By Frank Ulom The staff of the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS [formerly Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH)] have protested the non-payment of five months of salary arrears. The staff, both teaching and non-teaching who staged the protest on Wednesday 17 January 2024, were carrying various placards, calling for the sack of the…
By Frank Ulom A woman, Mrs Iquo Edet Eyo (a.k.a Adiaha Guitar) who was wrongfully accused of witchcraft and later killed by an angry mob in Cross River State, has been laid to rest. Late Mrs Eyo, CONVERSEER learned was buried on Saturday 13 January 2023 in her hometown in Mbiaobong, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State…
By Frank Ulom An indiscriminate fire incident has burnt down SteadyFlow College of Education in Akparabong, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State. CONVERSEER learned that the inferno happened on Tuesday, destroying the whole academic complex and other facilities worth millions of naira. According to sources, everything was destroyed by the fire, including lecture…
By Joe Udo More videos have emerged as people are being pulled out from the rubble of the explosion that rocked Adeyi Estate in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday. Earlier, the Oyo State Police Command said the cause of the explosion and the number of casualties is unknown. “Explosion around Dejo Oyelese Street Bodija…
By Mo Isa The management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA has cut off water and power supply to student’s hostels. CONVERSEER learned that this was coming in shortly after the students protested against exorbitant fee increments. In a statement by the Students’ Union body on Monday, the students said the protest was…
