The Government of Cross River State has enforced a ban on tricycles (keke napep) and commercial motorcycles around Calabar metropolis. This was disclosed in a public service announcement with reference number: SSG/SSO/430/S.I/VOL.II/445, signed by Maj. Gen. Okoi Ubi Obono, State Security Adviser, on Tuesday, 2nd July 2024. Accordingly, operators are advised to adhere to the…
Five Nigeria Police officers are currently in detention at Zone 6 Police Station in Calabar, Cross River State, for allegedly kidnapping a man and fraudulently extorting N3 million from him. Converseer learned that the incident happened along Ikom-Calabar highway in the state last week. In a statement by SP Nelson A. Okpabi, Zonal Police Public…
Tragedy struck the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) community as Professor Ruth Haruna, a former head of the Department of Business Management, met with a fatal accident at her residence in Polo, Maiduguri. Reports by her family and the Borno State Police Command indicate that Prof. Haruna tragically lost her life when her own vehicle rolled…
By Samuel Umoh A massive protest rocked the Malabor Republic in the early hours of today, Tuesday, 2nd July 2024, as residents of Halls 4, 5, and 6, comprising Malabites and Malabresses, took to the streets to decry the persistent lack of electricity and water supply in the community. The demonstrators, numbering in their hundreds,…
Samsung Electronics Workers’ Union of Korea (hereinafter referred to as the All-Samsung Electronics Workers’ Union) announced a general strike on 1st July due to major differences in labour-management negotiations , and stated that it will continue to assert its demands until the employees’ demands for salary and vacation benefits are met. According to Reuters, the union…
