On April 18, 2024 the Truman Presidential Library held its premier fund-raising event, an awards dinner called “Wild About Harry,” at a downtown Kansas City hotel. It was the 25th anniversary of “Wild About Harry,” which a press release by the Truman Library Institute says is “now a Kansas City tradition … known for bringing…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The saying, ‘Education is the bedrock of the nation’ does not apply to the students of Government Secondary School Atu in Calabar, Cross River State, as over 312 students sit on the floor daily to study. This was disclosed in a report by a civic technology platform, MonITNG, which…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has renamed its International Conference Centre after Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Converseer reports that the renaming follows the 50th-anniversary celebration which took place in March this year. During the anniversary, which coincided with the University’s 37th convocation, Akpabio was also honoured with a Doctorate…
Gov. Bassey Otu (Centre) with the newly inaugurated council members By Anietie Akpan Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu has called for excellence as he inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Councils of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) and the University of Education and Entrepreneurship (UEE), Akamkpa. This is setting a new vision in…
Damilola Agbalajobi, a senior lecturer with the Department of Political Science at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has been promoted to the rank of professor. With this promotion, Ms Agbalajobi emerged as the first female full professor since the department was established in 1962. The promotion was approved by the university’s Appointment and Promotions…
