CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – As Nigeria celebrates Children’s Day, the Commissioner representing Cross River State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, has called on leaders and citizens alike to prioritise the welfare and empowerment of Nigerian children. In a message commemorating the annual event, Duke highlighted the…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim The decision of the Umo Eno administration to complete the long-abandoned 200-room hotel and a 5,000-capacity convention centre at the Tropicana complex in Uyo is a clear testament to the governor’s maturity; good intentions and good conscience. For the first time in a long while, we have a leader…
VC UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi. By Emmanuel Okon Tension is steadily rising at the University of Calabar as the institution prepares to advertise the position of Vice Chancellor—a routine academic transition now mired in controversy. At issue is a proposal by the Chairman of the Governing Council, retired DIG Udom Ekpoudom, to introduce a new…
BASEL (CONVERSEER) – FC Basel have officially clinched the 2024/25 Swiss Super League title, and at the heart of their triumphant campaign is none other than Bayelsa-born Nigerian winger Philip Otele. Otele joined Basel on loan from UAE Pro League side Al Wahda on 15th January 2025 and quickly became a game-changer. In just 17…
MINNEAPOLIS (CONVERSEER) – Five years after the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct was set ablaze during mass protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, the city still bears the scars—physical, emotional, and systemic—of that tumultuous time. Alfred Flowers Jr., a local youth sports coach who grew up in the neighbourhood surrounding the Third Precinct,…
