By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has expressed his deepest condolences over the tragic death of the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Access Holdings Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and others in a helicopter accident in the United States. “I received with utmost shock and sadness the tragic death of…
By Paschal Abu Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe who died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America, on Saturday (Friday local US time), left behind a heartfelt message. Wigwe, CONVERSEER learned was said to have died in the crash with his wife and son. In a post on…
By Mo Isa Despite the arrest of 25 persons in the previous protest, residents of Niger State have taken to the streets again on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, to protest the high cost of living in Nigeria. Recall that the last protest was in Mina, the state capital, two days ago. However, today’s protest happened…
By Mo Isa The current hardship in Nigeria has made some market women in Ogun State to call for the resignation of President Bola Tinubu. The market women who lamented the incessant hike in prices of goods and services also threatened to beat up the President if they see him one-on-one. According to SaharaReporters, the…
By Frank Ulom The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC officials on Saturday arrested five for alleged vote buying. CONVERSEER learned that the five suspects were allegedly involved in the buying of votes during the February 3, 2024 by-elections and rerun. According to the ICPC, three were arrested in a polling unit…
By Joe Udo A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and presided over by Justice Chigozie Sergius Onah, has convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters (popularly Yahoo Boys) to different jail terms for offences bordering on criminal impersonation, internet fraud and possession of fraudulent documents. The convicts, Abraham Itoro Sunday, Ezea Chidera Charles…
By Joe Udo Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1,319,040,274.31( One Billion Three Hundred and Nineteen Million, Forty…
By Frank Ulom Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested three persons for allegedly disrupting the ongoing by-election in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the three people arrested were one Barr. Emmanuel Itile and his two younger brothers. The trio, suspected to be political thugs were apprehended by…
By Nsikak Ibatt On Thursday at about 8:35 PM, fire engulfed the Central Store House of the Students’ Affairs Division, University of Calabar, burning down office equipment worth millions of naira as well as files that contained Students’ documentation. The students and staff of the institution placed a distress call to the firefighters at about…
By Frank Ulom The students and staff of the University of Calabar, UNICAL on Thursday night saved the institution’s Central Store building from a raging fire. CONVERSEER learned from a video sent to our newsroom by an anonymous source around 11pm where the students and staff were calling for help while trying to put off…