Bishop Emmah Isong, Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has disclosed that though Nigeria has enjoyed uninterrupted democracy for 25 years, only about five per cent of Nigerians have enjoyed democratic dividends. Isong made the assertion on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar while reacting…
Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Faced with lean resources, Cross River state government will soon commence the mining of her vast solid mineral resources. The State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill, said this when he visited the Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele…
Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has said President Bola Tinubu fought for the democracy Nigeria is enjoying today. Edu stated this as part of her June 12 Democracy Day message to President Tinubu, describing him as a soldier of democracy. “On this auspicious occasion of Nigeria’s democracy day and…
The Federal Government says it has reduced the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway size from 10 lanes to six as a cost-saving measure for the legacy project. The Government also said it has rerouted the project’s path to avoid any possible damage to subsea cables belonging to telecommunication companies. This was disclosed by Engr. David Umahi, Minister…
Two female teachers have been forced to resign after allegedly trying to set up a four some with one of their students. Teachers Alexsia Saldaris and Jennifer Larson allegedly tried seducing one of their male students at Joseph Craig High School in Wisconsin. The women admitted to Snapchatting the student and sending flirtatious messages and…
A United States Catholic School, St. Bonaventure School, has barred Jimmy Heyward, a middle schooler and his family from the school over his patriotic speech while running for the Commissioner of School Spirit and Patriotism. Jimmy who wasn’t allowed to give his speech at school because it was too patriotic, has just been notified that…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has conducted a raid on a market in Borno. CONVERSEER learned that the raid which happened on Monday was conducted on the vegetable and fruit market in Gamboru, Maiduguri. The raid was due to harmful practices involving the use of chemicals particularly calcium carbide…
…This is a testament to the state of facilities, qualified and experienced lecturers, and quality of the university’s Nursing Science programme, says Prof. Godwin Nduka …Praises Provost, others for recent accreditation of Medicine for Novena University by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria By Henry Ovie The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a stern warning against June 12 protests which it claimed are being planned by certain individuals and groups. According to a statement by Peter Afunanya, Director, PR and Strategic Communications, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday, the protests are designed with sinister objectives to coincide with the…
The State Taskforce on Health Quality and Anti-quackery has sought collaboration with the Cross River Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in order to strengthen advocacy on health quality as well as nib all forms of quackery in the bud. The Taskforce made the partnership request when its coordinator led a five-member delegation on…
