By Frank Ulom MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Alfred Emberga Berger has emerged as the new speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. Hon. Berger is a member representing Makurdi North State Constituency. His emergence followed the resignation of the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dojah, on Sunday, 24th August 2025. Recall that Dojah…
By Frank Ulom MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – Rt. Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dojah has resigned as the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly. This was disclosed in a handwritten resignation letter signed by Dojah on Sunday, 24th August 2025, and addressed to the Clerk of the House. According to the letter, Dojah’s decision to resign…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Former Senator Representing Cross River State Southern Senatorial District, Gershom Bassey, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 2023 governorship aspirant dumped the party in July. In a statement on 24th July 2025, Bassey boasted about the party’s achievements in the state from 1999 to date. “It’s…
By Kingsley Agim UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, has advocated for preserving our culture and heritage, insisting that they remain the core of human existence, which must be preserved at all costs. Otu made the advocacy during the 2025 Leboku International New Yam Festival, celebrated in Ugep by communities across the…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Pedro (South-West) as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). A statement by Segun Imohiosen Director, Information & Public Relations, Office Of The Secretary To The Government of the Federation also names three new members of the Management…
By Jason Hopkins, DCNF CALIFORNIA (DCNF, CONVERSEER) – An Obama-appointed judge ruled late Friday that the Trump administration could not deny federal funds to dozens of cities and counties over their sanctuary policies. U.S. District Judge William Orrick, appointed to the bench in Northern California by President Barack Obama, extended a preliminary injunction that blocks…
