Court sentences 39-year-old to life imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl in Calabar

Court sentences 39-year-old to life imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl in Calabar

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Uduak Etim Udo, a 39-year-old man, to life imprisonment for raping an 8-year-old girl. Converseer reports that Udo was sentenced on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the State High Court. The…

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EFCC arraigns ex-NRC MD for alleged 5,000, ₦165.438m money laundering

EFCC arraigns ex-NRC MD for alleged $385,000, ₦165.438m money laundering

By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and…

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DTSG Inaugurates Blue Economy Steering, Technical Committees

DTSG Inaugurates Blue Economy Steering, Technical Committees

By Dianabasi Effiong The Delta State Government on Tuesday inaugurated the Blue Economy Steering Committee and Technical Committee as part of deliberate efforts to drive the economic potentials of the sector for the socio-economic development of the state. The State’s Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, while inaugurating the Steering Committees at Asaba, tasked the Committees…

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