DUBLIN (CONVERSEER) – Ireland’s immigration authorities have deported 35 Nigerian nationals, including women and children, in the country’s first charter flight to Africa this year. The deportation, which took place on 4th June 2025, was part of Ireland’s effort to enforce its immigration rules. Officials confirmed that the group – made up of family units,…
AWKA (CONVERSEER) – The Anambra State Solution Innovation District (SID) has concluded its plan to train 2000 youths across the 21 local government areas of the State in digital skills. The training, according to the Special Adviser to the State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Innovation and Business Incubation, Chinwe Okoli, is billed for free…
WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – The Ghanaian Embassy in Washington D.C., United States, is set to reopen on Thursday, May 29, following a temporary shutdown triggered by a major corruption scandal involving a fraudulent IT scheme. The closure, which began on May 26, was part of a sweeping restructuring after an internal breach revealed that a locally…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – As Nigeria celebrates Children’s Day, the Commissioner representing Cross River State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, has called on leaders and citizens alike to prioritise the welfare and empowerment of Nigerian children. In a message commemorating the annual event, Duke highlighted the…
MINNEAPOLIS (CONVERSEER) – Five years after the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct was set ablaze during mass protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, the city still bears the scars—physical, emotional, and systemic—of that tumultuous time. Alfred Flowers Jr., a local youth sports coach who grew up in the neighbourhood surrounding the Third Precinct,…
OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – Journalists in Cross River State have made a heartfelt appeal to Governor Bassey Otu to promptly sign the Water Bill of 2024, which was recently passed by the State House of Assembly. Speaking as representatives of the WASH Media Network, the group expressed concern that months have passed since the bill’s approval…
OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH) Media Network has inducted new members to aid pilot the activities of the programme in the state. The inauguration, which was held on Friday, 23rd May 2025, in Ogoja, saw five new members added to the fold, while one person renewed her membership….
BEKWARRA (CONVERSEER) – Farmers in Cross River State are crying over the alleged taking over of farmlands by herdsmen, which may trigger food scarcity by year’s end. Apart from the food scarcity, the citizens of the states also fear for their lives following what is happening in Benue, Plateau and other states. These and other…
ACCRA (CONVERSEER) – Ghana’s energy sector is on the brink of a nationwide power crisis due to a severe shortage of liquid fuel needed to operate the country’s power plants. Energy Minister John Jinapor raised the alarm during an appearance before Parliament’s Energy Committee on Thursday, May 15, revealing that Ghana has less than three…
ACCRA (CONVERSEER) – A five-member investigative committee appointed by Ghanaian President John Mahama is set to begin hearings on Thursday, 15th May, into allegations of misconduct against the country’s Chief Justice. The committee, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, was constituted under Article 146(6) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution following the establishment of a…
