“…he has been arrested, suspended and under investigation”, says the State Ministry of Health By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Police have detained male nurse Austin Etim, who works at the General Hospital in Calabar, Cross River State for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl within the hospital’s male ward. According to hospital management reports and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, has urged the 7 Carnival Calabar bands to interpret the festival’s theme this year, “Agro-Industrialisation,” in a way that emphasises the value of agriculture to the state’s economy. Speaking on behalf of his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu, Ayade expressed his…
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…
By Frank Ulom Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has announced the promotion of 15 Academics to the Professorial cadre amidst the ASUU strike. Prof. Obi, who disclosed this recently at a Special Session of the Senate, said six were Professors and nine Associate Professors. The new Professors are; Bassey…
By Frank Ulom The Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Comrade Nsa Gill has emerged as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ in Cross River State. Gill, CONVERSEER reports emerged as the State Council Chairman of the NUJ on Saturday, July 16, 2022, after polling a total of 76 votes to defeat…
By Frank Ulom The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and Chairman of Senate, Prof. Florence Banku Obi has announced the promotion of six academic staff in the University to the position of professors in their various disciplines. Prof. Obi who made this known at an emergency Senate meeting held at the Senate Chamber…
By Frank Ulom Barely five days to the deadline for Nigerians to return the old NGN200, NGN500 and NGN1,000 notes to commercial banks, residents of rural communities in Central and Northern Cross River State have lamented the lack of the new notes, accusing banks of hoarding the currency. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria…
…Each Computer Lab will carry at least 50 computers and there will be one Lab each in all the 267 Public Schools in Cross River State. By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has called on Governor Ben Ayade to grant the association the go-ahead to establish Computer…
Excerpts from Hon. Jarigbe Agom’s Facebook Live Video Address to Constituents.
– I am representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency. I am a son of the North.
