By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Women from Ekuri community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State have formally petitioned the Cross River State House of Assembly over what they described as the worsening impact of illegal logging on their livelihoods, environment, and food security. In a petition dated March 26, 2026, and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The dark nights were getting brighter and brighter like the sun at noon in the eyes of business owners at Akim Timber market, Calabar, Cross River State capital, on Friday, 27 March 2026. What happened? It was fire, engulfing the market, burning every wood, zinc, while spreading wildly like…
…as both countries sign economic partnership agreement By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Wentao, have signed a Framework Agreement on negotiations and cooperation between Nigeria and China at the sidelines of the World…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has responded to a viral video circulating on social media alleging unlawful entry and indiscriminate arrests at White House Lodge in Calabar, stating that the operation was lawful and intelligence-driven. In a press statement issued on Thursday, and signed by ASP Sunday Eitokpah,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended embattled Hon. Ovat Agbor Dickson, suspended Cross River State House of Assembly member representing Obubra I State Constituency indefinitely, for allegedly beating his wife. Ovat was suspended by the Osopong Ward 1 chapter of the APC in Obubra. The suspension letter addressed…
By Marion van der Kraats and Jacqueline Melcher BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A Berlin court on Wednesday sentenced four men to prison terms of between four and a half and six years for membership of Hamas in a case involving the procurement of weapons for the Palestinian militant group. The Berlin Court of Appeal found…
The injured included nationals of the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Türkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden and Tunisia. By Joe Udo ABU DHABI (CONVERSEER) – The United Arab Emirates, UAE, air defence systems on 22…
Aliyu, who resided in South Africa during the conspiracy, was extradited to the United States to face charges. By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian national, James Junior Aliyu, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in a US federal prison for his involvement in a sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded…
The incident happened at Edibe Ediba and a gas attendant said the explosion occurred during an attempt to transfer gas from the storage tank to the service tank. By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A gas station explosion has left no fewer than 38 persons severely injured in Calabar, Cross River State. The incident which…
The latest escalation in hostilities between the Iran-baked Hezbollah militia and Israel – effectively ending a fragile truce – unfolded amid the broader war involving Iran, Israel and the United States. By Our Reporter BEIRUT (DPA, CONVERSEER) – It was 1:30 am in Lebanon in early March when the alerts began arriving all at once:…
