By Our Reporter OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – A recent baseline survey conducted in Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State has revealed major gaps in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and service delivery. The assessment forms part of the ongoing WASH System for Health (WS4H) Programme, which seeks to improve public health outcomes…
Cross River PDP Stakeholder, Austin Ibok. By Anietie Akpan A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholder and Coalition Hopeful in Cross River State, Mr. Austine Ibok has advised the embattled State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barr. Alphonsus Eba not to resign. Rather, he said if the APC should force him to resign, he…
By Etim Etim Less than a year after meeting the N500 billion minimum capital requirement, Access Holdings, the parent company of Access bank Plc, is raising additional N40 billion through private placement to meet a different regulatory requirement. The new requirement was announced by the CBN only two weeks ago. In a Circular issued on…
Obong Dan Akpan P.hD, addressing his constituents at the meeting…recently. By Destiny Isong The Leader of Ubium South in Nsit‑Ubium Local Government Area, Dr. Dan Akpan, has graciously engaged with the people of the tri‑ward constituency at his residence in Ikot Okpudo on Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The gathering, which can be described as a…
By Joe Udo BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed that unidentified gunmen attacked its Bakin Ruwa Checkpoint, under the Tuga Border Patrol Formation in Kebbi State, on Thursday night. According to a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, the assault occurred around 10:00 PM, resulting in…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Nigeria’s election to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the 2026–2027 biennium as a strong affirmation of the country’s growing maritime influence and its constructive role in global shipping governance. This was made known in a statement dated Nov. 29…
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (left), in a handshake with President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the nomination of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim and former INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as ambassadors, describing the move as strategic and rooted in merit. In a statement…
PROFILE OF PROFESSOR FRANCISCA BASSEY, FIRST FEMALE UNICAL VC By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Professor Francisca Bassey, an illustrious scholar and transformational academic leader, was born in Calabar to Efik parents (Hon. Chief & Mrs Umo E. Okon of Eto Mkpe – Yellow Duke family) Cross River State, Nigeria. She attended the prestigious University…
By Joe Udo MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on 23 November while harvesting crops on their family farmlands and were freed on Saturday, 29…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has offered lifesaving medical interventions to over 8,000 people for free in Cross River State. The free medical outreach which lasted for five days (24 to 28 November 2025), saw a team of doctors, nurses, surgeons, and other health personnel deliver free quality…
