By Ettah Emmanuel CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, have extended a prestigious invitation to Marylen Edem, a talented defender from Nasarawa Amazons, as preparations intensify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Marylen Essien Edem hails from Creek Town in Odukpani Local Government Area, and her father works…
By Fred Abua UYO (CONVERSEER) – As Nigeria’s coastal states ramp up efforts to establish a unified framework for border governance, maritime security, and coastal development, Deputy Governors gathered for a high-profile summit. The inaugural meeting of the Nigeria International Coastal Border Platform was held on Friday, 8th August 2025, at the CEEDAPEG Hotel in…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly has recommended the procurement and distribution of outboard engines to riverine communities in Etung Local Government Area. The Legislators urged the State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation and Marine Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government Affairs, to provide…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A joint security force has raided the rainforest in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State in search of assailants who attacked police officers on Monday, 5th August 2024. The security operatives, made up of police personnel and soldiers, on Thursday, also raided an abandoned hospital in Iso-Bendeghe…
Dr Godwin Agbor’s Bursary Form For Obudu, Bekwarra and Obanliku Students In Tertiary Institutions By Frank Ulom OBUDU (CONVERSEER) – The Medical Director of Omega Clinic and Maternity, Okundi, Dr Godwin Agbor, has announced a bursary for Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku (OBO) Federal Constituency students in tertiary institutions. Agbor, who is the Chairman of the Obudu Health Anti-Quackery…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governing Council/Senate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), in the exercise of its august authority, has promoted Dr Stephen Odey to the rank of Professor. Professor Stephen Odey’s life stands as an irrefutable testament to the transformative puissance of unwavering determination, unyielding discipline, and an indomitable intellectual spirit. His intellectual sojourn…
Cross River Civil Service Commission releases 2nd batch orientation training list for newly recruited workers By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Civil Service Commission has released the second batch list for orientation training for newly recruited public/civil servants in the state. In a statement titled “THE 2ND BATCH OF ORIENTATION TRAINING…
The Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State chapter, Emmanuel Olayi, has embarked on a working visit to Lagos State aimed at fostering collaboration on youth development initiatives.
Cross River Commissioner Felix Idem pledges to support a unified WASH structure to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and improve public health.
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has officially flagged off the construction of the 10-kilometre Ndok Junction–Mbube–Okubushuyu road in Ogoja Local Government Area, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to statewide connectivity and rural development.