By Joe Udo AWKA (CONVERSEER) – The Anambra State Police Command attributes the fire incident in Ekwusigo LGA to a fatal vehicle accident involving a truck and other vehicles, and not an attack by any armed group, contrary to false information circulating on social media. A press statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations…
By Frank Ulom BEKWARRA (CONVERSEER) – Traditional rulers in Cross River State have allegedly demanded three goats from a 60-year-old man accused of raping a 5-year-old. The incident which happened in the Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state has sparked outrage among netizens who questioned the judgment and morality of the traditional leadership in…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A prominent farmer and public commentator, Sherriff Almuhajir PhD, has announced his decision to quit farming after his farmland was allegedly destroyed overnight by cattle said to belong to Fulani herdsmen. He made the disclosure on Saturday via social media, expressing frustration over repeated losses and what he described…
By Joe Udo GUSAU (CONVERSEER) – The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued 25 abducted residents of Kuraje village in Damba, Gusau Local Government Area, following a coordinated operation involving multiple security units. The victims, consisting of 10 women and 15 children, were taken by armed bandits during an attack on Friday night. In a…
By Bon Peters ONNE (CONVERSEER) – Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Haulage District Eastern Zone, Onne, Rivers State has staged a peaceful protest at Onne to debunk what the union described as an alleged malicious and unfounded allegations of connivance and extortion levelled against the Union by a group they refer to as dissidents…
By Joe Udo YOLA (CONVERSEER) – A 24-year-old man from Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State has vowed to end his relationship with his three girlfriends after they allegedly failed to visit him while in detention for stealing packs of instant noodles. The convict, Usman Abdullahi, made the declaration on Wednesday when he appeared…
By Frank Ulom BEKWARRA (CONVERSEER) – A bizarre video has surfaced online showing community youths, suspected to be from Cross River State, burying an elderly man alive in a coffin with a deceased student he allegedly killed through witchcraft. Findings from Converseer revealed that the viral video emanated from Bekwarra Local Government Area of the…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday in Abuja arraigned a social media user, Innocent Chukwuemeka, who used his “X” handle to canvass for a coup in Nigeria. Chukwuemeka was slammed with a six-count charge bordering on false publication to cause public alarm and cyber stalking by a…
By Frank Ulom MINA (CONVERSEER) – A group of heavily armed men in the early hours of Friday attacked St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, and abducted an unconfirmed number of schoolgirls. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident, which occurred at about 02:00 AM, was allegedly…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Two days after securing the sentencing of a leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Hussaini Ismaila, to 20 years imprisonment for terrorism, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday in Abuja arraigned the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attack on Deeper Life Bible Church, Okene,…
