By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Chief Dan Obo, Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Youth Mobilisation, has said political leadership in the Cross River Central Senatorial District must be driven by young people and not controlled by fear or intimidation. Obo made the remarks during a one-on-one interview with Friday Awade, also known as…
By Kelvin Obambon CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a strategic move to enhance transparency and improve public infrastructure, the BudgIT Foundation, in partnership with the Network for Water Hygiene and Sanitation in Nigeria (NEWSAN), hosted a one-day intensive training on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The session, held at the Ikapture Centre for Youth Development Hall in…
By Patricia Ogbeche CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has sustained its commitment to improving the quality of education with the shutdown of more illegal schools across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. The ongoing enforcement exercise, led by the State Ministry of Education, is part of the government’s broader education…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has found a missing child in Calabar, the state capital. The child, a 6-year-old girl, was found loitering around Henshaw Town Secondary School in Calabar South, before being found by the police. The police, through a statement by ASP Eitokpah Sunday, Police Public…
By Frank Ulom UGEP (CONVERSEER) – The Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Eteng Williams, has commenced the construction of 2km Mkpani Ring Road. The road, Converseer learned, links Aduma, Afaben, and Ajere communities in Mkpani, Yakurr Local Government Area. The project, officially launched by Sen. Williams over the…
By Frank Ulom BAKASSI (CONVERSEER) – A People Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholder in Cross River State, Austine Ibok, has resigned from the party with immediate effect. Converseer learned that Ibok’s resignation from the PDP followed a rumoured move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), after calling himself an “ADC Coalition Hopeful” in one of his…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A new phase in the political journey of the Obudu/Bekwara/Obanlikwu (OBO) Federal Constituency was formally opened on Wednesday as Prince Victor Ategwu Akpam unveiled and inaugurated his campaign at a well-attended event in Abuja. The campaign launch took place at D’Jonas Garden, FHA Estate, Lugbe, and drew a broad…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has thwarted a mob action against a suspected armed robber in Calabar, the state capital. The suspect attempted to rob a lady, leading to her death, in the early hours of Sunday, 25 January 2026, at Abang Asang by Mbora before he was…
By Cletus Asuquo CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A fire outbreak has razed several shops at Ika Ika along Mbukpa Street in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, destroying goods worth millions of naira and leaving traders devastated. The incident, which occurred late on Thursday night, was said to have started from the upper…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – As part of ongoing efforts to enhance connectivity and stimulate socio-economic development in rural communities, and in fulfilment of his administration’s commitment to improving road infrastructure across Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu on Thursday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the second phase of the 17-kilometre…
