Violent protest erupts in East London over coronation of Nigerian ‘Igbo King’

Violent protest erupts in East London over coronation of Nigerian ‘Igbo King’

By Our Reporter EAST LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Police have been deployed in force after a planned march by traditional leaders and anti-immigration activists in KuGompo (East London) turned violent, leaving 10 vehicles damaged and one building partially torched. The demonstration, organised by groups including March and March, began peacefully at City Hall where protesters handed…

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OPay Intervention Project Will Benefit Students, Wider Academic Community, Others, UNICAL VC

OPay Intervention Project Will Benefit Students, Wider Academic Community, Others, UNICAL VC

By Anietie Akpan In a continuous partnership to strengthen digital innovation and infrastructure at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), the Vice Chancellor, Professor Offiong Effanga Offiong, has reaffirmed the institution’s strong backing for the OPay project, describing it as a timely intervention that will benefit both students and the wider academic community. In a release…

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Orok Duke sensitises Cross Riverians on NDDC Foreign Scholarship Programme

Orok Duke sensitises Cross Riverians on NDDC Foreign Scholarship Programme

By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Rt. Hon. Chief Orok Duke, PhD, has called on qualified youths across the state to take advantage of the 2026/2027 Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme recently announced by the Commission. Chief Duke, in a statement made…

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