By Frank Ulom A 55-year-old man, Etteokon Ntuen, has been jailed for one year for trafficking in Cross River State. Converseer learned that Ntuen was convicted and sentenced on Thursday by the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, for receiving and harbouring a 15-year-old girl through deception and abuse of her position of vulnerability for…
Robbers have allegedly stolen a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament (Holy Communion) from St. Mulumba Parish, Wetheral Road, Owerri, Imo State, says the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri on Thursday. The Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick C. Mbarah, disclosed this in a letter addressed to priests, religious and the laity of the Owerri Archdiocese. Mbarah described…
By Frank Ulom While residents of Calabar, Cross River State, are yet to count their losses following the torrential rainstorm that swept across the city 10 days ago, another rainstorm has destroyed properties worth several million in Obanliku Local Government Area of the state. Over 100 houses are said to be affected. The rainstorm which…
By Converseer Reporter The Court of Appeal Abuja Division, has ordered a former deputy governor of Edo State, Godwins Adebayo, to face the contempt proceedings filed against him for not obeying a valid order of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Another former deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu and the State Assembly, after obtaining…
By Collin Rugg Members of an Islamic sect have been arrested in the UK for slavery and forced marriages. Over 500 police officers have raided the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Crewe, England. Police say members were arrested for human trafficking, s*xual assault, r*pe, forced marriage, and modern-day slavery. A total of six…
