CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government has unveiled ambitious plans to construct a new airport and establish a state-owned airline as part of efforts to strengthen air connectivity and drive tourism growth across the state. The Commissioner for Aviation, Captain Imah Utum, disclosed this during a recent visit to the Lagos Aviation Academy,…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Honourable Federal Commissioner representing Cross River State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Rt. Hon. Barr. Alex Ukam, has extended warm felicitations to the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, on the occasion of his 2025 birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message made available to…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has accused Governor Bassey Otu of maintaining silence over what it described as widespread misconduct and rising insecurity under his administration. In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST in Calabar, the State Chairman of the PDP, Venatius Ikem, alleged that Cross River is…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, on Saturday received the Muslim community in the state in his private home in Calabar. The visit, Converseer learned, was in celebration of this year’s Sallah. They endorsed Otu for a second term, saying he should complete his 8 years as a Governor…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A mechanic allegedly test-running a customer’s vehicle (Lexus SUV) has crashed into a minibus in Calabar, Cross River State. The ugly incident happened on Saturday night at the popular Diamond Junction, Murtala Mohammed Highway. According to eyewitnesses, the mechanic was trying to turn at the Diamond Junction at high speed when he…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL), established in 1975, is a foremost citadel of learning that prides itself in academic excellence and research. Over the years, the institution has been led by competent scholars who have contributed their quota towards the development of the institution. In UNICAL, the administration of the current VC,…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – To promote transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance, the Cross River State Government has presented its approved 2025 budget to civil society organisations, media representatives, and other non-state actors. The event, facilitated by the Department of Budget, reaffirms the Governor Bassey Otu administration’s commitment to responsible public finance and citizen participation. Delivering the…
Governor Bassey Otu has sworn in Dr (Mrs) Glory Effiong and Surv. Patrick Bassey as the Account General and Surveyor General of Cross River State.
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Commissioner for Water Resources, Barr. Bassey Mensah, has assured stakeholders that the recently passed State Water and Open Defaecation (OD) Prohibition Laws will soon be assented to by Governor Bassey Otu. Mensah gave the assurance on Monday during a one-day capacity-building workshop on Area-Wide Sanitation held at the…
OBUDU (CONVERSEER) – The Federal College of Education (FCE) Obudu has lost its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Justin Odama Egba to the cold hands of death. According to a statement by the management of the institution, Egba died on Saturday. Though the institution didn’t give details about the cause of death, it described the PRO…
