By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amidst an ongoing protest by students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) over a hike in school charges, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Florence Obi has appointed one Mr. Samuel Eno Okoi as her Special Adviser on Student Affairs. The appointment was contained in a letter addressed to Mr. Okoi who is popularly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Students of the University of Calabar are currently protesting a hike in the charges levied by Varsity’s management. Students gathered at the Malabor Square which houses the Students Union Government secretariat and moved to the female hostels bearing placards. They marched from the areas where hostels are situated, popularly referred to as
By Able Winnard Barely 41 days or less than six weeks a fresh graduate of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus, Confidence Ogar Enya passed on after being involved in an auto crash, another 300-level student of the varsity – Deborah Urom is called yonder. The 300-level student in the Department of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Ministry of Education has threatened to expel Secondary School students from Government Secondary School Ikot Ansa Calabar if found culpable of the recent alleged gang-related activities in the school. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Stephen Odey in a visit to the school on Thursday said the visit is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amateur footage has shown the moment some Senior Secondary Two (SS2) students allegedly imported gangsters to fight their senior counterpart – Senior Secondary Three (SS3) in Government College Ikot Ansa, Calabar, Cross River State. In the video that shows a rowdy scene, some students are seen fighting with sticking and what is
By Able Winnard Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Cross River State chapter has paid a warm visit to the faculty of Communication Technology, University of Cross River State, to foster a healthy collaboration with the varsity. NIPR was established in 1963. The body attained the status of a Chartered Institute in June 1990 through
By Godwin Otang A Professor at the Department of Special Education, University of Calabar (UNICAL) Professor Patrick Egaga, who was a member of the recent Panel of Investigation set up to enquire into the allegations of sexual harassment, abuse of office, and misconduct at the Faculty of Law, in the varsity has been kidnapped on
By Godwin Otang The Management of the University of Calabar, UNICAL says the crowd crush and collapse witnessed at an examination venue on Saturday was due to “unruly student’s behavior.” This is even as the management confirmed CrossRiverWatch’s report of students being hospitalized due to the stampede and announced that it was actually 21 students