By Joseph Obung The Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and Paramount Ruler of Bakassi Local Government Area, HRM (Dr) Etim Okon Edet in this interview with Joseph Obung, said 18 years after the government promised settlement/resettlement for the displaced people of Bakassi Peninsula, it has remained empty promises. What step do…
By Frank Ulom A 16-room apartment has been razed down by fire along Glado Street in Okuku, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River. The incident which happened on Sunday, 21 January 2024, rendered 38 occupants homeless. Though the cause of the fire could not be ascertained, the caretaker of the house, Pastor David Ogar…
By Frank Ulom Mr Peter Okon, a senior journalist working with the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, is in need of help after he was run over by a reckless driver in Calabar. Okon was jogging with his wife in the morning hours of Saturday, 20 January 2024, when the driver, knocked him down near…
By Frank Ulom The University of Calabar, UNICAL on Friday, 26 January 2024, held a matriculation for 8,956 Students recently admitted into 20 faculties and 116 departments. The matriculation, CONVERSEER learned is the 46th of the institution since it was founded on 25 October 1975. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Florence Obi, while…
By Frank Ulom Ms Cynthia Maduekwe, an Engineering Student from the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has been accepted into the prestigious Future Female Leaders in Energy Programme. CONVERSEER learned that Maduekwe earned the selection through hard work and her growing urge to network and expand the energy section. A congratulatory message to the student, read,…
