By Frank Ulom Money Marriage, a practice where children, young girls and teenagers are being given out to settle financial debt has been abolished in Cross River State. According to the Government of the state, the age-long practice peculiar to the people of Belegete community in Obanliku Local Governor Area of the state has been…
By Our Reporter The member representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey, has distributed food items, cash and other relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs of Bakassi at the refugee camp. The Lawmaker, who was accompanied by a crowd of supporters during the visit to the camp, said…
By Frank Ulom The Government of Cross River State has issued a restriction of movement in three Local Government Areas, LGAs due to the upcoming elections rerun. According to a public announcement by Major General Okoi Ubi Obono (Rtd), Senior Special Adviser on Security on Wednesday, the affected LGAs are Biase, Obanliku and Yala, and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – 44 people have been rendered homeless following the fire incident that razed down their 11-room residential apartment in Cross River. Converseer learned that the unfortunate incident happened on Wednesday at Edibe Edibe by Abua Street in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. The cause of the fire…
By Joe Udo AWKA (CONVERSEER) – Mrs Chinyere Chukwu, a 38-year-old mother of 11 children, has been arrested for selling two of her children, all boys for N1.8 million in Anambra. CONVERSEER learned Mrs Chukwu who decided to sell the children for N1.8m instead of N2 million was arrested on Tuesday by the Anambra State…
By Our Reporter Freshmen of the University of Calabar, UNICAL have been told to obtain their identity card during registration as they will not be admitted into lecture and examination halls without it. The Vice-Chancellor UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi stated this at the institution’s International Conference Centre during the 2023/2024 Orientation Programme for Freshmen of…
By Our Reporter The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has urged all religious leaders not to relent in drumming the message of change to the people in order to achieve a desired nation. Prof. Obi stated this in her office when the Archbishop of the Methodist Church of Nigeria,…
By Frank Ulom Not less than 30 refugees have graduated from from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI Soap Making Training in Cross River State. Start-up kits, take-off grants as well of certifications were also presented to the refugees at the graduation ceremony held on Friday, 26 January 2024, at…
By Frank Ulom Nigerian International and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has opened up on his exit from the Italian club side. In an interview with CBS after Nigeria qualified for the next round at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Osimhen that he has already made his decision on the next step to follow….
By Mo Isa President Bola Tinubu has restored funding for 13 national health regulators. This was revealed during the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on 25 January 2024. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, the regulatory agencies were initially defunded in the…
