By Christian Njoku AKPABUYO (CONVERSEER) – Every morning, as the sun rises, Mary Okon, a young lady in Ikot Nakanda, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, rolls up her sleeves and goes about her job of feeding the fishes in her fish farm, looking out for anything strange. Dressed in jean trousers and rain-boots,…
By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Caucus in Cross River has endorsed the Venatius Ikem–led State Working Committee (SWC) for a second term, while introducing new accountability measures ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a communiqué issued after its meeting in Abuja on Sunday, 31 August 2025, the…
Programme Officer needed at BRCI Calabar By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) is seeking for qualified persons for the position of Programme Officer. About BRCI BRCI is a non-profit organisation in Nigeria working in the trenches since 2011 to promote and protect the fundamental rights of children and indigent women….
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State and Otu Kinwang I of Boki Nation, Chief (Dr) Emmanuel Ironbar, was among prominent Cross Riverians who gathered in Abuja over the weekend for the annual Leboku New Yam Festival. This year’s edition, themed “Kedei Sana Leboku Jana”…
Finnish court jails Simon Ekpa By Joe Udo HELSINKI (CONVERSEER) – A Finnish court has sentenced Simon Ekpa, an agitator and self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, to six years imprisonment for terrorism offences and tax fraud. The Päijät-Häme District Court found Ekpa guilty of inciting a public crime committed with terrorist intent, participating in the…
