CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – Marius van der Merwe (right), identified as Witness D, was shot dead outside his Brakpan home on Friday night, weeks after providing explosive testimony to the Madlanga Commission regarding alleged corruption and abuse within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. Van der Merwe had reportedly declined an offer of state protection, believing…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A controversial counter-terrorism mission personally authorised by former President Muhammadu Buhari (late) has re-emerged in national discourse, following serious allegations by retired Nigerian Army Major General Abdul Khalifa Ali-Keffi, the former General Officer Commanding 1 Division. The retired officer revealed that Operation Service Wide (OSW), the high-level multi-agency task…
By Christian Ebner, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A total of 6.3 million people in Germany worked for low wages at the point of calculation this year, earning a maximum hourly wage of €14.32 ($16.69), the Federal Statistical Office reported on Friday. The statistics are based on the month of April 2025, when salary averages…
By Joe Udo BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku-Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II M, the Oba of Benin, has suspended the Chief Priest of Uviamen village, Chief Sunday Sidney Enoma, in Ovia North East Local Government Area. Converseer reports that Chief Enoma’s suspension was contained in a press statement signed by…
By Our Reporter DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – Senegal, on Monday, 1 December 2025, commemorated the 1944 massacre of African soldiers by French colonial forces, marking 81 years since one of the most consequential and long-suppressed atrocities of the colonial era. The ceremony, held in Dakar under the patronage of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, seeks to shed…
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Fire Service, on Thursday, officially opened a fire station in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area and Ikom, Ikom Local Government Area. The ceremony was led by Controller Williams, head of the Federal Fire Service for Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, representing the Controller‑General. Controller Williams praised Senator Eteng…
By Archibong Emmanuel CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Christians have been urged to honour ministers sent by God to nurture them in the word and precepts of the gospel to reap bountiful blessings from the creator. Apostle E. E. Ekpo, Finance Secretary of the Apostolic Church Nigeria, Akpabuyo Field, Cross River State Territory and Superintendent of the…
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Yakurr Local Government Council has issued a special invitation to its distinguished councillors, appointees, staff, and the wider Yakurr community to join Executive Chairman, Hon. Yibala Igri Inyang, and his family, as they mourn the passing of his beloved mother, Late Mma Paulina Igri Inyang, aged 87. The funeral…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has reiterated its total ban on the shooting of knockouts, bangers and fireworks in the state. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by Erasmus Ekpang PhD, Commissioner for Information, on 1st December 2025. According to the statement with reference number, Ref:…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has issued a strong warning to individuals and groups involved in illegal mining and related activities linked to rising security concerns across the state. The Commissioner for Lands, Chief Felix Idem, in an official statement on Wednesday, said the government is taking decisive measures…
