By Our Reporter GUSAU (CONVERSEER) – Two police officers have been kidnapped by armed bandits during an attack on Farin Ruwa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on 4 January 2026 at about 8:00 PM along the Farin Ruwa–Wasagu road, when a group of unknown…
By Ebube Bruno Happy New Year, my dear readers. I have missed you. It’s been nearly three months since my last column on October 11, 2025, and what a journey it has been. I stepped away to pursue some meaningful projects and, afterwards, to rest and recharge during the holidays. Sometimes, we all need to…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Indigenes of Okoyong Community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have petitioned security agencies over alleged hijacking of compensation linked to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project. The petition, dated 5 January 2026, was submitted by the Association of Concerned Indigenes of Okoyong Community and addressed to…
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – Ukwa war dance celebration, also known as Ijiman National Convention, is peculiar to the Ijiman people of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The people of Ijiman are popularly called ‘Okurubong’. The people of Ijiman celebrate the Ukwa festival every year to honour a deceased chief….
By Odey Ojeka UGEP (CONVERSEER) – The Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount Ruler of Yakurr LGA, Obol Ofem Ubana, received stakeholders of Umor Otutu who reported on a stakeholders meeting held on December 30, 2025, at Womi’s Hotel Ekoli. Senior Comrade Ofem Okoi, NYCN Organising Secretary Central, lifted the suspension ban on Comrade Elder…
