By Frank Ulom MADRID (CONVERSEER) – Getafe defender Abdelkabir Abqar has defended himself after receiving a controversial red card during his side’s La Liga clash with Atlético Madrid, insisting the incident was a misunderstanding and not intentional misconduct. The dismissal occurred during Getafe’s match against Getafe CF’s city rivals, where tensions flared in an unusual…
By Frank Ulom OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, under the operational command of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army, in the ongoing operation in Odonget Community, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, have uncovered an illegal gun factory as well as recovered cache of weapons, following the recent ambush of…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – There has been tension in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State following a clash between a miner and community youths. Converseer gathered that the incident which started on Thursday, 12 March 2026, has claimed several lives and injured many – including security operatives. According to a preliminary…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Ministry of Education has released the 2025/2026 Examination Timetable for Primary Six Placement Examination, Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and SS II Mock Promotion Examination. In a public announcement signed by Asuquo E. Amaku, Director, Exams & Certificates on behalf of the Commissioner for Education,…
By Frank Ulom OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – Troops of the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have repelled an ambush by suspected armed criminals while responding to a distress call linked to a communal dispute in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident occurred on 12 March 2026 in Odonget Community after troops…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has appointed Dr Edem Okokon Effiom, as the Coordinator of the State funded Social Investment Programme. According to a statement signed by Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), on Thursday, 12 March 2026, Effiom’s appointment, “which is…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Senator Gershom Bassey, former Senator Representing Cross River South Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Bassey, one of the founding members of PDP, tendered his resignation via a letter addressed to the Ward Chairman of Ward 9 in Calabar…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed April 1 for the fresh arraignment of former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido for his fresh arraignment in the N1.3 billion corruption charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Peter Lifu fixed the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has arrested Mrs Ibiong Unyime Bassey, for allegedly brutalising her 5-year-old niece, Edidiong Uwem Aniefiok Ekpene. According to eyewitnesses, Mrs Bassey, whose husband is a mechanic, allegedly committed the act at their residence at 8 Stream Road, off Atimbo, Calabar Municipality. The victim…
By Frank Ulom LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Nigerian TikToker, Abigail Nsuka, popularly known as Mirabel (@mirab351) on TikTok, has admitted that she fabricated the rape story which caused a stir on social media. Converseer reports that Mirabel, posted a tearful TikTok on February 18, claiming a stranger broke into her home in Mowe, Ogun State, raped…
