By Our Reporter The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Rev. Eyoawan Otu, has donated back-to-school items and learning materials to students of the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Calabar, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. The donation, which was made earlier today, included textbooks, exercise books, writing materials, school bags and other essential…
By Our Reporter Participants and stakeholders to the just concluded workshop organised by the National Teachers Institute (NTI) Kaduna, for forty primary school teachers at the Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI), Biase in Cross River State have rated the Institution as the best teacher training centre in Nigeria alongside the NTI. Observers on a 3-Day…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji It was a time of excitement and glamour as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi, announced that UNICAL has won the hosting rights for NUGA 2026. Simultaneously, she announced the appointment of MediaVision Limited as the Sole & Exclusive Marketers for the games. This announcement was…
By Kingsley Agim Cross River State Government has emphasised the need for capacity building for teachers in the State as a major step to improving the sector for better education of its citizens. The Commissioner for Education, Sen. Stephen Odey, who made the declaration while officially opening a 3-day (14-16 November 2023) Workshop for Science…
By Joe Udo A fake American soldier has been sentenced to two years jail term by a Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, Nigeria. CONVERSEER learned that the fake solider by the name, of Jesse Joshua Kassah, (alias Devaun Smith Wayne) was sentenced on Monday by Justice Darius Khobo after pleading guilty to a…
By Chris Njoku The Women’s Wing of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) has called on Nigerian Women to learn to build peaceful and harmonious homes. The group popularly known as the Rosicrucian Order disclosed this during its 2023 Sisters of the Rosy Cross (SIROC) National Conference held in Calabar; from Thursday, Nov. 16…
By Okoi Obono-Obla Why would the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) allocate a paltry and miserable N16 billion worth of projects to Cross River State in the financial year 2023-2024 under the NDDC Appropriation Act 2023? What gives the NDDC the audacity to insult the people of Cross River State with reckless…
By Joseph Obung The South South Monarchs Forum has called on Efik leaders, who may have lost out or been misled during the tussle for the throne of the Obong of Calabar, to sheath their swords and join hands with His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, to build a great Efik kingdom. Recall that…
By Frank Ulom Kelechi Iheanacho saved the blushes of the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they came from behind to draw The Warriors of Zimbabwe in their second FIFA World Cup qualifying match. The match which was played at the Stade Huye, Butare, Zimbabwe on Sunday, ended in a 1-1 draw. Walter Musona gave Zimbabwe…
By Frank Ulom The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Stade Huye, Butare, Zimbabwe on Sunday 19th November 2023. The match will be played at 2pm (WAT) – Nigerian time. Nigeria are playing away to Zimbabwe. The match is the second game for both teams in the ongoing…