By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A 24-year-old man identified as Joseph Emmanuel has beaten his 10-year-old daughter to death in Calabar, Cross River capital. Converseer learned that the incident occurred on Wednesday at the suspect’s residence located at No. 3 Esit Ebom Street, Calabar South Local Government Area. According to Daily Post, the child…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has inaugurated its 13th State Executive Committee. Converseer reports that the inauguration followed the formal dissolution of the 12th State Executive Committee led by Tpl Dr Samuel Inaku Emri during the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM),…
…receive rescued kidnap victims from Cameroonian Armed Forces By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Troops of 82 Division/Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA (OPUK), have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The development was contained in a security update on activities in the Area of Responsibility (AOR)…
By Archibong Emmanuel CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Her Majesty, Obongawan (Barr.) Marie Ikpeme Erete, Village Head of Isong Inyang Ikot Ikpeme in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State has called for behavioural change to enhance cultural re-birth in the Efik Kingdom. Obongawan Barr. Marie Ikpeme, who doubles as Queen Aruk III of Ikpeme Royal House,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Akwa Akpa, known to European colonists as Old Calabar or Duke Town, was an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. Although it is now absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognised. The state occupied what is now…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), South-South Zone, has formally received a cache of arms and ammunition surrendered by 80 repentant militants in Cross River State, marking another significant turning point in the state’s drive to consolidate peace and security. The weapons…
…the incident happened where the Governor hails from By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – There has been pandemonium in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, after two middle-aged men killed themselves in a machete fight. According to The Paradise News, the tragic incident reportedly stemmed from an argument over the disappearance…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Okon Ekpo Effiong, a 33-year-old man to death for aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. The convict was sentenced by the High Court, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, on Monday, 19th January 2026. Converseer reports…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – About 80 repentant militants have embraced peace and surrendered in Cross River State. Converseer learned that the repentant militants who had been terrorising the Bakassi–Oron waterways of the State, voluntarily surrendered themselves alongside assorted arms and ammunition in their possession last week. According to a statement issued by ASP…
(CONVERSEER) – The Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Chief Hon. Christopher Agbeh, has signed the 2026 Local Government Appropriation Bill into law, pledging to be guided strictly by its provisions in the execution of projects and programmes. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Chief Agbeh assured that all projects and programmes captured in the Appropriation…
