By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has extended Nigeria’s heartfelt condolences to the Government and citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo, over the deadly collapse of the Rubaya Coltan Mine in eastern part of the DRC, that claimed over 200 lives and left many others injured, leaving entire…
By Frank Ulom ABUOCHICHE (CONVERSEER) – The people of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State have praised Hon. Peter Akpanke, Member Representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency, for diligently carrying out his legislative purpose in the local government. The commendations came during the commissioning of a 3-classroom block built by the lawmaker at the Community…
By Frank Ulom OBUDU (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Peter Akpanke, Member Representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has commissioned 9-classroom blocks for his constituents. Converseer reports that out of the 9-classroom blocks, one, a 3-classroom block with an office space, was commissioned on 2nd February 2026 at Community Secondary School, Kubong-Bette, while the second,…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Questions continue to trail the death of soprano singer Ifunanya Nwangele, who reportedly died after a snakebite in Abuja, igniting concerns over emergency medical care and the availability of anti-venom. With conflicting accounts from the family and hospital management, NTA correspondent Hakeemat Aliyu reports that her family and the…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Flags were flying at half-mast at the German parliament on Monday in honour of late conservative politician and trailblazer Rita Süssmuth. Süssmuth, a women’s rights activist, former parliamentary speaker and prominent member of the government of ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl, passed away aged 88 on Sunday. A member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian…
(CONVERSEER) – The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says its attention has been drawn to some purported meetings with the Ooni of Ife by some individuals claiming to represent the leadership of MOSOP. Mr Fegalo Nsuke, the President of MOSOP in a statement today, “wishes to state unequivocally that its…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, the Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has extended his warmest congratulations to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, following a series of prestigious national recognitions. In a congratulatory…
By Our Reporter OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Ministry of Water Resources, in collaboration with the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA), Self Help Africa (SHA), and the Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN), weekend, inaugurated the Obubra Local Government Area Task Group on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (LTG-WASH) to strengthen WASH…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has unveiled plans to digitise Nigeria’s cooperative societies, aiming to modernise operations, enhance transparency in financial reporting, and improve governance across more than 30,000 registered cooperatives nationwide. The initiative was announced by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, during…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Sermatech Nigeria Limited, one of the companies working on the Odukpani-Itu road, has asserted that the road can be completed in less than two years if the Federal Government pays contractors and mobilises them to the site. This was disclosed by Hon. Ita Ayi Asuquo, Public Relations Officer of…
