By Frank Ulom WASHINGTON, DC (CONVERSEER) – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has made the draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The draw, which was held at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, United States, grouped…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Executive Council has approved the direct procurement of 150 units of Daihatsu Hijet mini buses as part of a new empowerment initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable and less-privileged groups across the state’s three senatorial districts. Approving the memo from the Ministry of Transportation, signed by…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River state government is set to empower the vulnerable and less privileged with 150 mini buses. Accordingly the State Executive Council has approved the direct procurement of 150 units of Daihatsu Hijet mini buses as part of a new empowerment initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable and less-privileged…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar has granted bail of N4 million to seven alleged members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) accused of assaulting Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials. Delivering the ruling on the matter with file number MC/500C/2025, on Friday in…
…Appoints Advisor to EUDR Traceability Drive Gov Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Government has appointed Pula Advisors as Lead Consultant for its European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Compliance and Traceability Programme across cocoa, coffee and oil palm value chains. A release from the Governor’s Office Press Unit said the move is…
By Joe Udo ILORIN (CONVERSEER) – The Department of State Service (DSS) has taken into custody a medical doctor who was ferrying drugs from Sokoto to kidnappers in parts of Kwara State. The doctor (name withheld) was intercepted in Jebba area following intelligence reports about the activities of the kidnappers and their couriers. The secret…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Afrimax Hausa, a significant new digital platform has officially launched in Abuja, strategically designed to address the longstanding content gap within the dynamic and rapidly evolving Hausa creative industry. The platform establishes itself as the premier destination for premium Hausa-language content, featuring an expansive library that includes high-production-value films,…
By Joe Udo HARARE (CONVERSEER) – A United States-based 33-year-old Zimbabwean senior high school teacher, Zvikomborero Maria Makedenge, has been charged in court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old male student. Makedenge was arraigned before Harare Magistrates Court on 28 November, after her sex video with the 16-year-old on 2 August surfaced online It was alleged…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A political content creator and Special Adviser on Strategic Communications, National Assembly, Otuekong Offiong Andem Bassey, popularly known as Theatre god, has built a house for his mother in Calabar, Cross River State. The Public Relations (PR) consultant and brand strategist recently built and furnished the home in a…
By Our Reporter UYO (CONVERSEER) – A new naval base is to be established at the Ibeno axis on Akwa Ibom State. The development is to boost further safety of maritime infrastructure in the State. This was disclosed during a courtesy visit on Governor Umo Eno, by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral…
