By Frank Ulom PARIS (CONVERSEER) – There were tears of joy as France International and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker, Ousmane Dembélé, on Monday, lifted the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or award for the first time in his career. The 28-year-old almost flooded the podium with tears while giving his award. “I don’t have many words. Look,…
Gov. Bassey Otu (right) in a handshake with the new Head of Service of Cross River State, Barr. Orok Okon during the swearing on Monday. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Edet Otu has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to restore the pride of the Cross River State Civil Service, with a firm assurance to continue offsetting…
By Joshua Ugbo YALA (CONVERSEER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Wanikade Ward in Yala North, Ukelle, Cross River State, has restated its commitment to strengthening the party at the grassroots level. Led by Ward Chairman, Egede Monday Okoko, the reaffirmation was made during a ward meeting held on Sunday, 21st September 2025, at his…
Editor’s Note: This article is being edited… By Ukorebi Essien CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – This afternoon (21st September 2025), while trying to catch up with an engagement at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Cross River State Council, I, alongside Efio-Ita Nyok stumbled upon Rt. Hon. Hilary Bisong, a three-term…
By Basil Okoh ASABA (CONVERSEER) – The elections of 2027 are drawing closer by the day and political frenzy is rising in Delta state. With it, body heat is rising too, tensions are growing and tempers are fraying. Those in government who stand to lose from revelations of happenings in the dark are getting rattled…
BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – NATO scrambled two German Eurofighters in response to a Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Sunday. The aircraft, which could not initially be identified, was flying in international airspace without a flight plan or radio contact, the German Air Force said. It said the aircraft could not initially be properly…
By Joe Udo MEXICO CITY (CONVERSEER) – A group of 143 Haitian soldiers have completed basic military training in Mexico, marking a significant step in Haiti’s effort to strengthen its armed forces as the country struggles with spiralling gang violence and insecurity. The recruits — 15 women and 128 men — underwent eight weeks of…
By Joe Udo CONAKRY (CONVERSEER) – Guineans went to the polls on Sunday in a constitutional referendum that could pave the way for a return to civilian rule after four years under military leadership. The vote, which opened at 7 AM in the capital Conakry and across the country, will determine whether the military leader, Gen….
By Joe Udo LILONGWE (CONVERSEER) – Former Malawian president Peter Mutharika has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, according to provisional results released from a quarter of the councils. Mutharika, 85, is reported to have secured about 51 percent of votes cast, compared to 39 percent for incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, 70,…
By Frank Ulom OGBIA (CONVERSEER) – The Bayelsa State Netball Association, with financial support from the Bayelsa State Government, has trained 26 new netball coaches during a two-day basic seminar for secondary school Physical Education (P.E.) teachers in Ogbia Local Government Area. The training, organised in partnership with the Community Sports and Educational Development (CSED)…
