By Frank Ulom The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, in a coordinated joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has successfully secured the release of all fourteen (14) victims abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. According to a statement signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer…
By Frank Ulom A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted and sentenced a 38-year-old woman, Mbika Asuquo Edem (a.k.a Ikwo), for selling a newborn. Converseer reports that Edem was convicted and sentenced by Hon. Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie, on 23 April 2026. The conviction was secured by the National Agency…
By Joe Udo The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) expresses its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Corps Member Abdulsamad Jamiu (NS/25A/2904), who was killed during a military operation in the vicinity of his residence at Shagari Estate, Dei-Dei, Abuja, in the early hours of Sunday, 26 April…
By Joe Udo The trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. The court dismissed an objection by the defence counsel and allowed the prosecution to proceed with its case. Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic…
By Our Reporter The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported significant strides in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse in Cross River State, seizing over six tons of drugs and arresting over 200 people within six months. Reviewing its activities from November 2025 to April 2026 in Cross River, the NDLEA State…
By Frank Ulom A speeding truck has ran over a female Police officer at a checkpoint in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Converseer learned that the victim, Inspector Edna Matthew, who is currently receiving treatment, was badly injured in a road accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Sienna bus along the Murtala Mohammed…
By Frank Ulom The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on New Media Advocacy, Awade Friday, also known as Last Prophet and Otwetwe, has been detained by the police in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Diana-Mary Nsan, Awade was detained on Thursday alongside some men who accompanied him to his mother-in-law’s funeral in…
Frank Ulom A damaging fire has gutted Magistrates’ Court 1 in Ikom, Cross River State, destroying vital case files, court records, and documents, including matters with judgments still pending. The incident occurred on Wednesday night with no fire service to arrest the situation. The fire, according to sources left significant damage to the facility, with…
By Frank Ulom A Nigerian lawyer and rights activist, First Baba Isa Esq., has narrated how Facebook deactivated his account and reactivated it after he threatened to sue the tech giant. Recent complaints from users show that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been shadow-banning and deactivating accounts, especially from developing countries like Nigeria,…
A Spanish court has ruled that critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses can lawfully describe the group as a “destructive sect,” affirming that such characterisation falls within the bounds of free expression. The decision by the Provincial Court of Madrid upheld a 2023 judgment in favour of the Spanish Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses Victims, which has publicly…
