Villagers kill bandit in Zamfara market attack By Zagazola Makama TSAFE (CONVERSEER) – One armed bandit was killed by residents during an attempted robbery in Bilbis village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, while another resident was fatally shot by the fleeing criminals. Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday at about…
By Efio-Ita Nyok CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Mlumun, 17, looks through her well-worn notebook in the dusty courtyard of a northern Cross River secondary school. Her grades are in the high 80s, and she writes neatly, but there is a persistent worry in her eyes. The family’s daily meals are barely within her father’s means as…
By Joe Udo ABAKALIKI (CONVERSEER) – The apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that no candidate of Igbo extraction will contest the presidency in 2027 against incumbent President Bola Tinubu, adding that the Southeast will only have a realistic chance of producing Nigeria’s president in 2035. In a statement issued in Abakaliki at…
By Nakanda Iyadim UGEP (CONVERSEER) – In a dazzling display of beauty and talent, 27-year-old Kebe Eni, a prominent frontline girl of the Diamond Carnival Band, has been crowned Miss Leboku at the 2025 International New Yam Festival Beauty Pageant. Kebe’s crowning marks a significant achievement, as she triumphed in the pageant alongside Ephraim Okoi…
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By Frank Ulom MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Alfred Emberga Berger has emerged as the new speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. Hon. Berger is a member representing Makurdi North State Constituency. His emergence followed the resignation of the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dojah, on Sunday, 24th August 2025. Recall that Dojah…
By Frank Ulom MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dojah has resigned as the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. This was disclosed in a handwritten resignation letter signed by Dojah on Sunday, 24th August 2025, and addressed to the Clerk of the House. According to the letter, Dojah’s decision to resign…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Former Senator Representing Cross River State Southern Senatorial District, Gershom Bassey, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 2023 governorship aspirant dumped the party in July. In a statement on 24th July 2025, Bassey boasted about the party’s achievements in the state from 1999 to date. “It’s…
A wrestling match at the just concluded Leboku festival in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. By Anietie Akpan As Cross River celebrates 20-years old Leboku festival, the State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has raised the alarm that food crisis will become imminent in the state in next 20 years if generational…
By Kingsley Agim UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, has advocated for preserving our culture and heritage, insisting that they remain the core of human existence, which must be preserved at all costs. Otu made the advocacy during the 2025 Leboku International New Yam Festival, celebrated in Ugep by communities across the…
