By Frank Ulom After two years of absence following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that put the world at a standstill, the Carnival Calabar and Festival is back this 2022. According to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State during the First Dry Run on October 16, 2022, the theme for this year is “Agro-Industrialisation“. CONVERSEER…
By Christian Njoku The government of Cross River is concluding plans to establish its first Sexual Assault Response Centre (SARC) in a bid to curb Sexual and Gender Based Violence, SGBV. The centre which would be a situation room and a one shop with personnel and facilities that would aid in the fight against SGBV…
By Frank Ulom The University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, has promoted 11 to the rank of professors and 16 to the rank of associate professors. Prof. Augustine Angba, Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS made the announcement of the promotions on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the ongoing 108th Regular Meeting of the university’s Senate. Those…
By Frank Ulom Armed men suspected to be Fulani herders have allegedly kidnapped 9 persons along Ogoja-Calabar Highway in Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the ugly incident happened on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, afternoon at the section of the road close to the rubber plantation in Uyanga in Akamkpa Local Government of the state….
“…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…
The Federal Government on Tuesday renamed the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), Headquarters in Abuja after late Chief Chimezie Ikeazor (SAN). Ikeazor was the founder and President of the Nigeria Legal Aid Association, an association that propelled former President Olusegun Obasanjo into enacting the 1976 Decree which gave birth to LACON. Formed in 1974,…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sanctioned a total of 31 officers and men of the Corps over various offences. The disciplinary action was announced by NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, in a statement signed by the corps’ spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, on Monday in Abuja. Audi said that 15 of…
The general public has been cautioned by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to be on the lookout for online criminals who engage in identity theft. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations at NITDA, issued the warning. According to Umar, the organization…
