By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Uduak Etim Udo, a 39-year-old man, to life imprisonment for raping an 8-year-old girl. Converseer reports that Udo was sentenced on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the State High Court. The…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The fire that broke out late Monday afternoon at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos has been successfully contained. Airspace operations, which were temporarily suspended in line with safety protocols, have now resumed using the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency’s temporary control tower. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said…
By Our Reporter DAMATURU (CONVERSEER) – Fire outbreaks hit three Local government Areas in Yobe State; Bukarti in Yunusari LGA, Fuchimiram, Kalgeri, Geidam LGA and Gumsamari in Yusufari LGA all in Yobe state Preliminary assessment by SEMA indicates that market stalls, homes and food reserves were burnt down leaving many families without shelter, livelihoods and…
By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – A High Court of Cross River State sitting in Ogoja has restrained the Cross River State House of Assembly from proceeding with the impeachment process against the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Area, Emmanuel Idi Yakubu. The order was granted by Justice Daniel Ofre Kulo following an ex…
