By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Ministry of Education, has pledged stronger collaboration with the College of Education and University of Calabar, to strengthen teacher preparation and improve education delivery across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Stephen Odey made the commitment on Tuesday while serving as Chairman of the 2026 2nd Annual
By Sylvia Akpan The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has disowned an individual identified as “Prof. Odong”, who is allegedly impersonating a staff member of the institution’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit and demanding money from students to alter or improve their examination results. The warning was contained in a notice issued
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed the conviction of Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a female student. The Court of Appeal, in its judgment delivered on Thursday, September 18, 2026, in Appeal
By Sylvia Akpan The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended nine students for one academic session following their involvement in examination misconduct. The suspension was approved by the University Senate based on the recommendations of the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee (SEMC). The decision was conveyed in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Dr. (Mrs.)
By Kelvin Ololo The excitement surrounding the sign-out activities of final-year students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) on Thursday and Friday September 17 and 18 2026, has been followed by an investigation after a viral video emerged showing a man firing a gun from a moving vehicle in Calabar. In the footage,
By Kelvin Ololo Final-year students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), have shutdown Calabar, the capital of Cross River State in a sign out party. At the popular Millennium park – the Eleven-Eleven Roundabout and heart of the city, transport operators and road users were caught in heavy traffic as students, family members,
By Kelvin Ololo The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has intensified security engagements ahead of the 2025/2026 second-semester examinations, following reports of a gang-related clash and alleged arrests of suspected members of rival groups around the Calabar campus. The development comes as examinations for final-year students are scheduled to commence on Tuesday, September 15,
By Kelvin Ololo Public and private nursery, primary and secondary schools across Cross River State will resume for the 2026/2027 academic session on Monday, September 14, 2026, with the Ministry of Education directing schools to strictly comply with approved academic and operational policies. The directive, contained in a public announcement signed by the Director of