By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Senator Gershom Bassey, former Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District, has urged Governor Bassey Otu not to vilify his critics but rather listen to them the same way he listens to his supporters. Senator Bassey stated this on Tuesday while fielding questions from selected journalists at his residence…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Christians, on the occasion of Christmas celebration, urging them to promote peace, love, and unity. In his Christmas message, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio emphasised the importance of…
By Joe Udo ENUGU (CONVERSEER) – Two former bankers, Sani Endurance Aferokhe and Hillary Odo, have been jailed for criminal diversion of N10,300,000.00 (Ten Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira), belonging to pensioners. Converseer reports that the duo were convicted and sentenced on Friday, 22 December 2025, by Justice A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State…
From Right: Comrade Francis, CRS Chapter Chairman, NYC, Finian Offiono, Comrade Archibong Bassey, NUJ, CRS Council, Comrade Mike Abang, NUJ Secretary, CRS Council. By Ita Williams, Calabar The Cross River State Chairman of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Comrade Francis Finian Offiono, has said youth leadership in the state must be guided by legality, structure,…
By Joe Udo MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that five people were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded inside the Gamboru Jumu’at mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Nahum Daso, also disclosed that 35 people were injured during the…
By Collin Rugg TEXAS (CONVERSEER) – Texas high school football player, Xavier Mayfield, who helped his team win the state championship in Dallas, Texas, has allegedly shot his teammate in the neck after the game. Converseer reports that Mayfield, 18, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Just hours after South Oak…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the sum of N961.624 billion as budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The House increased the budget from N780.590 billion earlier proposed by Governor Bassey Otu to N961.624 billion. The budget has N671.272 billion as Capital Expenditure while Recurrent Expenditure stands at N290,…
By Joe Udo MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – Survivors of the Maiduguri market mosque bomb explosion have recounted what really happened. Converseer earlier reported that many worshippers were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded inside the Gamboru Jumu’at mosque inside the market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Some of the worshippers, who escaped the attack,…
By Joe Udo MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – Several worshippers have been killed after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded inside a mosque at the Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Converseer reports that the explosion occurred while worshippers were gathered for prayers, on Wednesday, causing panic and chaos within the busy market area. According…
CP Rashid Afegbua, PSC, mnips By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Police Command have beefed up security in the state as Christian faithfuls celebrate 2025 Christmas. The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Rashid B. Afegbua, in a message felicitating with the good people of Cross River State, and Christian faithfuls on the upcoming 2025…
