By Frank Ulom A Bolt driver identified as Mr Kingsley Okon has escaped abduction from unidentified gunmen in Calabar, Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the mobility and ride-hailing driver was attacked on Wednesday night at Goldie Street, Calabar South Local Government Area. Engr. Micheal Neji, Treasurer of the Amalgamated Union of App Based Transporter…
By Mo Isa With the slumbering economy and suffering lurking in every corner of Nigeria, Salihu Lukman, former Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, North-West, has asserted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC may not win the election in 2027. Lukman stated this on Wednesday during a media briefing in Abuja ahead of…
By Frank Ulom A 200-level University of Calabar, UNICAL student has been reported dead. CONVERSEER reports. The student, a female, Miss Favour Eloma died on Tuesday evening. According to one of the students, Comrade Orok Francis, Ms Eloma died after a brief illness. Ms Eloma who is between the age of 21-25, was a student…
By Our Reporter Law students and staff at the University of Chester joined together in aid of a Cheshire charity, celebrating the festive season and a decade of an awareness and fundraising campaign. More than £200 was raised for Chester and District Samaritans with a Christmas quiz and raffle held in late November. The activities…
By Our Reporter The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness, Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey, has charged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to be more responsive in handling issues of natural disasters in the country with a view to ensure that Nigerians are not left vulnerable in the…
By Frank Ulom Team Legislators’ Wives has defeated Team Executive Wives at the ongoing Carnival Calabar & Festival Novelty Football Tournament to win the 2023 trophy. The match which was played on Sunday 10 December 2023 saw the Wives of the Legislators in Cross River defeating the Wives of the Executives 1-0 at the UJ…
By Frank Ulom The Chairman of the National Youths Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Cross River State Chapter, Comrade Daniel Obo Jnr., has asserted that the peaceful protest embarked upon by the University of Calabar, UNICAL students on Monday 4 December 2023 over fees increment was political. Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at…
By Frank Ulom The Confederation of African Football, CAF has been awarding the Player of the Year Award since 1970 with many great players clinching the ultimate prize every December. If you’re looking for the updated list of CAF Player of the Year Award Winners from its inception, below is the full list. CAF Player…
By Frank Ulom Dr Arnold Udoka of the Department of Theatre and Media Studies has been appointed as the Director of the University of Calabar Performing Company (UCPC). CONVERSEER learned that his appointment was approved by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Florence Obi. The appointment was conveyed in a letter dated 4th December…
By Chris Thompson General Abdourahamane Tiani, the leader of the military government that has administered the Niger Republic under regional sanctions since a coup in July, declared that Nigerien crude oil will be marketed on the international market starting in January. “The transport of crude is underway to the Atlantic Ocean ” and “next January…
