Officials and participants at the training Programme. By Anietie Akpan The Federal Government has so far trained over 30,000 unskilled and unemployed people in the first phase of the Renewed Hope Empowerment Initiative (RHEI) which kick-started last year December. The Director General, National Directorate of Employment, H. E Silas Ali Agara disclosed this n a…
By Frank Ulom IKOM (CONVERSEER) – The Citizens’ Solution Network has petitioned the Cross River State Police Command over the detention of a young woman, Ms Arit Etim Ukorebi, who was accused of stealing ₦16 million from her employer. In a letter dated 6 September and addressed to the Commissioner of Police in Calabar, the…
By Agba Jalingo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Entries for the Senator John Owan-Enoh MSME Support Programme have swelled over 12,000. This demonstrates not just acceptance but also exposes the yawning desire for a helping hand by Cross Riverians. I am also sure that many Cross Riverians are already wondering how the beneficiaries will be selected from…
By Joe Udo WASHINGTON, D.C. (CONVERSEER) – President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defence the “Department of War,” a White House official announced Thursday. The move aims to leave a lasting mark on the federal government’s largest agency. The executive order will authorise Defence…
Papa Dc Enamhe. By Dc Enamhe In 2018, the release of the first ever black superhero movie featuring a futuristic African kingdom and its superhero prince, T’Challa took the world by storm. Expectedly, it was a hit among Africans and the African diaspora. At the center of the black panther experience was the eye catching…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – CSP Benjamin Hundeyin has assumed the office of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Force Headquarters, Abuja. Converseer reports Hundeyin assumed office on Thursday, replacing DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The new Force PRO thanked the 22nd Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, for finding him fit for the…
By Joe Udo INDIANA (CONVERSEER) – An American in the State of Indiana named Mark Zuckerberg has sued Facebook for continually disabling his accounts for impersonation of Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO. The man who is a lawyer claims that his real name is Mark Zuckerberg, and he has been practising law for 38 years, which…
By Joe Udo AWKA (CONVERSEER) – Pandemonium broke out on Friday in Awka, the Anambra state capital, as fire gutted one of the popular fuel stations in the city. NTA’s Ngozi Okekearu, who was at the fire scene, reports that though no life was lost, vehicles and buildings were torched and businesses were affected. Eyewitness…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Commissioner representing Cross River State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. (Otuekong) Orok Otu Duke PhD, has joined family, friends, and sympathisers to pay his last respects to the late Mr Eyo Edem Duke, who was laid to rest after a funeral service in…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Government has acquired Kada Cinema and all its assets for N220 million in order to boost the state’s tourism sector. The approval for the acquisition was given by Governor Bassey Otu during the 8th State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in July. Converseer reports that Kada Cinema…
