By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Chief Whip of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chief Hilary Bisong, Ph.D, has celebrated his mother, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Banku Obi, on the occasion of her birthday, describing her as a symbol of wisdom, resilience, and passion…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Prof. Stephen Odey, has cautioned head teachers and principals of public and private schools against collecting illegal levies from students, warning that offenders would face strict sanctions. Odey gave the directive on Tuesday during a meeting with school heads in Calabar,…
…as State Government vests ownership rights to the disputed land By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has deployed security personnel to end the communal crisis rocking Ikom and Obubra Local Government Areas, one of the many crises in Cross River State which has lingered for decades. According to a release by Linus…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Cross River State Command, Morrison Ogbonna, has been found dead in his hotel room in Calabar. Converseer gathered that Ogbonna was found dead on Thursday, 18th September 2025, by his officers, who came to pick him up for a…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – With reported deadly clashes in some Cross River communities claiming lives and property, the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V has urged the Paramount Ruler of Calabar South, HRM Etubom Nyong Efiom Okon to urgently initiate plans for a lasting peace in the embattled Henshaw Town and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A legal representative of Ntufam Linus Effiong Tabi, the recently dethroned clan head of Ekinta in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, has faulted the state government’s decision to strip his client of recognition. Barrister E. E. Osim, counsel to Tabi, described as false the allegations that…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The recent removal of Ntufam Linus Effiong Oben Tabi as the head of Mbot Akpa and Ekinta Clan in Akamkpa Local Government Area by Governor Bassey Otu has drawn attention to the Cross River State Edict No. 1 of 1996, the legal framework guiding the recognition of clans and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has removed Ntufam Linus Effiong Oben Tabi as the village head of Mbot Akpa and Ekinta Clan in Akamkpa Local Government Area. According to Daily Post, the decision, announced through the governor’s Special Adviser on Chieftaincy Affairs, Otuekong Francis Edet, followed findings…
By Sylvia Okoi CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The newly appointed Directors of the Cross River Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA) have been inaugurated by the Commissioner for Lands. The inauguration, which took place at the office of the Commissioner, Calabar, on Monday, served as a platform for familiarisation of the new directors with the leadership of the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has appointed Barrister Orok Bassey Okon as the new Cross River State Head of Service (HoS). Orok’s appointment was conveyed in a press release signed by Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, on Tuesday, 16th September 2025….
