By Joe Udo BAMAKO (CONVERSEER) – A TikTok influencer Mariam Cissé has been shot dead in front of a crowd by suspected jihadists in Mali, underlining how state control has been eroded in the West African nation. According to The Guardian UK, Cissé often wore combat attire to post videos in support of the country’s…
By Emem Julius CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) in collaboration with BlueRivers Island Nigeria Limited, has launched a film production training programme, benefiting over 100 youths and the elderly in Cross River State. The training programme facilitated by Starcross Television owned by BCS in Calabar, is part of a…
By Itam Offor Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly converged in Abuja for a two-day retreat aimed at enhancing their legislative competence and strengthening their capacity for effective service delivery. The retreat brought together Lawmakers and Resource Persons to explore strategies for improving legislative oversight and budgetary engagement within the state. Declaring…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly converged in Abuja for a two-day retreat aimed at enhancing their legislative competence and strengthening their capacity for effective service delivery. The retreat brought together Lawmakers and Resource Persons to explore strategies for improving legislative oversight and budgetary engagement within…
President Bola Tinubu (top), Senate President Godswill Akpabio (left) and Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan Abasi People Foundation (APF), a non religious and political organization, has declared that the completion of the Ibom Deep Seaport is a covenant between President Bola Tinubu, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno with the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has suspended the recent local government recruitment exercise. This was contained in a release signed by Mr Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary/Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, on Wednesday, 12th November 2025. Converseer reports that the suspension of the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has approved the appointment of Barr. Eyo Nsa Ekpo and Dr Calistus Aruku to head strategic empowerment initiatives in the state. Barr. Eyo Nsa Ekpo was appointed as Chairman of the Cross River Social Investment Programme (SIP), while Dr Calistus Aruku was appointed…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Local Government Service Commission Chairman, Mr Darlington Basey Eyo, has resigned from office. His resignation has been accepted by the Governor, Senator Bassey Otu. According to a press statement by Mr Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary/Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, on Wednesday,…
By Joe Udo BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – German prosecutors have arrested a man suspected of being a Hamas member with weapons ranging from automatic rifles to pistols, among others. According to dpa, the suspect was arrested on Wednesday with weapons intended for attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions. The suspect was arrested on the motorway as…
The protesters today at the APC Secretariat at Murtala Mohammed highway, Calabar. By Kelvin Obambon and Cletus Asuquo A group of All Progressive Congress (APC) members in Cross River have locked the state secretariat, vowing never to unlock it until, the party chairman, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, resigns. The aggrieved members, numbering up to hundred,…
