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 Chief Judge of Cross River State and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, Hon. Justice Akon B. Ikpeme, has announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 legal year of the state judiciary. According to a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Iquo B. Ekanem, Esq., the ceremony will hold…
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 Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State has announced a strategic partnership with the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, aimed at driving economic transformation, tourism development, and aviation workforce training. The agreement, which follows the successful acquisition and launch of two CRJ-1000 aircraft by the state government, is designed to empower…
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 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the scheduled congresses for Plateau and Cross River States. The PDP, in a statement on Wednesday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said new dates would be fixed for the congresses, which were previously scheduled for Saturday, 27th September. Naija News reports that the party added that…
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…
THE VILLAGE IN NIGERIA WHERE MEN AND WOMEN SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES By Daniel Ochui OBUDU (CONVERSEER) – Deep in the hills of Obudu of Cross River State, Nigeria, there’s a large farming community called Ubang, but what makes it special isn’t the crops or climate. In Ubang, men and women speak completely different words for…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Forestry Commission has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all unauthorised evacuation passes in line with a directive from Governor Bassey Otu to restore order in the sector. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Commission, Mrs Bassey Onoyom Bassey, on Tuesday, 2nd…
Chinese nationals on the run as taskforce uncovers illegal mining tunnel in Cross River By Frank Ulom IKOM (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force has uncovered a secret tunnel used for unauthorised mineral exploitation in Alesi community, Ikom Local Government Area. The miners, believed to include Chinese nationals, reportedly fled the…
