By Asuquo Cletus CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, has reaffirmed his unwavering support for Governor Bassey Otu and the current administration, pledging to serve with humility, integrity, and faith in God. Ironbar made the declaration during a thanksgiving service held in honour of…
By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – A coalition of concerned academics and professionals under the aegis of the Movement for the Establishment of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Study Centre in Ogoja has formally written Senator Jarigbe Agom to advocate for the creation of a NOUN Study Centre in Ogoja, Cross River State. In…
By Frank Ulom OBUDU (CONVERSEER) – The Chairman of the Obudu Health Anti-Quackery Committee (HAQC), Dr Godwin Agbor, has called for unified action to combat the proliferation of unqualified health practitioners in the Local Government Area. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Obudu Local Government Council Auditorium/Chapel, on Wednesday, Dr Agbor warned that…
ABI (CONVERSEER) – The people of Ediba Community in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State have forced one Mr Prayer to marry his 13-year-old biological daughter after allegedly impregnating her. The abominable act has forced the community to also impose a fine of N150,000 on the suspect. “The victim was impregnated by her…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – It is no longer news that former Governor Liyel Imoke has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) an event that threw the nation’s political space into a frenzy. Imoke, who before now has been the eternal leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, joined others at the national…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – July in Cross River State comes with cold and so the cold is creeping onto the seat of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). As the state council hopes for a better representation, the veterans have decided to endorse Comrade Archibong Bassey (current chairman) to…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has approved ₦18 billion as investment in sustainable tourism transformation initiatives. According to the Governor, the investment would guarantee the full scale infrastructural upgrade of facilities at the Obudu Mountain Resort, Kwa Falls, Marina Resort and in the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, including rehabilitation of…
The Government of Cross River State has commenced the recruitment of lawyers between the ages of 18 and 45, into the Civil Service.
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Project Alert on Violence Against Women, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has asserted that sexual violence against minors in the society goes beyond just rape. The group disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar during its close-out meeting on sexual violence and young persons in academic institutions in Cross River and Akwa Ibom…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Comrade Dan Obo, Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Youth Mobilisation and National Vice President (South-South) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has strongly warned political parties, particularly the All Progressives Congress (APC), against fielding Senator Eteng Jonah Williams for re-election in the Cross River Central Senatorial District, ahead…