By Frank Ulom UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has signed an executive order banning masquerade activities on the streets across Akwa Ibom. Converseer reports that Eno signed the order on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, in the presence of the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Azare, among others….
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Otuekong Orok Otu Duke, Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has lauded Governor Bassey Edet Otu for what he described as an exceptional display of statesmanship in recognising all former elected governors of the state. Governor Otu, during a…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEEER) – The Federal House of Representatives is advocating remittance of more than Thirty Billion Naira (N30 billion) meant for the National Social Investment Programme Agency to carry out its functions. The House constituted an ad-hoc committee on Tuesday’s plenary to trace the funds, which it says were recovered following a…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – As part of the budget process, the Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation has interfaced with the State Economic Team. The meeting which took place in the Assembly Complex in Calabar, had in attendance members of the Finance and Appropriation Committee as well as…
By Asuquo Edem UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday rejected a motion brought before it by the member representing Etinan State Constituency, Hon. Uduak Ekpoufot. The motion presented before the House seeking to discontinue the consumption and sale of dog meat in Akwa Ibom State has failed to scale…
By UduakAbasi Ikpat ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed and inaugurated Renewed Hope Ambassadors for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, marking a significant step in his re-election campaign for 2027. The ambassadors, tasked with promoting the Renewed Hope Agenda, will focus on economic stability, social development, and good governance. Prince…
WASHINGTON, DC (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The White House has revealed President Donald Trump’s health status, saying he “remains in excellent overall health” after undergoing a “comprehensive executive physical”. According to his White House physician on Monday, Capt. Sean Barbabella, the advanced imaging of the 79-year-old president’s heart and abdomen had come back “perfectly normal”. The…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has nominated the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa (Retd.), as the new Minister of Defence, a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman disclosed on Tuesday in Abuja. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu conveyed Musa’s nomination as the successor…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The U.S. delegation from the Embassy of the United States of America in Nigeria has expressed strong interest in understanding the underlying drivers of the crisis and support initiatives aimed at mitigating conflict and fostering social harmony in Nigeria. The U.S. delegation, led by Deputy Political Counsellor Dianna Palequin,…
By Our Reporter KADUNA (CONVERSEER) – The Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the nomination of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim and former INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as ambassadors, describing the move as strategic and rooted in merit. In a statement issued in Kaduna on Saturday, the Convener of…
