by crossriverwatch admin A suspected phone snatcher said to be an undergraduate student of the University of Calabar was savagely butchered by a mob at about 9 pm on Wednesday for allegedly snatching a phone and a handbag from a lady. The undergraduate phone thief said to be operating with another who managed to escape
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) Barrister Ekpo Nta today in Calabar, said the University of Calabar, Unical will soon commence anti-corruption courses as the school is one of the only two picked from the country amongst 20 world universities where anti-corruption studies will be initiated as a means of
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government says it has spent the sum of 3billion Naira on secondary and 2.7billion Naira on primary education since the inception of the Senator Liyel Imoke administration in 2007. . Mr. Efiok Cobham, the deputy governor of the state made the revelation in Calabar on Monday while declaring
by crossriverwatch admin A committee to draft the academic brief to facilitate the smooth take off of the Cross River State Polytechnic at Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area has been inaugurated in Calabar. Inaugurating the Committee, the Executive Committee of the State Polytechnic, Ugep, Professor Ivara E. Esu (OFR), recalled that the State Government had
by crossriverwatch admin Reprieve came the way of the Federal College of Education Obudu today Wednesday when an Obudu High Court presided over by Justice Ashu Ewa vacated the “Motion for Distrain” slammed on the school following its inability to make tax remittances to the Cross River State Government. Justice Ewa said since the University
by crossriverwatch admin The shutting down of the Federal College of Education Obudu by agents of the Cross River State Government last week has incurred the wrath of three unions in the institution which have described the action of government as uncivil and are consequently demanding the immediate reopening of the school. Three unions in
by crossriverwatch admin The activities of some schools who engage in examination malpractices by creating special centers were students pay huge unapproved amounts to get desirable results, popularly known as ‘miracle centers’ have been put under watch, crossriverwatch can authoritatively report. State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Offiong Offiong who disclosed this in Calabar during a
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Board of Internal Revenue Service has shut down the Federal College of Education Obudu for defaulting in tax remittance to the Cross River State Government. The closure was effected by agents of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service in line with a High Court ruling presided over