12 years ago, Bola Tinubu wrote a letter to the then President Goodluck Jonathan on fuel subsidy removal. Please read and digest. REMOVAL OF OIL SUBSIDY: PRESIDENT JONATHAN BREAKS SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH THE PEOPLE 8th January, 2012 By Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu As Nigerians gathered with family and friends to celebrate the New Year, the…
By Joe Udo An Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF on a stop-and-search duty has been allegedly killed by gunmen in Rivers state. Converseer learned that the Inspector was allegedly killed at Eliozu Flyover in the Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of the State. According to a statement by Grace Iringe-Koko, Police spokesperson in Rivers…
By Mo Isa A man has started the demolition of a mosque he built 30 years ago in his community due to the hardship facing the country. Converseer learned that the man, whose name is yet to be ascertained, wants to build shops for rent instead. The incident which happened in one of the states…
By Frank Ulom The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has directed the immediate payment of all State and Local Government Workers and Pensioners. This was contained in a press statement signed by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Wednesday. The statement read in full; “Governor Bassey Otu directs that…
By Chris Njoku Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has disclosed that the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) scheme remains a veritable tool for national unity and integration against all odds. Otu made the call on Tuesday during the official opening/swearing-in ceremony of 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Prospective Corps Members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation…
By Frank Ulom The Federal House of Representatives candidate for the 2022 Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency by-election, Hon. Mike Ede Usibe, has dumbed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Usibe defeated Barr. Godwin Offiono and Margaret Odey in the PDP primaries that held on Thursday, 3 February 2022, after polling…
By Joe Udo The Governor of Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno has said there is a move to reduce the prices of staple food in the state. The move, according to Ekerete Udoh, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Monday, is to cushion the effect of the ongoing hardship in the country. The Governor…
By Frank Ulom The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has donated 300 waste bins to the Government of Cross River State. The bins, Converseer gathered are to be used in Calabar, the state capital for waste collection and evacuation. According to a reliable source, 13 of the waste bins arrived in Calabar on Monday night…
By Frank Ulom Amidst the internal crisis brewing in the Nigerian Chronical Newspaper Corporation, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Cross River State Council, has demanded the appointment of a seasoned journalist as the General Manager of the news outlet. Converseer learned that the recent appointment of Ms Edet Keyu (allegedly without journalistic training) as…
By Chris Njoku The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Monday disclosed that the Federal Government’s controversial no-work-no-pay policy was obnoxious and a breach of labour laws. The assertion was made by Ms Happiness Uduk, Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Calabar Zone during a press conference in Calabar. Uduk called on the Federal Government to…
