By Nsikak Ibatt A 300-level student of the Department of Economics, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Miss Margaret Ekpo emerged as the winner of the maiden Queen of Humanity Cross River Pageant 2023. Miss Ekpo, age 22, is an indigene of Akwa Ibom. She’s a young entrepreneur in the makeup artistry industry and the CEO of…
By Frank Ulom Nollywood actor, Zack Orji is in a critical state of health after slumping in his toilet. CONVERSEER learned that Orji who is a director, producer and filmmaker is currently at the Intensive Care Unit, ICU of the National Hospital in Abuja. According to the All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe on…
By Chris Thompson Not less than 21 persons have been killed by flash floods in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. This was disclosed by South African officials on Saturday. “As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda….
By Chris Thompson Over 10,000 Palestinians have moved into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the centre of the strip, as a senior U.N. official on Friday criticised Israel for continuing to impose “severe restrictions” on access to aid. According to Africanews, the renewed…
By James Ovie An artificial intelligence neural network discovered something unusual in a famous painting by Raphael: one of the faces was not painted by Raphael himself. The painting is called Madonna della Rosa, and scholars have long debated whether it is an original by Raphael. While determining the provenance of a piece of art requires…
By James Ovie PlayStation hacker, TheFloW confirmed on LinkedIn that he once again won a $10,000 bonus from Sony through the HackerOne bug bounty program. This means that this researcher submitted a major vulnerability to Sony, but it is still unknown when and whether the vulnerability will be made public. The jailbreak of PS4 and…
By Paschal Abu On 30 December 2023, the finals of the 4th Shanghai E-Sports National Championship ended at the Shanghai Transnational Sourcing Convention and Exhibition Center in Putuo District. At the scene, the global consulting company KPMG released and interpreted the 2023 ranking of the world’s leading e-sports city industry development index. In the 2023…
By Frank Ulom The 2023 Bikers’ Carnival may not be as classic as previous editions but it holds some memories which we’ve compiled in pictures. The Bikers’ Carnival which was flagged off by the Cross River Deputy Governor Peter Odey on Friday is part of the Carnival Calabar. CONVERSEER reports that the event was discontinued…
By Mo Isa Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives has asserted that major investments in Nigeria are owned by the Igbos. The Speaker disclosed this on Friday in an event in Bende, Abia, adding that South East was one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa and Asia. He said the region…
By Our Reporter Former Secretary of EFCC, Dr George Abang Ekpungu and his dear wife, Mrs Aggie Abang Ekpungu, have both been conferred with traditional titles in Kakwagom community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. Dr Ekpungu was conferred with the traditional title of “Otu Ochuab 1 of Kakwagom” (King of Help)…
