The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government in Cross River State, Hon. Esther Bassey has slumped and died. CONVERSEER gathered that Hon. Bassey died at the hospital on Thursday, February 23 after being rushed there for complaining of a stomachache. According to a source, the Chairperson was complaining of a stomachache after which she slumped….
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have said they will contain any policeman who is bent on depriving voters of their rights in the forthcoming election.
Former Governor Donald Duke has slammed the incumbent Governor Ben Ayade, calling him the most cowardly person that has ever governed Cross River State. Duke made the outburst on Wednesday when the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP campaign team visited traditional rulers at the Calabar Municipal council. He said Ayade had the gods to send him…
By Frank Ulom Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, Tuesday swore in Alhaji Adamu Uba Musa and 12 others as commissioners. Following this development, Alhaji Musa becomes the first non-indigene Muslim to be appointed a commissioner in the state. The Governor also used the occasion to announce a minor cabinet reshuffle in two Ministries…
By Frank Ulom Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022, visited the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar to empathise with victims of the Carnival Calabar Bikers’ Parade accident and pay their hospital bills. The Governor also visited Bogobiri, the scene of the accident, to commiserate with the Hausa/Fulani community…
Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Following the fatal accident that claimed no fewer than 8 lives, including that of a pregnant woman in Calabar, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has discontinued the Bikers’ Parade, part of the Carnival Calabar show. Expressing grief over the incident that happened on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, Ayade…
By Susan Crabtree, RealClearWire Amid the onslaught of negative ads and accusations on both sides in the bitterly fought Nevada Senate race, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s closing argument includes an urgent but practical message to supporters. During stops at the Great Las Vegas Taco Festival, while celebrating Diwali with Hindus, and at a variety show with…
Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe (PDP-Cross River North) on Wednesday gave financial support of N1 million to the 50-year-old St. Joseph Centre for the Visually Handicapped located in Obudu, the hometown of the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the school was on the verge of being…
The Federal Government on Tuesday renamed the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), Headquarters in Abuja after late Chief Chimezie Ikeazor (SAN). Ikeazor was the founder and President of the Nigeria Legal Aid Association, an association that propelled former President Olusegun Obasanjo into enacting the 1976 Decree which gave birth to LACON. Formed in 1974,…
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) of Ghana and Nigeria to increase mutual assistance and collaboration in market regulation. This was said in a statement released by the commission on Sunday in Abuja. According to the statement, the updated Memorandum of Understanding would promote market…
