In a touching tribute, Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi, The Okanlomo of Ibadan Land, offered sincere condolences following the passing of Oba Senator Lekan Balogun, the Olubadan of Ibadan Land. Reflecting on their lifelong bond that began in childhood, Senator Akanbi shared fond memories of a man who not only led but also deeply influenced and…
By Our Reporter Cross River State has emerged as the overall best in the States’ Ministry of Science and Technology category at the just concluded 8th national Technology and Innovation Exhibition. The programme, organised by the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, between the 11th to 15th of…
By Amawu Cletus I am constrained as a Journalist and as a reverend of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, concerned Cross Riverian, savouring in the season of sweetness from our darling Sweet Prince and condemned to fact check to keep society abreast from misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation from citizens like Ekanem with a penchant…
AMD has recently compared its own Ryzen 7 7840U mobile processor (nominal power consumption of 15 W) and Intel’s Core Ultra 7 155H ( TDP is 28 W), the former is obviously better. AMD compared two large language models, Meta’s Llama 2 7B and Mistral Instruct 7B (co-developed by Meta and DeepMind), mainly measuring the…
By Our Reporter A residential building housing the pastor of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Ikot Omin, Eno Abasi Circuit Diocese, 8 Miles, Calabar, Cross River State, worth N35 million has been destroyed by a telecom mast. CONVERSEER learned that the telecom mast belonging to Ekondo Microfinance Bank, collapsed on the Minister in-charge, Rev. Evans Uwaoma…
By Mo Isa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, 14 March 2024, dragged former Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for alleged N84 billion money laundering offences, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and Abdulsalam Hudu. CONVERSEER learned that the EFCC is prosecuting the quartet…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 57 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, in Benin City, Edo State capital. The suspects were arrested on Thursday, 14 March 2024, at different locations in Benin City following actionable intelligence on their suspected…
By Frank Ulom The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey has beacon on Dr Betta Edu, suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation amid the surrounding news. CONVERSEER learned that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has cleared Edu of all charges; though the anti-graft agency is yet to…
By Mo Isa A coalition of northern groups have filed a suit seeking the exit of Igbos of the Sourth Eastern zone out of Nigeria. The suit, CONVERSEER learned was filed before an Abuja Federal High Court by a group of elders and politicians from the North led by Nastura Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’I, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman…
By Our Reporter The Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI) Biase – Cross River State, has kickstarted the training of headteachers in selected primary schools in the state to boost their technological and pedagogical skills. The 3-day training themed “The Application of Smart Skills To Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools” scheduled to be held between…
