By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Akwa Akpa, known to European colonists as Old Calabar or Duke Town, was an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. Although it is now absorbed into Nigeria, traditional rulers of the state are still recognised. The state occupied what is now…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), South-South Zone, has formally received a cache of arms and ammunition surrendered by 80 repentant militants in Cross River State, marking another significant turning point in the state’s drive to consolidate peace and security. The weapons…
…the incident happened where the Governor hails from By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – There has been pandemonium in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, after two middle-aged men killed themselves in a machete fight. According to The Paradise News, the tragic incident reportedly stemmed from an argument over the disappearance…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced Okon Ekpo Effiong, a 33-year-old man to death for aggravated assault, rape and armed robbery. The convict was sentenced by the High Court, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, on Monday, 19th January 2026. Converseer reports…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – About 80 repentant militants have embraced peace and surrendered in Cross River State. Converseer learned that the repentant militants who had been terrorising the Bakassi–Oron waterways of the State, voluntarily surrendered themselves alongside assorted arms and ammunition in their possession last week. According to a statement issued by ASP…
