By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday debated the December 25 United States airstrikes on terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State, following concerns raised by Senator Abdul Ningi over how the operation was conducted. Ningi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, faulted the strikes, describing them as a…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Chief Dan Obo, Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Youth Mobilisation, has said political leadership in the Cross River Central Senatorial District must be driven by young people and not controlled by fear or intimidation. Obo made the remarks during a one-on-one interview with Friday Awade, also known as…
By Our Reporter MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – The Acting Governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur, has signed into law the 2026 Appropriation Bill, with a total budget size of ₦892.448 billion. The assent ceremony took place at the Acting Governor’s Office in Maiduguri, the state capital. The 2026 budget was designed to address the state’s…
By The Rock Media The online space has been flooded with videos featuring Hon. Boniface Adie, Managing Director of Missouri Property Ltd., making allegations on Berekete Family Human Rights Radio. These claims suggest that Hon. Peter Akpanke, the Member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency, received N35 million in exchange for a contract award, only to renege…
By Frank Ulom BAKASSI (CONVERSEER) – A People Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholder in Cross River State, Austine Ibok, has resigned from the party with immediate effect. Converseer learned that Ibok’s resignation from the PDP followed a rumoured move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), after calling himself an “ADC Coalition Hopeful” in one of his…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A new phase in the political journey of the Obudu/Bekwara/Obanlikwu (OBO) Federal Constituency was formally opened on Wednesday as Prince Victor Ategwu Akpam unveiled and inaugurated his campaign at a well-attended event in Abuja. The campaign launch took place at D’Jonas Garden, FHA Estate, Lugbe, and drew a broad…
By Our Reporter MINNESOTA (CONVERSEER) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has again sharply criticised the deployment of federal immigration agents in his state following the fatal shooting of a 37‑year‑old man by U.S. law enforcement officers in Minneapolis, calling for an end to the operation and the removal of federal agents. According to SaharaReporters, the…
By Our Reporter LOKOJA (CONVERSEER) – Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has charged traditional rulers to desist from allocating lands illegally or risk dethronement. He made this known when he visited the Elulu of Mopa Oba Muyiwa Ibeun in his palace. Ajibola Christopher reports that the Governor also inspected the construction of ongoing…
By Frank Ulom ALGIERS (CONVERSEER) – Algeria’s Senate has called for revisions to a landmark bill declaring France’s 1830–1962 colonisation of Algeria a crime, opening a legislative rift weeks after the lower house unanimously adopted the law. The bill, passed by the National People’s Assembly on December 24, classifies French colonial rule as a crime…
By dpa correspondents DAVOS (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday issued a wake-up call to his European allies, urging them to quickly adjust to the fact that the old world order is “unravelling at breathtaking pace.”Merz addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, only hours after a major U-turn on Greenland…
