By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – A minibus carrying about five passengers has plunged into the river in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. The bus, Converseer learned, plunged into the Abakpa River on Tuesday evening at about 4 PM while shuttling between Igoji and Abakpa. According to a source, Prince Philip Alaga,…
…pledges car gift at priestly jubilee By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has announced a ₦120 million donation towards the construction of the new St. Benedict Cathedral, Ogoja, alongside a car gift to one of the celebrants, Rev. Fr. Peter Obele Abue, in honour of his…
By Okwori Mary OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The news of your passing, Uncle Solo (Ogar Solomon Ogar), has struck like a cold wind at dawn, too early, too sudden, too final. In the heart of Cross River State, the media world has lost one of its brightest voices and our communities have lost a tireless champion….
By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government (CRSG) has commissioned the Commercial Transportation Regulatory Agency (CTRA) office in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state. The office was commissioned on 7th August 2025 by Hon. Efa Nyong, Chairman of CTRA, to regulate the transport system in the Northern Senatorial District of…
A community in Abakpa, Ogoja Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State, has turned a site used for open defecation (shitting) into a palm wine joint.
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency election, Clarita Ogar, is dead.
Peace has finally returned to the once-troubled land between Ugaga and Igbekurikor communities in Yala Local Government Area, as the Cross River State Government, led by Deputy Governor Peter Odey, officially stepped in to demarcate the boundary between the two brotherly villages.
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has clarified that no new states have been created, contrary to viral social media reports claiming the approval of 12 additional states.
Cross River State has commenced the Ogoja Open Defecation Free certification for 207 communities under the RUWATSSA-UNICEF sanitation programme to improve hygiene and public health.
A former Special Adviser to the immediate-past Governor of Cross River State on Cocoa Development and Control, Dr Oscar Ofuka, has said the proposed Ogoja State is economically viable and can be sustained through cocoa production and its value chain.
