The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has endorsed the ongoing dialogue between the Nigerian Government and the Ogoni people, expressing optimism that the engagement could bring an end to the decades-long conflict over oil exploration in Ogoniland. The position was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of an Ogoni…
Second Amendment organizations praised Republican lawmakers’ legislation intended to prevent credit card companies, banks and other payment processors from tracking lawful gun purchases. The “Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act” would ban payment card networks from assigning specific codes to track lawful gun transactions or identify firearm retailers as being engaged in the business of selling…
From presidential inaugurations to high-profile dinners to documentary screenings, Big Tech leaders have become a fixture in the White House. And it looks like it’s spreading to Capitol Hill as well—their representatives are expanding their influence in Washington by spending millions in Congress. Big Tech companies, and especially emerging AI giants, are now spending more…
The weekend congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, which returned Venatius Ikem as chairman, has continued to generate controversy within the political space. While party leaders hailed the process as transparent and valid, critics dismissed it as a recipe for more internal wrangling. Supporters of the exercise, including former governorship…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The brouhaha of the September 27, 2025 congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has been put to bed by the South South Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party. The committee said the scheduled Congress has been postponed indefinitely. This was affirmed by Chief Emmanuel…
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba, NAN CALABAR (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the state congress in Cross River, which was earlier scheduled for Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the South-South Vice Chairman of the party and caretaker of the Cross River chapter, Emma…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has successfully conducted its local government congresses across all 21 local government areas of Kebbi State. The congresses, described by party leaders as peaceful, transparent, and orderly, led to the election of local government executives and national delegates of the party. While monitoring the exercise in Birnin Kebbi, the…
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River has kicked against the Nyesom Wike’s faction of the party by presenting a chairmanship candidate for the September 27 congress. Read Also: Peter Obi to Tinubu: Your vacation isn’t more important than Nigeria’s security The Caucus of Cross River central senatorial district on…
A bipartisan bill aiming to crack down on unauthorized deepfakes has been reintroduced in the US Congress, with the support of the music industry and other creative sectors, joined this time by some major tech companies. The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act was originally tabled in the Senate in…
Scott Bessent’s hearing is one of several screenings by US Senators this week of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations. One of the highest profile hearings was Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for the Pentagon, who was in the hot seat for a tense Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. Sexual assault and alcohol abuse allegations against the former…
