By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – Kano State Commissioner for Investment, Commerce, Industry, and Cooperatives, Shehu Wada Sagagi, has reportedly donated bicycles to junior staff in the Ministry to cushion the effect of rising transportation costs. Converseer learned that Sagagi personally funded the bicycles for low-level staff struggling with fuel costs of over N700 per…
By Rasheed Olanrewaju Renowned Nigerian music executives and founders of Kennis Music, Kenny “Keke” Ogungbe and Dayo “D1” Adeneye, have dedicated their AFRIMA Lifetime Achievement Award to the late media icon Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Africa Independent Television (AIT), RayPower FM, and millions of Kennis Music fans across Africa and the diaspora. The duo made the…
Pakistan is functioning as the force multiplier in the Saudi-Turkish-Egyptian proxy campaign against the UAE in Africa which it’s finally participating in after sitting on the sidelines for so long By Andrew Korybko CALIFORNIA (CONVERSEER) – Reuters recently reported that “Pakistan nears $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons, jets to Sudan”, which follows last month’s…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has allocated a cumulative N10.61bn for the overhaul of engines on the Gulfstream G550 aircraft assigned to Vice President Kashim Shettima over three years, an analysis of appropriation bills from 2024 to 2026 has revealed. The aircraft, registered as 5N-FGW, received the highest single allocation among…
…pays tribute to heroes past By Our Reporter UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Abaak of Abak, His Royal Highness Oböng Ifiok Umanah Mkpopkporo VII (JP), PhD, has called on churches and parents to cultivate lasting values while honouring heroes to shape the future. Speaking after the Armed Forces Remembrance Day church service at Salvation Army Church…
By Our Reporter BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – The Edo State High Court has ordered the remand of some youths arrested over a protest that rocked Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. The order followed an application by the prosecution seeking a 14-day remand period to enable further investigation of the…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Six family members have been found dead in their residence at Ogale Eleme community in Eleme Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. The police have attributed the incident to a suspected case of generator fume poisoning. According to The Whistler, the incident was discovered on Sunday at…
By Our Reporter ABAKALIKI (CONVERSEER) – A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, on Monday, ordered the remand of a social media critic, Mr Polycap Obinna Alegu, over alleged defamation of the Secretary to the Ebonyi State Government (SSG), Prof. Grace Umezurike. According to The Whistler, Alegu, 36, was arraigned before Magistrate Court…
Gov. Umo Eno briefing his EXCO members. By Anietie Akpan In a bid to set the governance agenda, front-load priority projects and strengthen service delivery across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has flagged off the 2026 Ministerial Briefing exercise. Accordingly, he charged Commissioners to be “more proactive…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The dawn of the democratic era in 1999 ushered in an administration in Cross River that made tourism its forte by activating many of the state’s tourism sites and even establishing more. Between 1999 and 2007, records show that there was a massive influx of fun seekers into the…
