By Joe Udo The Governor of Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno has said there is a move to reduce the prices of staple food in the state. The move, according to Ekerete Udoh, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Monday, is to cushion the effect of the ongoing hardship in the country. The Governor…
By Frank Ulom The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has donated 300 waste bins to the Government of Cross River State. The bins, Converseer gathered are to be used in Calabar, the state capital for waste collection and evacuation. According to a reliable source, 13 of the waste bins arrived in Calabar on Monday night…
By Frank Ulom Amidst the internal crisis brewing in the Nigerian Chronical Newspaper Corporation, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Cross River State Council, has demanded the appointment of a seasoned journalist as the General Manager of the news outlet. Converseer learned that the recent appointment of Ms Edet Keyu (allegedly without journalistic training) as…
By Chris Njoku The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Monday disclosed that the Federal Government’s controversial no-work-no-pay policy was obnoxious and a breach of labour laws. The assertion was made by Ms Happiness Uduk, Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Calabar Zone during a press conference in Calabar. Uduk called on the Federal Government to…
By Joe Udo A group of hoodlums have reportedly abducted a corpse and the family members transported the body to the deceased man’s rural home in Ameze Owerre, Umabor community, in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu. According to reports, the kidnappers have contacted the deceased’s family and requested a N50 million ransom. The…
By Mo Isa In response to a debt of N47.1 billion, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has threatened to cut off the Presidential Villa’s electrical supply as well as that of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Abuja. According to the company, the Presidential Villa still owes N923,873,150 for unpaid electrical bills. The outstanding…
