By Frank Ulom Nigerians, again have been thrown into darkness following the collapse of the national grid on Sunday. CONVERSEER reports that this is the first time the power grid, managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, is collapsing in 2024. The grid which collapsed at about 11:21am, dropped from 2,407MW to 31MW by…
By Frank Ulom Dr Martins Achadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the Yala II State Constituency rerun election. Achadu was declared winner of the Saturday, 3 February 2024 rerun election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Returning Officer, Mrs Dorathy Inyang. His party, PDP, won the majority of votes cast in…
By Frank Ulom Dr Emil Inyang of the All Progressives Congress, APC has acclaimed his victory for the Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency rerun election. Inyang reclaimed the seat after polling 2,483 votes in the Saturday, February 3, 2024 rerun election, taking his total tally to 15,930 votes. Meanwhile, Inyang’s challenger, Austine Aidam of the Peoples Democratic…
By Frank Ulom The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Pius Ashakia has won the the Obanliku State Constituency rerun election. He was declared the winner of the February 3, 2024 rerun election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Returning Officer, Dr Blessing Anyalebechi, on Saturday. Ashakia polled a total of 275…
By Frank Ulom Nigerians expected President Bola Tinubu to be at the stadium in Ivory Coast watching the Super Eagles but it was Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate who was spotted at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. Obi’s presence at the stadium has sparked reactions among Nigerians on social media, calling the Labour…
By Frank Ulom Money Marriage, a practice where children, young girls and teenagers are being given out to settle financial debt has been abolished in Cross River State. According to the Government of the state, the age-long practice peculiar to the people of Belegete community in Obanliku Local Governor Area of the state has been…
By Frank Ulom The Government of Cross River State has issued a restriction of movement in three Local Government Areas, LGAs due to the upcoming elections rerun. According to a public announcement by Major General Okoi Ubi Obono (Rtd), Senior Special Adviser on Security on Wednesday, the affected LGAs are Biase, Obanliku and Yala, and…
By Our Reporter Freshmen of the University of Calabar, UNICAL have been told to obtain their identity card during registration as they will not be admitted into lecture and examination halls without it. The Vice-Chancellor UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi stated this at the institution’s International Conference Centre during the 2023/2024 Orientation Programme for Freshmen of…
By Our Reporter The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has urged all religious leaders not to relent in drumming the message of change to the people in order to achieve a desired nation. Prof. Obi stated this in her office when the Archbishop of the Methodist Church of Nigeria,…
By Frank Ulom Not less than 30 refugees have graduated from from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI Soap Making Training in Cross River State. Start-up kits, take-off grants as well of certifications were also presented to the refugees at the graduation ceremony held on Friday, 26 January 2024, at…
