By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – A section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt was on Monday evening gutted by fire, destroying offices and property, just a week after Governor Siminalayi Fubara dissolved the Rivers State Pensions Board. The fire, which broke out after office hours, reportedly started on the ground…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – SC Innocent Etuk, Cross River State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned drivers in the state to repent from committing road traffic infractions or face jail terms. Etuk, who made the call on Monday along Calabar-Odukpani Road, during a mobile court proceeding to try…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Televangelist, Apostle Michael Olowookere, has alleged that Christians in Nigeria have been subjected to decades of systematic persecution, particularly in parts of northern Nigeria, describing anyone who denies this reality as “beyond foolish”. Olowookere, the Lead Servant of Corban Christian Assembly in Wukari, Taraba State, made the remarks in…
By Frank Ulom GEORGIA (CONVERSEER) – Republican Georgia Representative Mike Collins has reported a strong fundraising performance in his bid for the U.S. Senate, raising roughly $1.9 million in the third quarter, less than two months after entering the crowded primary race. According to figures obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF), Collins’s campaign…
Johnson predicts leadership strains for Jeffries amid party civisions By Frank Ulom WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – House Speaker Mike Johnson has predicted growing leadership difficulties for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, citing tensions between moderate Democrats and the party’s increasingly influential far-left wing. In an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF), Johnson warned that…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has announced a change in the resumption date for the First Semester of the 2025/2026 academic session. According to a statement signed by the Acting Registrar, Idim E. Ekanem, and dated 26th September, the resumption, initially slated for Sunday, 28th September, has…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has emphasised the importance of honouring distinguished Cross Riverians while they are still alive, describing it as a cultural shift that would inspire greater patriotism and sacrifice towards the state’s development. The Governor made the remarks on Thursday, 2nd October, at the Destiny Cross River Awards…
Bats are stars in the world of movies, featuring in films about the unnatural, from Dracula to Batman. But are they the blood-sucking harbingers of death we like to imagine? Natural scientists say no. By Alina Schmidt, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – With Halloween approaching, few creatures are as closely linked to the season’s spooky…
By Joe Udo BUGUMA (CONVERSEER) – There was excitement in Da-Ogo Polo, Buguma City, as Prince Tonye T.J.T. Princewill (Da-Ogo the 6th) hosted his first full general meeting as the newly elected Da-Ogo and leader of the Queen Elebabene Group of Houses Polodabo. The event, held at the Da-Ogo Memorial Hall, marked the unveiling of…
Pro-Chancellor FUOYE, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN By Anietie Akpan Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (Fuoye), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN has extolled the virtues of teachers, saying their effort is a strategic investment in human capital, national development, and the global future we share. In his message with deepest respect to FUOYE and, by extension,…
