“Be totally submissive to your husband – Asari Dokubo tells daughter” By Nsan Neji DEGEMA (CONVERSEER) – The Amanyanabo of Elem Kalabari, Dabaye Amakiri I (Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo), on Sunday, 17th August 2025, gave his daughter, Rukayat Becky Omoro, in marriage to Abdurrazaq Tamunodiepriye Cline. Addressing his daughter, the monarch urged her to be…
The Direct General of PENCOM, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran speaking at the meeting with the Police Retirees in Calabar on Tuesday. By Anietie Akpan The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) has once again declared that massive reforms will soon take place in Police pension even as Nigeria Police Retirees have called for a total exit from the…
By Frank Ulom PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke PhD, has joined dignitaries, family and well-wishers in celebrating the birthday of the Commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, in a ceremony that combined joy, reflection, and intellectual…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Editor of Nigerian Chronicle, Comrade Oka Ibor, has been honoured with the 2025 Cross River State Government Best Service Award. Ibor was presented the award certificate and Service Medal by the Secretary to the Government of Cross River State, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, during the celebration of the Civil/Public…
Excited beneficiaries. By Anietie Akpan It was shrill and thrill in some Cross River communities as they witnessed electricity first time ever in their homes. Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu made this possible as he launched an ambitious electrification project to power 10,000 homes across the state using the Solar Home…
By Asuquo Cletus CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – As part of the effort in celebrating the 2025 World Humanitarian Day, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Archibong Bassey, has launched a humanitarian initiative known as PADBANK. The initiative is aimed at tackling period poverty as well as restoring dignity to…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – PADBANK Mobile Outreach has joined the global community to mark World Humanitarian Day 2025 with the launch of its Padbank Community Project in Adiabo Community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to the project coordinator, Archibong Bassey, the initiative is designed to address menstrual health and…
SHORTLIST OF SUCCESSFUL FARMERS’ COOPERATIVES FOR THE SUBSIDISED MINI TRACTOR SCHEME By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has released the list of successful farmers’ cooperatives for subsidised mini tractor scheme. This was disclosed by a public service announcement on Tuesday, 19th August 2025, by Johnson Ebokpo, Commissioner for Agriculture…
DEEPER ANALYSIS & OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE CROSS RIVER SOUTH CONSULTATIVE FORUM (CRSCF) On the Disputed 76 Offshore Oil Wells Between Akwa Ibom and Cross River State Dated: 18th August 2025 1. Overview of the Current Situation In recent weeks, the Government of Cross River State has renewed its campaign concerning the 76 offshore oil…
By Nakanda Iyadim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a move to uphold regulatory standards in the water sector following the recent enactment of the State’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Law of 2025 by Governor Bassey Otu, a joint Taskforce made up of the Regulatory Department, Ministry of Water Resources and Borehole Drillers Association of Nigeria…
