Calabar, Nigeria – Workers in Cross River State have defied Governor Bassey Otu’s appeal and shut down all public offices in the state over the non-implementation of the new N70000 National Minimum Wage. Converseer reports that all government-owned offices, including the State Secretariat at Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, were under lock and key, on…
Calabar, Nigeria – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have said the suspended State Chairman Venatius Ikem must go. They stated this during a peaceful demonstration on Monday, November 25, in Calabar, the state capital, adding that if Vena doesn’t leave the party, they will resign and leave the party…
Ikom, Cross River State – The State Governor Prince Bassey Otu, Weekend, flagged off the maiden edition of Agbokim Falls’ Green Marathon Race in Ikom Local Government Area. The race, designed into three segments, accommodated professionals who embarked on a 42km race while the locals engaged in 21 and children in 10-kilometre races, respectively. Speaking…
Akure, Nigeria – The Federal High Court sitting in Akure has reserved judgment in the case challenging the validity of the 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election. The Labour Party, alongside two others, filed suit no. FHC/AK/CS/65/2024 against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), arguing that the electoral process was fundamentally flawed due to INEC’s failure…
Calabar, Nigeria – A 48-year-old man identified as Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, has been remanded for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter in Cross River State. Umaru was remanded in a detention facility by the Calabar Magistrate Court-1, presided over by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene, on Friday. Converseer learned that the suspect, Umaru is…
