By Frank Ulom The staff of the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS [formerly Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH)] have protested the non-payment of five months of salary arrears. The staff, both teaching and non-teaching who staged the protest on Wednesday 17 January 2024, were carrying various placards, calling for the sack of the…
By Frank Ulom A woman, Mrs Iquo Edet Eyo (a.k.a Adiaha Guitar) who was wrongfully accused of witchcraft and later killed by an angry mob in Cross River State, has been laid to rest. Late Mrs Eyo, CONVERSEER learned was buried on Saturday 13 January 2023 in her hometown in Mbiaobong, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State…
By Frank Ulom An indiscriminate fire incident has burnt down SteadyFlow College of Education in Akparabong, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the inferno happened on Tuesday, destroying the whole academic complex and other facilities worth millions of naira. According to sources, everything was destroyed by the fire, including lecture…
By Joe Udo More videos have emerged as people are being pulled out from the rubble of the explosion that rocked Adeyi Estate in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday. Earlier, the Oyo State Police Command said the cause of the explosion and the number of casualties is unknown. “Explosion around Dejo Oyelese Street Bodija…
By Mo Isa The management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA has cut off water and power supply to student’s hostels. CONVERSEER learned that this was coming in shortly after the students protested against exorbitant fee increments. In a statement by the Students’ Union body on Monday, the students said the protest was…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for an alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N3.6 billion. Ugwuh was arrested alongside Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on 11 January 2024 by the Lagos Zonal Command EFCC Officials at No.2,…
By Paschal Abu Peanut, the world’s oldest chicken who lived for 21 years and 238 days old has passed away. CONVERSEER learned that Peanut died on Christmas Day 2023 at her home in Michigan, United States of America. Taking to her blog to announce her passing away, Peanut’s owner, Marsi Darwin, said: “Peanut was a…
By Our Reporter The leader of the Biafra Nations League, BnL, Princewill Chimezie Richards, at the weekend, ordered his men to take down Cameroonian flags from the Bakassi Peninsula, insisting that BnL will not tolerate foreign flags flying along with the Biafran flags in the territory. Richards, who disclosed this to Sunrise Daily declared a…
By Mo Isa Barely 24 hours after celebrating the new year, 12 people have been killed by terrorists in a Supermarket in Nasarawa. CONVERSEER learned that the ugly incident happened on Tuesday 2 January 2024 at One Man Village, Nasarawa – a few kilometres from Abuja. According to @PIDOMNIGERIA, an investigative journalist’s handle on X…
By Chris Thompson Not less than 21 persons have been killed by flash floods in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. This was disclosed by South African officials on Saturday. “As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda….
