By Dianabasi Effiong The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has tasked the National Assembly and the Federal Government to impose measures to ensure that the country’s information sovereignty is not undermined by the global high-tech giants, in the digital age. The group made the call in a statement jointly endorsed on Wednesday by representatives of the…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A University Don and Head of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Dr Ukam I. Ngwu, Esq., has identified invasion of the media space by unqualified persons as the root cause of rising quackery and fake news syndrome threatening society development. Speaking…
By Ebube Bruno ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – On Tuesday, January 27, President Bola Tinubu was being welcomed by his Turkish counterpart at an official ceremony in Ankara when he stumbled. After walking past a line of soldiers and dignitaries, Tinubu can be seen in the official video on the Turkish president’s X account moving to his…
By Ekaette Okon -Joseph Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor Sen. Akon Eyakenyi on Wednesday led a mobilisation drive for women in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, urging mass participation in the ongoing electronic voter’s registration and sustained support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the sensitisation programme,…
By Our Reporter ABAKALIKI (CONVERSEER) – Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has sworn in newly appointed government officials. Swearing in the officials on Thursday in Abakaliki, the Governor charged them to leverage their expertise in driving the state’s development. The appointees include two members of the Civil Service Commission, a Special Assistant, and Princess Nnenna…
By Frank Ulom ABUOCHICHE (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Peter Akpanke, Member Representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has shown that politics in Nigeria is local. The Lawmaker shocked the people when he stopped by the popular Abuochiche Junction, Headquarters of Bekwarra Local Government Area, to eat with the people. The gesture occurred shortly after…
By Frank Ulom OBUDU (CONVERSEER) – Hon. Peter Akpanke, Member Representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has commissioned 9-classroom blocks for his constituents. Converseer reports that out of the 9-classroom blocks, one, a 3-classroom block with an office space, was commissioned on 2nd February 2026 at Community Secondary School, Kubong-Bette, while the second,…
By Our Reporter Poised to revive and reposition sports development in Akwa Ibom State, the Ministry of Sports, has launched a special 30 minutes weekly radio show, Kick-Off Akwa Ibom. The programme aimed to keep sports-loving residents informed about its activities and programmes scheduled to air on Inspiration 105.9 FM from Kick-Off Akwa Ibom, is…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA) has suspended the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Hon. Emmanuel Idi Yakubu, for a period of 90 days. The suspension followed an impeachment notice forwarded to the House and signed by the Leader of the Ogoja Legislative Council, Dr. Elizabeth Mbim, alleging…
By Akata Loi UYO (CONVERSEER) – Worshippers were thrown into shock on Sunday after Apostle Sunday Abang, was reportedly caught attempting to steal church equipment at the Apostolic Church in Afaha Akai. Abang hails from Uko Ukim, Udung Uko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. According to eyewitnesses, the cleric was intercepted within the…
