Abuja, Nigeria – A district court in Lahti, Finland, has ordered the imprisonment of Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on charges of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent in Nigeria. The court alleges that the offences date back to August 23, 2021. Ekpa, Finnish-born Nigeria,…
By Frank Ulom Calabar, Cross River State – The Organised Labour in the State has directed all workers to commence a 2-day strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage. Converseer reports that the 2-day warning strike will begin on November 24 to November 26, according to Bulletin 1, released by the Organised Labour…
Calabar, Cross River State – A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo-Oghoghorie, on Monday, November 18, 2024 convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. Those convicted are Michael Aregbesola (a.k.a Amin Deera), Adeleke Toba Richard (Alias Jason Avtandil), Mkpoikanke Emmanuel Udoh (a.k.a Tom Jones), Gideon…
Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu on Friday led the nation in tears in paying final respects to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Vice President Kashim Shettima, top government officials, senior military officers, and members of the…
Calabar, Cross River State – The Lead Pastor of City Church, Calabar, Pastor Tony Aleogena, has lost his wife, Mrs Temi Aleogena-Raphael (Mummy T), to the cold hand of death. Converseer gathered that Mummy T died on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Though the cause of her death is not revealed, the Church, however, announced the…
