By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Leading Nigeria’s brand influencer, Anderson Damisa Paul, popularly known as Lazywrita, has taken his own life. According to reports, Lazywrita committed suicide days ago, but scheduled an Instagram post to announce his passing. The post went live some hours ago. He wrote ahead of his death: “Don’t cry for…
By Frank Ulom PENNSYLVANIA (CONVERSEER) – The Wissahickon School District in Pennsylvania has dismissed the principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, Philip Leddy, after he admitted to leaving antisemitic remarks on the voicemail of a student’s father. The school board voted unanimously on 23 December to terminate his contract following a formal hearing held earlier…
By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the untimely death of seven journalists who lost their lives in a fatal road accident in Gombe as a devastating blow to the journalism community. A statement on Tuesday, December 30, signed by the National President of the NUJ, Alhassan Yahya, said the Union…
By Joe Udo NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – Microsoft has begun rolling out the GPT 5.2 model to all web, Windows 11, and mobile Copilot users, naming it the “Smart Plus” mode. This update is a free upgrade, launched with the new “Smart Plus” mode, and will coexist with the “Smart” mode based on GPT 5.1…
By Nsan Neji NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – TikTok has overtaken other social media competitors to become the preferred platform for young Americans to access news, according to Business Insider. According to the latest survey data from the Pew Research Center, TikTok is currently the most popular news-based social media app among Americans aged 18 to…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxing champion, who survived a fatal motor accident that claimed the lives of two of his close associates in Ogun State on Monday, 29 December 2025. The accident occurred at Makun, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, near the…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) said it has commenced investigations into the cause of the partial collapse of the national electricity grid on Monday, 29 December 2025. In a statement issued by its management Monday night, NISO confirmed that the system disturbance occurred at about 2:01pm, resulting in…
By Our Reporter GUSAU (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it carried out two precision air interdiction operations in Zamfara State, striking Turba Hill and Kachalla Dogo Sule’s camp in Tsafe Local Government Area as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt bandit activities in the North-West. The Director of Public Relations and Information…
…as Chairman seeks tax, FX policy alignment to sustain growth in 2026 By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Chairman of Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has called for urgent harmonisation of tax and foreign exchange policies to attract long-term global capital inflows into Nigeria’s capital market in 2026. He made the…
By Joe Udo JANESVILLE (CONVERSEER) — One of four alleged victims of former Beloit Memorial High School teacher and coach Andre DeKok on Monday identified the former boys volleyball and swimming coach as the man who sexually assaulted him years ago. The victim (name withheld) testified in Rock County Circuit Court during a preliminary hearing…
