By Solomon Azu The Cross River State Government has pledged health intervention for the Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDs in Nigeria, ASWHAN. The state focal person on Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission, PMTCT, in the State Agency for the Control of AIDS, SACA, Mrs Rose Ekum stated this when the state government partnered…
By Joe Udo Science will say a woman at 50 has reached her menopause and can never give birth but 68-year-old Alhaja Kehinde Sofiat Adekunli defied science as she gave birth for the first time. CONVERSEER learned that Alh. Adekunli gave birth to a bouncing baby boy at the Iya Mayowa Hospital, Olomore, Ogun State….
By Christie Asakem Did you apply for the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme? If yes then we have good news for you, the Federal Government has shortlisted beneficiaries for the N50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant. One million people will benefit from this programme. A few months ago, we shared the link to apply for the Presidential Conditional…
By Paschal Abu The richest woman in Nigeria, Folorunsho Alakija, and her husband, Modupe Alakija, have parted ways after 30 years of marriage. According to a report by TheWill, the mother of four and the businessman allegedly no longer live together in their matrimonial home in highbrow Ikoyi, Lagos. “The couple were alleged to have…
By Paschal Abu Veteran R&B and Pop singer, 2Baba (formerly 2Face Idibia) has said there would have been no Nigerian Music Industry without the likes of Eedris Abdulkareem, Eddie Remedy and Tony Tetuila. 2Baba, whose African Queen put Nigerian Music Industry in the globe stated this recently in an interview. In his words, the multi-award-winning…
By Christie Asakem The following verses are from the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible and the New International Version (NIV). 1). John 16:33 “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” 2). Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed,…
By Adannia Timothy Asaba massacre On 7 October 1967, Colonel Ibrahim Taiwo ordered his men to gun down 700 Asaba Indigenes, consisting of men and boys over the age of 10. Taiwo wasn’t held accountable until he died in 1976. In fact, he was rewarded with the military governor of Kwara State 1975-1976. Fast forward…
By Christie Asakem A true Christian simply put, is anyone who follows the teachings of Christ. This is according to Webster, Cambridge, Oxford, and Collins dictionaries and also Wikipedia. The word ‘Christian’, actually emanated from the world. They were the ones that first called the disciples of Christ, Christians, hence they should know a thing…
By Kingsley Agim Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, has confirmed an outbreak of measles at Navy Primary School and Penniel Primary School, both in Calabar. Confirming the outbreak in a release signed by himself, the Commissioner also reported other yet-to-be-confirmed cases in Akpabuyo Local Government Area. “The State Rapid Response…
By Frank Ulom Is it now a thing that people prefer animals to humans? In the midst of hardship in the current Nigeria, a woman just spent N54,000 for food for her dog that will only last for 2 days. Just like that? The gesture has made Mr Andrea Ekeng Inyang, SA to Governor Bassey…
