By Jason Hopkins NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – An American woman seeking an annulment from her foreign-born husband could end up turbocharging the government’s crackdown on marriage fraud. For the first time in U.S. history, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) will decide if Americans can appeal previously-approved I-130 petitions based on new evidence of marriage…
By Kat Rosenfield and Kate Lindsay Kate Lindsay: “Go forth, I say to humanity—go forth and bone.” In the beginning, there was the word, and that word was spelled A/S/L. For the past 30 years, human beings have used the internet as a tool for some kind of sexual gratification. There’s porn, of course, but…
L to R, NUJ Vice Chairman, CRS Council, Sunday Inah, NAWOJ Chairman, CRS, Mrs. Rekpene Uket; National President NAWOJ, Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim; National President NUJ,, Hassan Yahaya; NUJ Chairman CRS, Comrade Archibong Bassey; NUJ Vice President Zone F, Mr. Dokubo Opaka; Chairman Award Planning Committee, Comrade Anietie Akpan and Award Committee member, Comrade Reginald Ernest…
By Edem Ekpo, Weekenders CALABAR (WEEKENDERS, CONVERSEER) – The Senate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has approved the establishment of a new Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, a milestone aimed at advancing academic training and research in media-related fields. The faculty, which received Senate approval on Thursday, will begin operations with seven pioneer…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Chief Whip of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chief Hilary Bisong, Ph.D, has celebrated his mother, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Banku Obi, on the occasion of her birthday, describing her as a symbol of wisdom, resilience, and passion…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Prof. Stephen Odey, has cautioned head teachers and principals of public and private schools against collecting illegal levies from students, warning that offenders would face strict sanctions. Odey gave the directive on Tuesday during a meeting with school heads in Calabar,…
The official unveiling of the State Electricity Regulatory Policy and the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Law, by Governor Eno, assisted by his Deputy, Senator Akon Eyakenyi and others By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pst. Umo Eno PhD, has declared the Akwa Ibom Electricity Summit 2025 open, with a vow to end electricity impasse…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Nigeria Aquatics Federation has elected new athletes and technical representatives board members in a closely contested election. Pastor Jasimiel Nseobong Samuel emerged as the Technical Representative by defeating Sunday Tilije 24 votes to 18, while former Olympian Eric Williams won the Athletes’ Representative slot at the poll. Veteran swimmer, Rachael Tonjor,…
…as State Government vests ownership rights to the disputed land By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has deployed security personnel to end the communal crisis rocking Ikom and Obubra Local Government Areas, one of the many crises in Cross River State which has lingered for decades. According to a release by Linus…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Cross River State Command, Morrison Ogbonna, has been found dead in his hotel room in Calabar. Converseer gathered that Ogbonna was found dead on Thursday, 18th September 2025, by his officers, who came to pick him up for a…
