By Frank Ulom BANGKOK (CONVERSEER) – Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, renowned for her humanitarian work and decades of service to the Thai people, has died at the age of 93. The Royal Household Bureau announced that the Queen Mother passed away on Friday at a hospital in Bangkok after suffering complications from a blood infection….
By Collin Rugg CALIFORNIA (CONVERSEER) – Firefighters have rescued a three-month-old puppy that got stuck between two large boulders in Ramona, California. The puppy, Zoe, was heard crying as the firefighters tried freeing her from the crevice. “Arriving with technical rescue gear, the crews worked carefully and methodically,” CAL FIRE said. READ ALSO: German conservationists find…
By Nsan Neji CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Cross River State has closed 36 schools deemed illegal to operate due to their inability to meet basic educational standards, and unapproval by the government. The enforcement exercise is being carried out by a Taskforce set up by the State Ministry of Education. The Taskforce, inaugurated…
By Frank Ulom EKORI (CONVERSEER) – A 46-year-old man, Etim Obol Etim, has been declared wanted for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl in Cross River State. According to Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), a non-profit organisation working to promote and protect the fundamental rights of children and indigent women, Etim who is currently on the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State-born veteran Nollywood actor, Effiom Effanga, is dead. He died on Monday, 20th October 2025. Though the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained. However, Aniebiet Udofia, a script writer, movie producer, actor and CEO of AfriKstars Production House, confirmed the news. “Effiom Effanga pick…
