metal fencing, more barricades, and these snowploughs have been…
Suspected members of the Biafra Nations League (BnL) have killed three Cameroonian gendarmes in Atabong East of Bakassi Peninsula, collecting their rifles. Reports said the BnL boys, numbering five, overwhelmed three gendarmes at the market, hitting them hard with weapons; one of them, who quickly snatched a gun, shot the three officers and ran away…
One week after far-right protests were held at a Pride event in the eastern German town of Bautzen, neo-Nazis have gathered for Pride in Leipzig, the biggest city in the same state of Saxony. Pride celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and wider queer (LGBT+) community. Several violations of the criminal code and the assembly…
Aviation workers are threatening to embark on a one-day strike on Wednesday, 21st August 2024. This follows the 50% deduction of the Internal Revenue of Aviation Agencies by the Federal Government. The workers are now threatening a one-day nationwide strike protest, adding that agencies are “cost recovery, and not profit making organisations,” hence “cannot survive…
Protests by aggrieved members stalled the Local Government congresses of the Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday. The protests followed the alleged alteration of the list from the last ward congresses and the diversion of congress materials. There has been confusion in the party since the inconclusive ward congresses in July. According to…
