By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has presented a total of N780.59 billion as the budget for 2026 fiscal year. The Budget Estimates and Appropriation Bill was presented to the Cross River State House of Assembly by the Governor during the Tuesday plenary session. The Governor…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on the alarming surge in house rents across Calabar and its environs, describing the situation as “unreasonable, unprovoked, and economically destabilising.” The motion, brought before the House on Tuesday as a Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rt. Hon….
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A reckless driver has killed a pedestrian trying to cross the road in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The incident which happened on Sunday night saw the driver hit the pedestrian, a man, at Murtala Mohammed Highway by Atekong Drive while speeding. The man, whose identity is…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Nigerian prophet, Aliyu Barnabas of Mercy and Grace Deliverance Ministry in Ukum, Benue State, has stirred controversy after predicting the sudden collapse of OPay, a popular mobile banking platform. In a viral video, the cleric claimed OPay operates as a ritual scheme and warned users that their funds…
By Christian Njoku Calabar (NAN, CONVERSEER) – Dr Sani Abiodun, National Project Coordinator (NPC) of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has urged 630 new LIFE-ND incubatees not to see their selection as national cake. Abiodun, who disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a One-Day Orientation Session of the FGN/NDDC/IFAD-assisted…
