By Joe Udo YENAGOA (CONVERSEER) – The South South Governors Forum (SSGF) has described President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order mandating the direct remittance of all oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account as a historic and landmark decision. The SSGF Chairman and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, in a statement on Wednesday,…
By Zagazola Makama ASABA (CONVERSEER) – Three years after the murder of four soldiers in Ashaka Aboh, Ndokwa East LGA, Delta State, the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested two suspects, linked to the killings. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects, Ufuoma Sunday James and Lawrence Umuakpero Oboguayivwgue, were also implicated in the…
By Our Reporter YENAGOA (CONVERSEER) – As part of the Federal government Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Programme L-PRESS Project, the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has delivered livestock vaccines to Bayelsa State government. The vaccines are part of the nationwide vaccination exercise against Trans-Boundary Animal Diseases (TADs), aimed at improving breed quality, boosting farmers’…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has commenced the plotting of the disputed and newly drilled oil and gas wells. The Honourable Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Dr Mohammed Bello Shehu, OFR, disclosed this on Monday, 26th January 2026, while addressing members of the press during the flag-off ceremony…
By Our Reporter AWKA (CONVERSEER) – The Anambra State government has announced that it will begin pro‑rata salary payments for civil servants from February 2026, marking a major policy shift aimed at ending the long‑running Monday sit‑at‑home across the state. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, disclosed the decision during a briefing in Awka…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke and his wife, Onari, on Thursday, gave out their daughter, Donna’s hand in marriage. Converseer reports that Donna married Tobe, the son of popular Lagos pastor, Tony Rapu of House of Freedom. The wedding, which took place on 22 January 2026,…
By Our Reporter PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Residents of several fishing communities in Ogoniland, Rivers State, have raised concerns that oil pollution continues to affect their waterways and seafood despite the ongoing clean-up by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). The concerns were raised by fisherfolk from Gbee, K-Dere and Nweemuu communities during a multi-stakeholders…
By Our Reporter BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – The Edo State High Court has ordered the remand of some youths arrested over a protest that rocked Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. The order followed an application by the prosecution seeking a 14-day remand period to enable further investigation of the…
By Joe Udo PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – Six family members have been found dead in their residence at Ogale Eleme community in Eleme Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. The police have attributed the incident to a suspected case of generator fume poisoning. According to The Whistler, the incident was discovered on Sunday at…
By Joe Udo BENIN CITY (CONVERSEER) – Netizens have taken to social media to accuse the Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army personnel of shooting at, killing and injuring students of Ambrose Alli University, who were protesting over worsening insecurity, including kidnappings in Ekpoma, Edo State. Some of the netizens who shared their stories on X…
