By Godwin Otang The death of Shukrat Olaleye, a student in the Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Calabar (UNICAL) is trailed by controversy. The student is alleged to have died on October 7th, 2023, after she was administered chloroquine upon suspecting that she was sick with malaria by a local chemist
By Jonathan Ugbal A block of six classrooms at the Nomadic Primary School in Obudu Local Government Area on Monday partially collapsed. This leaves dozens of pupils without proper infrastructure to learn CrossRiverWatch gathers. The block of classrooms which was already in a shape unfit for learning due to lack of windows and doors, collapsed
By Able Winnard The 21st executive of the University of Cross River State’s (UNICROSS) Student Union Government (SUG) has been inaugurated. The new executive is led by Humphrey Udop Ugbodim as the President, Theresa Theodore Eja as Vice President, Ekawu Timothy as the Secretary-General; Noble Tom as the Director of Socials and Charity Kiyie as
By Frank Ulom, The Converseer “Coming back here after 18 years to celebrate with you gives me joy unspeakable. I want to let you know that this 2005 set, as a body, has decided that the best 3 students in SS2 right now, we are going to take care of their WAEC, NECO, and JAMB
By Everest Prince And Ruth Obo-Ekpo The Management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has appointed new Heads of Departments (HoDs) for some of the newly approved programs in the institution. The appointments were made by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Augustin Angba at the varsity’s enlarged management meeting held in
By Veronica Utsu The Cross River State Government has clarified an earlier announcement on free tuition fees for its indigenes at primary and secondary school levels. The government made the clarification on the 26th of September 2023, to avoid disinformation and misinterpretation. In a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has said that the report of the Panel of Investigation presented to the institution last Friday by the panel will be presented to the Minister of Education and the National University Commission (NUC), and the Women Affairs Minister, for further consideration. This was disclosed
By Able Winnard The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) student, Favour Chioma of the Department of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology has received a fully funded Chevening scholarship for a master’s degree in Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation at the prestigious University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom. The class of 2019 graduate disclosed this