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…
By Joe Udo A group of hoodlums have reportedly abducted a corpse and the family members transported the body to the deceased man’s rural home in Ameze Owerre, Umabor community, in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu. According to reports, the kidnappers have contacted the deceased’s family and requested a N50 million ransom. The…
By Mo Isa In response to a debt of N47.1 billion, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has threatened to cut off the Presidential Villa’s electrical supply as well as that of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Abuja. According to the company, the Presidential Villa still owes N923,873,150 for unpaid electrical bills. The outstanding…
By Frank Ulom The Nigerian Naira exchange rate for today, Monday, 19 February 2024 is quite on the high as Converseer brings to you the official (CBN) and I&E and Black Market (BDC) exchange rates for United States Dollar (USD), Great Britain Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Australian Dollar (AUD), South African Rand…
By Frank Ulom Nigerian Hip Hop Czar, Eedris Abdulkareem, has written an easy to fellow Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy, for wishing him a dead. Eedris took to his social media (Instagram) on Sunday to reply Burna Boy, saying wishing him dead is saddening, adding that he will use the medium he knows how to…
By Joe Udo The Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, in Zurmi town, Zurmi Local Government Area headquarters in Zamfara State, has been attacked by armed bandits. It was said that on Sunday night, the bandits broke into the town and killed seven people, one of whom was a police officer. Babangida Zurmi,…
By Our Reporter Ayamelum-Omor Community in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State has received an ultra-modern open space Market Stall from the Senator Representing Anambra North Senatorial zone, Senator Dr Tony Nwoye. Senator Nwoye, while commissioning the market on Friday, described the project as a “benefitting place for our mothers, farmers and rural dwellers…
By Frank Ulom The Managing Director of the Cross River Tourism Bureau, Prince Ojoi Ekpenyong has said the Kada Cinema located at Marina Resort, Calabar, is still operational. Ekpenyong stated this on Sunday (18 Feb.), following the fire outbreak that gutted part of the cinema on Saturday (17 Feb.) night. The Tourism Bureau MD said…
