The police have arrested 10 persons, including a journalist, some activists, and protesters, during a peaceful protester in the ongoing 11-day nationwide protest in Calabar, Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the journalist, activists, and peaceful protesters were beaten and arrested by the police and taken to an unknown location. The name of the journalist…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Thousands of years to come, the people of Cross River State, especially Calabar, its state capital, will never forget what happened during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020. CONVERSEER reports that the protest which was against police brutality was not bad but the aftermath led to the vandalisation of…
Workers in Cross River State have dissociated themselves from the 1st August 2024 planned nationwide protest. The workers said they don’t want a repeat of what happened in October 2020 during the #EndSARS protest. The workers say history has shown that nationwide protest is causing the state more rather than helping and have resolved to…
By Our Reporter A member of the Cross River State Policy Advisory Committee, Dr Julius Okputu, has advocated for support from all and sundry towards Governor Bassey Otu’s people-centred development agenda in the state. In a chat with newsmen on Wednesday, he affirmed that, “A very close scrutiny of the Governor’s development strides within one…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Barr. Alphonsus Eba, has said only the part has secured a permit to rally in the state. Eba stated this on Wednesday, 31st July 2024, while addressing journalists at the APC Secretariat in Calabar, adding that anyone who wants to protest must obtain…
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has moved to boost food production in Cross River by providing inputs for a women farming cluster in the state. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the National President of APWEN, Dr Adebisi Osim, said as an association they looked at the situations in…
