By Frank Ulom The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on New Media Advocacy, Awade Friday, also known as Last Prophet and Otwetwe, has been detained by the police in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Diana-Mary Nsan, Awade was detained on Thursday alongside some men who accompanied him to his mother-in-law’s funeral in…
Frank Ulom A damaging fire has gutted Magistrates’ Court 1 in Ikom, Cross River State, destroying vital case files, court records, and documents, including matters with judgments still pending. The incident occurred on Wednesday night with no fire service to arrest the situation. The fire, according to sources left significant damage to the facility, with…
By Frank Ulom A Nigerian lawyer and rights activist, First Baba Isa Esq., has narrated how Facebook deactivated his account and reactivated it after he threatened to sue the tech giant. Recent complaints from users show that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been shadow-banning and deactivating accounts, especially from developing countries like Nigeria,…
A Spanish court has ruled that critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses can lawfully describe the group as a “destructive sect,” affirming that such characterisation falls within the bounds of free expression. The decision by the Provincial Court of Madrid upheld a 2023 judgment in favour of the Spanish Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses Victims, which has publicly…
By Frank Ulom A 46-year-old man identified as Imeh Sunday, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for incestuous rape. Converseer reports that Imeh was convicted and sentenced today, 22 April 2026, by the Family Court 2 sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and presided over Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu. Justice Egwu imposed the…
