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Holtec’s “nuclear white elephant” secret plans revealed: SMRs at all decommissioning sites, $3.3+ billion bailout for unprecedented Palisades zombie reactor restart

Editorial TeamOctober 19, 2023018 mins

Small Modular Reactors at All Decommissioning Sites; Details $10.7 Billion+ in Bailouts for ‘Nuclear White Elephant’ Schemes. Beyond Nuclear has obtained Holtec International’s secretive 42-page application, dated July 5, 2022, submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In it, Holtec seeks “roughly 2 billion dollars” (“Page 2,” p.4 on the PDF counter) from the…

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Road Crashes Are No Accidents, Says FRSC

Editorial TeamSeptember 30, 202303 mins

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has disclosed that crashes on Nigerian roads were no accidents but a result of actions or inactions of human beings. The assertion was made by Corps Marshal Dauda Biu, Corps Marshal of FRSC on Friday (Sept. 29) in Calabar, during the 2023 Sectoral Workshop on the theme, “Volunteerism in…

C’River Gov’t pledges N5m reward for whereabouts of kidnapped medical doctor

Editorial TeamAugust 25, 2023December 29, 202502 mins

…establishes Whistleblowing desk By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has placed a reward of five million naira (N5m) on anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the kidnappers of Prof. Ekanem Ephraim, a Neurologist with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), who was abducted from…

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Emefiele: DSS beats Prisons Commander in court (VIDEO)

Editorial TeamJuly 25, 202302 mins

The officials of the Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday (July 25) beat the Nigerian Correctional Service (formerly Nigerian Prisons Service) commander in court. CONVERSEER learned that the show of supremacy is over who will take into custody the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele. The fight happened in front…

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Police arrest 26 over killing of woman accused of witchcraft in Cross River

Editorial TeamJuly 4, 202303 mins

By Frank Ulom The Police in Cross River State have arrested not less than 26 persons in connection with the murder of Mrs Martina Okey Itagbor, a mother of four accused of witchcraft in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State. CONVERSEER gathered that the 26 suspects were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday…

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Police declare 14 persons wanted over killing of woman accused of witchcraft

Editorial TeamJuly 1, 202302 mins

By Frank Ulom The 14 irate youths suspected of killing a mother of four female children, Mrs Martina Okey Itagbor on the 18th of June 2023 in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, have been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force. The manhunt was launched by the state’s Commissioner of…

Prince Otu Appoints Obono as Cross River State Security Adviser

Editorial TeamJune 5, 202301 mins

Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has appointed Major Gen. Okoi Ubi Obono (Rtd) as State Security Adviser. The Governor also appointed seven others into different positions. The appointments were contained in three separates press releases signed by Dr Innocent Eteng, Permanent Secretary, General Administration Office of the Secretary to the State Government on Monday,…

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EFCC Secretary, Wife Escape Death

Editorial TeamMay 20, 202302 mins

…saved by car airbag after car somersaulted three times. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Secretary, Dr George Abang Ekpungu and his wife, Mrs Aggie Abang Ekpungu have escaped death. CONVERSEER learned that Ekpungu and his wife were bashed by another vehicle on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According…

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NSCDC dismisses 15, suspends 7, demotes 9 erring personnel

Editorial TeamOctober 24, 202202 mins

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sanctioned a total of 31 officers and men of the Corps over various offences. The disciplinary action was announced by NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, in a statement signed by the corps’ spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, on Monday in Abuja. Audi said that 15 of…

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Cybersecurity: NITDA issues a theft of identity warning

Editorial TeamOctober 22, 202202 mins

The general public has been cautioned by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to be on the lookout for online criminals who engage in identity theft. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations at NITDA, issued the warning. According to Umar, the organization…