By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A reckless driver has killed a pedestrian trying to cross the road in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The incident which happened on Sunday night saw the driver hit the pedestrian, a man, at Murtala Mohammed Highway by Atekong Drive while speeding. The man, whose identity is…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian prophet, Aliyu Barnabas of Mercy and Grace Deliverance Ministry in Ukum, Benue State, has stirred controversy after predicting the sudden collapse of OPay, a popular mobile banking platform. In a viral video, the cleric claimed OPay operates as a ritual scheme and warned users that their funds…
By Christian Njoku Calabar (NAN, CONVERSEER) – Dr Sani Abiodun, National Project Coordinator (NPC) of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has urged 630 new LIFE-ND incubatees not to see their selection as national cake. Abiodun, who disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a One-Day Orientation Session of the FGN/NDDC/IFAD-assisted…
By Joe Udo JOS (CONVERSEER) – The management of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has confirmed the murder of a 300-level student, Peter Mafuyai, by his friend and fellow student. Dr Rejoice Songden, Registrar of the institution, disclosed this in a condolence statement issued on Monday in Jos. According to her, the deceased, Mafuyai, was…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – No fewer than 170 foreign nationals have applied for Nigerian citizenship, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed. The minister made this known on Monday via the ministry’s official WhatsApp channel after presiding over a meeting of the Citizenship Advisory Committee in Abuja. Dr Tunji-Ojo said the…
By John Bagratuni, dpa MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The big public support of Munich’s Olympic plans is a huge boost for the whole of German sports and their own ambitions, rival candidates said on Monday. “The clear yes from Munich is a clear signal to sport and politics – we want the Games and we…
By Jana Glose, dpa DORTMUND (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is considering giving Serhou Guirassy a break for Tuesday’s German Cup match at Eintracht Frankfurt and beyond because the forward has not scored in weeks. Guirassy scored his four Bundesliga goals in the first three matches until mid-September and has since only…
JERUSALEM (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Education Minister Karin Prien on Monday visited the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, paying her respects to the victims of the Holocaust. Prien, the first openly Jewish minister in Germany’s post-war history, said it is a “matter of respect” for every German minister to visit the memorial. The experience was…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Business sentiment in Germany improved in October, a leading economic institute said on Monday. The ifo Institute’s business climate index rose by 0.7 points to 88.4 points, beating expectations. While the 9,000 companies surveyed reported a downturn in their current economic situation, their assessment of future expectations rose significantly. “Companies remain…
BEIJING (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The German government does not expect the postponement of Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s trip to Beijing to have any major impact on cooperation with China. Deputy government spokesman Steffen Meyer said on Monday that he did not see “the postponement as having any major impact on the German government’s future policy.”…
