By Frank Ulom The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Cross River State Chapter, has elected a new State Executive Committee (SEC). This is part of the efforts aimed at repositioning the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Converseer reports that the election was held on 11 April 2026 in Calabar. It was overseen by the…
By Frank Ulom The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has come under scrutiny from the state’s chapter of the Assembly for Moral Discipline, Justice, and Restoration of Public Confidence, following the reinstatement of Hon. Dickson Ovat Agbor, member representing Obubra I State Constituency, by the leadership of…
By Frank Ulom Terrorists have attacked Section 3 of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), killing a Commander and six soldiers in Monguno, Borno State. According to a statement by Lt. Col. Sani Uba, Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, on Monday, the task force…
By Joe Udo The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is under renewed scrutiny, with stakeholders across West Africa calling for urgent reforms to strengthen constitutionalism and democratic resilience in the sub-region. These concerns emerged from a series of engagements led by Raymond Nyayiti Enoch, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of Paradigm News, who…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Police Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, CP Rashid B. Afegbua, on Monday played host to the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) at the Command Headquarters. The meeting, which was attended by members of the Command’s management team, featured a robust engagement with a delegation comprising…
By Collin Rugg Washington, DC (Converseer) – U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that the viral image posted on Truth Social was not a depiction of him as Jesus Christ, but rather a depiction of him as a doctor. Reporter: “Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?” Trump: “I did post…
By Collin Rugg New York (Converseer) – The 18-year-old who died on a Carnival Cruise ship was s*xually assaulted by her 16-year-old stepbrother before he murdered her, according to the DOJ. Anna Kepner died from mechanical asphyxiation and was found under a bed in her cabin. On November 6, Kepner told her family on the…
By Our Reporter Calabar (Converseer) – After nearly a decade away, renowned travel journalist and documentary filmmaker is set to make a return to Cross River State as a guest speaker at a creative industry seminar in Calabar. Akpet will headline the event, “Opportunities for Creatives in Cross River State,” organised by the Peter Bello…
Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, CON, By Fidelis Egugbo To political pundits, it did not come as a surprise that the former Governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has thrown his hat into the ring to contest for the Delta North Senatorial position in 2027. For some time, there had been a strident cry from the…
By Archibong Emmanuel Calabar (Converseer) – Pelican Stars Football Club of Calabar at the main bowl of the U. J. Esuene Sports Stadium, Calabar walloped Bekwarra Queens by three goals to nil in the third edition of the Queen’s Cup Soccer Competition to mark the 62nd Birthday Celebration of the Wife of the State Governor,…
