Over 45 persons have died and their corpses recovered after a self-acclaimed Pastor Paul Makenzi of the Good News International Church in Kenya subjected his followers to fast in order “to meet Jesus”. CONVERSEER gathered that the corpses were discovered over the weekend across the south eastern County of Kilifi. According to Kenya’s Criminal Investigation…
By Frank Ulom The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, University of Cross River, UNICROSS (formerly CRUTECH) Wednesday, April 19, 2023, staged a peaceful protest demanding their 3 months’ salary arrears. The NASU members, CONVERSEER reports staged the protest in the Calabar campus of UNICROSS Apart from their salary arrears, they also…
By Frank Ulom Archbishop (Emeritus) Joseph Edrah Ukpo has died at 85 years of age. CONVERSEER learned that Ukpo died on Wednesday morning 1 March 2023, in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Reports say he died after a brief illness. Ukpo, who served as the Bishop of Ogoja Diocese before being elevated to Archbishop of…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Calabar Municipal State Constituency in the 2023 general election, Mr Stanley Nsemo has been arrested for suspicion of vote buying. CONVERSEER gathered that Nsemo, who is vying for the seat of Calabar Municipality State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly was arrested…
Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has described the sudden death of Calabar South local government chairperson, Mrs Esther Bassey as painful and devastating. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Barrister Christian Ita, the governor bemoaned Mrs Bassey’s death saying her demise was shocking. “It was with a…
