By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – History will be made on Thursday, October 2, 2025, as Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, fondly known as “Mama Bakassi,” becomes the first female recipient of the Destiny Cross River Awards. She will be honoured with the “Destiny Matriarchal Defender Award” in the same category as Chief Kanu Godwin Agabi, SAN,…
By Magnus Effiong As Cross River State government marked the 65th anniversary of the country’s independence without the traditional parade or the fanfare usually associated with it on Wednesday, Gov Bassey Otu has said that at 65, Nigeria stands as a testament to the resilience of her people. Gov Otu, in a statement signed by…
By Joe Udo OWERRI (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared that Nigeria now has the capacity to handle major health challenges, including cancer, even though he has often sought medical treatment abroad. “I have always believed in good governance. Today, Nigerians can say confidently that we have well-equipped hospitals, and we can treat…
… Go to Court, Paramount Ruler Dares Protesters By Magnus Effiong The Obong of Calabar’s appeal for a peaceful resolution of the six years leadership crisis in Henshaw Town community of Calabar South may have hit the rock, that is, going by the recent developments in the area. PillarToday reports that some natives of the…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration inherited a bear-collapsed economy caused by decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that had impaired real growth. He disclosed this in a national broadcast on Wednesday, to mark the 65th year of Nigeria’s independence from Great Britain. The President said,…
