Calabar, Nigeria – The Governor of Cross River State, Apostle Senator Prince Bassey Otu and his Wife, Bishop Dr (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, have both been consecrated and installed into their Apostolic and Bishopric offices. According to a statement by Faith Okon-Egbujiem, Press Secretary, Office of the Wife of the Governor, the event which took…
By Joshua Ugbo Yala, Cross River – Ukelle North in Yala Local Government Area has sent Governor Bassey Otu as Save-Our-Soul (SOS) over 6 months of blackout. Converseer reports that the lack of electricity has hindered lots of micro-businesses from flourishing in the Community. Expressing their ordeal, some of the residents at Wanikade, revealed that…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed deep concern over the arrest of prominent lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi on allegations of libel, alongside reports of the invasion of his law firm and harassment of its lawyers and staff. The association described these actions as a disturbing violation of the rule of…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Organised Labour in Cross River State has given reasons why workers are on strike despite Governor Bassey Otu’s approval of N70,000 minimum wage. Converseer reports on Monday, December 2, that government offices in Calabar, the State capital, and other places are under lock and key, as the workers joined the nationwide…
Owerri, Nigeria – Comrade Alhasan Yahaya has emerged as the new National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He polled a total of 436 votes to defeat his rivals Comrade Bamidele Atumbi, former Treasurer of the Union, who got 97 votes, and Comrade Garba Mohammed who scored 39 votes. The election was conducted…
Calabar, Nigeria – Mr Paul Eshiemomoh, National President of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Alumni Association, has disclosed that it takes a journalist to shine the light and dispel darkness in any society. Eshiemomoh made the remark on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Earnest Bassey Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Hon. Justice Akon B. Ikpeme, has announced a statewide tour of all correctional centres across the state. This initiative, scheduled to commence on Monday, 25th November 2024, is in line with her constitutional mandate under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as…
By Asuquo Cletus Calabar, Nigeria – The State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has said it will inaugurate members of the State Advisory Council. According to its Chairman Comrade Olayi Emmanuel, the State Advisory Council will be nominated from various Local Government Areas – 5 of each to be submitted through the…
Odukpani, Cross River State – Stakeholders and leaders of Ikoneto Community in Odukpani LGA of the State, last week, took decisive action against Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) within the community. Speaking during a community dialogue session organised by Partners for Peace in the Niger Delta (P4P), the Village Head of Mbiabo Ikoneto, Chief…
Calabar, Cross River State – Cross River has inaugurated a State Task Group on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (STG-WASH) to address critical issues with WASH activities in the state. The STG-WASH, made up of 45 members, was inaugurated on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in conjunction with the Cross River State Government, Self Help Africa (SHA),…
