By Joe Udo (CONVERSEER) – Everyone is talking about Greenland, Trump and Denmark. But almost no one is actually explaining what’s really going on. Here is how I explained it to my 10-year-old nephew: Greenland looks like a giant frozen island above Canada. Most people think it’s just ice and snow. But Greenland is one…
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The dawn of the democratic era in 1999 ushered in an administration in Cross River that made tourism its forte by activating many of the state’s tourism sites and even establishing more. Between 1999 and 2007, records show that there was a massive influx of fun seekers into the…
By Andrea Widburg LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Once, the world’s map was red, not because of communism, but because every British colony was colored red on that map. Before WWI, and the beginning of its downfall, Britain was estimated to control roughly 24% of the world’s land. It could do this because it believed in itself….
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Ukwa war dance celebration, also known as Ijiman National Convention, is peculiar to the Ijiman people of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The people of Ijiman are popularly called ‘Okurubong’. The people of Ijiman celebrate the Ukwa festival every year to honour a deceased chief….
ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has signed the Tax Reform Bills into law, which makes a major shift in our tax system. As a Nigerian, this new law directly affects us. 1. FIRS Renamed: The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is now called the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS). 2. Unified Revenue Collection: The NRS…
