By Joe Udo ABAKALIKI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Police Community in Ebonyi State has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Ogbon-Inu Taiwo Popoola. The deceased, an officer in charge of the State Intelligence Department (SID), reportedly slumped during a management meeting at the Command Headquarters, Abakaliki,…
By Alexandria Bruell, Alyssa Lukpat WASHINGTON, DC (WSJ, CONVERSEER) – President Donald Trump sued the BBC for defamation on Monday over the broadcaster’s editing of a documentary that featured his speech before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The president, who had threatened legal action last month, is seeking $10 billion in damages after accusing…
By Ryan Barber CALIFORNIA (WSJ, CONVERSEER) – The Justice Department said on Monday it had arrested four people on charges of plotting a coordinated string of bombings set to go off on New Year’s Eve across Southern California. In court records, the Justice Department identified the four as members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front,…
By Collin Rugg MASSACHUSETTS (CONVERSEER) – Authorities have discovered evidence potentially linking the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor, according to WPRI. Just two days after the horrific Brown shooting, MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was shot multiple times inside his home. Loureiro’s home is about 50 miles from Providence, Rhode Island,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the appointment of 196 Wards Rural Development Officers. According to a statement issued by Mr Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, on Thursday, 18 December 2025, the appointment is in…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has officially launched its Deforestation-Free Policy on Cocoa and Oil Palm, developed with the support of the UK Government-funded Propcom+ programme. The policy was unveiled on Wednesday at the Government House, Calabar. Speaking at the launch, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey…
The Ibom Ladies Golfers. By Akanimo Kufre The Ibom Golf Club Ladies celebrated the conclusion of the 2025 golf season with an all-ladies Blue and White Kitty event at the Arise Park in Uyo last Wednesday. The 9-hole Arise Golf course presented the elegant ladies of the Ibom Golf and Country Club with exciting challenges…
Nigeria’s first Female Ambassador: Mrs Elizabeth Ogbon-Day (Born December 29, 1949; Died May 6, 2012). By Frank Ulom (CONVERSEER) – The first child in a family of twelve children, she was born on Thursday, December 29, 1949, to His Royal Majesty, The Ohworode (King) of Olomu Kingdom, Ogbon Ogoni-Oghoro I and Chief (Mrs) Alice Ogbon,…
Late Commissioner of Police, AbdulKadir Olanrewaju Jimoh. By Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair. Five years after the sudden death of Commissioner of Police (CP), AbdulKadir Olanrewaju Jimoh, memories of his disciplined leadership and intelligence-driven policing continue to resonate within the Nigeria Police Force and the communities he served. Fondly described by colleagues as a “Super Cop,” Jimoh…
By Frank Ulom (CONVERSEER) – Rear Admiral Itunu Hotonu’s dream was to join the services of the Nigerian Army. But when she applied, she was told bluntly that the Army had no place for women in its engineering corps. She was heartbroken. Saddened by the unexpected turn of events, she spent the following days brooding…
