By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Professor Francisca Bassey, has highlighted the progress made by the State Government and University Management in addressing the welfare concerns of academic staff, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNICROSS Branch, to fulfil its commitment to suspend the ongoing
By Patrick Obia Former Special Adviser on Budget to ex-Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, Mr. Otu Otu Ita, has accused some staff members of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) of working against the institution’s former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Austine Angba, despite his efforts to improve staff welfare. The SA made the assertion
By Rahila Abdullahi, Aljazirah The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) has threatened a three-day nationwide warning strike from November 16 to 18, 2026, over the non-payment of CONTTA allowances and the failure of the Federal Government to implement the 2026 renegotiated agreement with the union. The Association issued the warning on Wednesday, following
By Faith Odezulu And Peace Ejema The Management of Cross River State and the South-South most investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch, has charged Mass Communication students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) on professionalism, integrity and accuracy as they bring their five-week industrial attachment to an end. The over a dozen students have been
By Kelvin Ololo The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Emmanuel Okechukwu Ogbodo, and a 22-year-old woman, Peace Ufeabuchi Nnamonu, to five years imprisonment each for attempting to sell their one-year-old son for ₦800,000. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Cross River
By Patrick Obia Calabar, the Cross River State capital, is set to host an international gospel outreach as the Great Gospel Crusade, organized by Christ for All Nations (CfaN), commences today, Thursday, November 12, 2026. The four-day evangelistic program, tagged Great Gospel Crusade Calabar 2026, will feature renowned American evangelist Daniel Kolenda, successor to the
By Kelvin Ololo Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu of the High Court of Cross River State has convicted and sentenced Nsikak Friday Okon, a 38-year-old man, to life imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The convict bagged the term in a ruling delivered by the judge on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in Calabar. Human
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Committee to Protect Journalists has calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately drop the criminal charges against journalist Daniel Ojukwu, release him unconditionally, and stop criminalizing the press for their work. On November 10, a federal court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, remanded Ojukwu, a correspondent with the privately owned Foundation for Investigative