By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Okon Ekpo Effiong, a 33-year-old man to death for aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. The convict was sentenced by the High Court, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, on Monday, 19th January 2026. Converseer reports…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – A mother identified as Fatima Abubakar and her six children have been murdered in Kano, North-Eastern Nigeria. Converseer learned that the incident occurred on Saturday after gunmen broke into their home at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano Municipal Local Government Area. The deceased bodies were discovered by neighbours who…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – About 80 repentant militants have embraced peace and surrendered in Cross River State. Converseer learned that the repentant militants who had been terrorising the Bakassi–Oron waterways of the State, voluntarily surrendered themselves alongside assorted arms and ammunition in their possession last week. According to a statement issued by ASP…
By Joe Udo JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has identified the courier robbers killed on the N12. The names of the suspects are Sicelo “Jita” Sydney, “Jabulani Rush” Pele and Nhlanhla Ken “Maswaya” Mntambo. Recall that earlier, the police pursued a vehicle linked to a courier van robbery in Tokoza and…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Over the weekend, January 16-17, images surfaced online of Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu giving small containers of cooking oil and salt to widows as part of Armed Forces Remembrance Day relief. Another showed a northern politician’s wife with women lifting sugarcane bundles, labelled as empowerment. Converseer learned that the…
