US woman seeks help locating parents of child she adopted at age 3 By Frank Ulom PENNSYLVANIA (CONVERSEER) – A United States woman, Awilda Ortiz, is seeking help locating the parents of a child she adopted at the age of 3. Ortiz, the non-biological mother to the boy, now a grown man made the appeal…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu, has expressed deep concern over the lingering communal clashes between the people of Biakpan in Biase Local Government Area and their neighbours in Etono 2, describing the conflict as “embarrassing” to the state. Speaking on the crisis when he received a delegation from…
Gov Otu’s aide pens emotional message after graduating with daughter same day By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on Content Development, Saviour Asuquo, has melted the hearts of many with his comment after graduating from the university the same day as his daughter. In fact, both of…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Civil Service Commission has released the list of successful Legal Officers (Lawyers) for employment. The Commission has also fixed dates for the interviews for the newly recruited officers. This is contained in a release signed by Sir Maurice Effiwatt, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission…
The CRIDCOM Chairman, Prince Otu Okor (2nd left), and NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey (centre) and others at the courtesy visit By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Diaspora Commission (CRIDCOM) has announced a robust lineup of programmes aimed at promoting investment, cultural reconnection, and educational exchange between the state and its diaspora communities. The…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – 300 Caribbeans have chosen to be indigenes of Cross River State, Nigeria. This was disclosed by Otu Okor, Chairman of the Cross River State Diaspora Commission, on Tuesday, 26th August 2025. Briefing journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Calabar, Okor said the 300 cut…
By Frank Ulom YALA (CONVERSEER) – The Yala Legislative Council has initiated impeachment proceedings against the Council Chairman, Dr Fred Okem, over allegations of gross misconduct, financial impropriety, and administrative negligence. According to a formal notice signed by 14 councillors, and spotted by Converseer on Tuesday, the lawmakers expressed a vote of no confidence in…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it’ll embark on the mother of all strikes if the Federal Government does not heed to their demands. These demands include but not limited to renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement; sustainable funding of universities; revitalisation of universities; victimisation of…
By Etim Etim Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a new book, his seventh, titled, ‘’Nigeria: Past and Future’’, in which he examines Nigeria’s struggles with leadership and good governance. He compares President Bola Tinubu’s administration with Muhammadu Buhari’s and writes that Tinubu’s government is “competing with Buhari’s in inefficiency”, and describes Buhari’s administration as…
By Nakanda Iyadim UGEP (CONVERSEER) – The Director General of the Cross River State Agency for the Control of AIDS (CR-SACA), Dr Charles Iwara, has assured individuals living with HIV/AIDS that the state government has implemented sufficient plans to address their daily healthcare needs. Dr Iwara diaclosed to newsmen at the Agency’s service stand during…
