By Sylvia Akpan The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has officially conferred the rank of Professor on Patrick Ukim Ineji, recognizing his outstanding contributions in Development and Political Communications. The promotion was approved during the school’s Senate meeting at UNICROSS on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, elevating Professor Ineji from his previous position as Senior
By Kelvin Ololo The Executive Chairman of Obudu Local Government Council, Hon. Peter Akonfe Undiandeye, has thrown his full weight behind Obudu Hilltop FC, congratulating the side after their hard-earned 1–0 victory over Ranch Pillars of Obanliku in the ongoing Governor Bassey Otu Cup. In a fiercely contested derby played on Monday at the U.J.
By Kelvin Ololo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branches at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), and the University of Education and Entrepreneurship (UEE) Akamkpa have declared readiness to join the union’s looming indefinite nationwide strike, citing the Federal Government’s failure to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009
By Kelvin Ololo The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has ordered the immediate dissolution of the Board of the Local Government Service Commission following confirmed reports of gross abuse of office and widespread employment racketeering in the Commission’s recruitment exercise. In a press statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press
By TheInvestigator The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, November 17, 2025, convicted the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for sexually harassing his female students. Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho found Prof. Ndifon guilty on two of the
By Sylvia Akpan Healthcare delivery at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Calabar, has been brought to a halt as the institution joins the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and its affiliate bodies. The shutdown, which took effect from midnight on November 14, has suspended all routine clinical activities, leaving
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Deaf Sports Association (CRSDSA) has suspended its planned protest over the government’s delayed support for the team’s participation in the 6th National Deaf Football Championship scheduled for November 18 to 29, 2025, in Jos, Plateau State. The decision came after a decisive engagement with the Senior Special Adviser
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State has unveiled the 2025 Carnival Mascot and the newly established Carnival Calabar Diaspora Band. The unveiling which was performed by the Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, held during the 2nd Dry Run, at the popular 11-11 Roundabout, Calabar Cenotaph. Speaking on behalf