By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of seven persons into the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission. According to a statement with reference number: Our Ref: SSG/GSA/102/Vol.VI/341, issued by Prof. A. Owan Enoh, Secretary to the Government of the State (SSG), on Monday, one Chairman and six…
By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – There was drama at the Madlanga Commission as furious Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga called North West businessman Suleiman Carrim’s legal team to order for accusing him of prejudging their application to postpone the testimony. Carrim’s legal team requested a postponement of his testimony at the Madlanga Commission after investigators…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A suspected electricity transformer vandal has been burnt to death by a mob in Calabar, Cross River State. Converseer gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at about 6:30am at Palm Street by Target, Calabar South. According to sources, the suspect, an unidentified male, was caught trying to…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – There has been a political brouhaha in Calabar, Cross River State capital, following an alleged clash between two factions of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According to sources, the turmoil led to the Police blocking the entrance of the venue where one of the factions was to hold a…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the bill to domesticate the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria. The legislation, also known as the Kampala Convention Act, seeks to strengthen humanitarian protection and uphold the rights and dignity of displaced citizens….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Cross River State Command, has warned construction companies operating in the state to prioritise the protection of underground telecommunications infrastructure or face legal consequences. The warning followed enforcement action taken by the Command’s Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) Unit against…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Veteran Nigerian football tactician and former Super Eagles coach, High Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, is dead. He passed away at the age of 88 after decades of remarkable contributions to the development of football in Nigeria. Widely respected for his discipline, tactical depth, and commitment to grassroots football, Onigbinde…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) — Mama Chioma stares at her empty cooking pot, the midday sun baking the cracked concrete floor of her small shop in Port Harcourt’s Diobu market. The 52-year-old widow, who sells garri and pepper soup to feed her five grandchildren, hasn’t lit her stove in three days. “Petrol for…
From a landmark first in 1985 to building an entire cardiac programme from scratch, one Ghanaian doctor’s life work has saved thousands of lives and reshaped medicine across Africa By Frank Ulom ACCRA (CONVERSEER) — In the operating theatres of Hannover, Germany, in 1985, a young Ghanaian surgeon made medical history. With steady hands and…
By Anietie Akpan The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP. Rashid Afegbua, has charged the 2025/2026 Police Constable Recruitment Screening Team on due diligence, professionalism, and transparency. The Commissioner of Police on Monday, March 9, received members of the Recruitment Screening Team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Victor Bekep, at the…
