Hon. Pius Edet Ankpo, Cross River State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, has debunked media reports credited to him alleging that the immediate past governor, Sen. Ben Ayade left an empty treasury and dilapidated infrastructure across the state. Hon. Ankpo dismissed the media reports while briefing journalists on Friday in Calabar, the state capital. CONVERSEER…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engineer Uzoma Nwagba as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, CREDICORP. Engineer Nwagba, 36, holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a first-class Bachelor of Engineering from Howard University, Washington DC. Prior to his appointment, Engineer…
The Council of Traditional Rulers in Egbe-Mbube, Ogoja Local Government Area, have conferred the highest honourary chieftaincy title on the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Peter Odey. Odey was conferred with the title of “Likeuel é’mpam I” of Egbe Community, which means, the “Pillar of Egbe” community as a reflection of…
Some irate youths have lynched three men for allegedly stealing and selling a 2-year-old child to an Alhaji for N60,000 in Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the incident happened this morning (between 8-9 am) at Ekpugrinya Junction in Ogoja Local Government Area of the State. According to Elijah Ugani who arrived at the scene…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, 3 April 2024, signed into law the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024. The Act is of historic proportions as it seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths. Why The Previous Act Was Amended The repealed…
Two Nigerians have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court possessing quantities of cannabis and methamphetamine under the pretext of trafficking those drugs without authority. Daniel Njuoku, a 37-year-old businessman, was being held for possessing cannabis with a net weight of 28,844.60 grammes and Lucky Igbojoinu, a labourer, was charged for possessing methamphetamine with a net…
Faith Omodon, a 19-year-old Delta State University, DELSU 200-level student, is said to have vanished on March 30, 2024, after visiting her father’s farm. That fateful day, Omodon, a business administration student, vanished from her father’s farm, leaving her home. According to Edward, the girl’s father and a citizen of the Iru Egbede community in…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja, disclosed his plans to leave Nigeria in the event that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar became victorious in the 2023 presidential election. The former Rivers State Governor from 2015 to 2023 claimed to be aware of schemes being developed against him since he supported…
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate reacted to Mr Femi Falana, counsel to the suspended senator from Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, in a letter on Thursday, telling him to follow his guidance in whatever action he plans to take. Falani sent a letter on behalf of Ningi, whose charges of budget padding split…
The Honourable Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Hon. Pius Edet Ankpo, has said the Bakassi Deep Seaport project that was initiated by former Governor Ben Ayade is a must for the state. Ankpo stated this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in his office in Calabar, adding that all projects initiated by previous administrators will be…
