Mrs. Janet Ishi of Orok Orok Street, Calabar, capital of Cross River State, is currently a worried woman. The source of her bother is her eldest daughter, Eno, whose sexual preference is less than conventional. Eno is a member of the city’s growing tribe of lesbians. And they are found everywhere–civil service, army, police as
by Punch Twenty-six-year-old son of a plumber whose mother is also a trader in Iseyin, Oyo State, Mr. Nurudeen Adegoke, has emerged the overall best graduating student at the 24th convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, on Saturday. Adegoke, who read Mathematics, shone like a star at the occasion as he won
by Punch The report of the Needs Assessment Panel set up by the Federal Government to look into the challenges of public universities has uncovered a huge shortage of basic learning resources. The Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led committee, which has since submitted its report to the Federal Government, noted among other things that basic learning resources
by Christine Lai, Africa.com and Yolaan Begbie, Africa.com While students from across the continent continue to move abroad to study at leading learning institutions in the U.S. and Europe, Africa boasts its own league of great universities. Presented below is Part I of Africa.com’s Top 10 Universities in Africa. Part II will feature the Top
Story by CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator Ben Ayade Scholarship And Bursary Scheme Committee has approved a list of 216 successful candidates made up of 4 candidates from each of the 54 wards comprising Cross River North Senatorial District. A total of 2,914 applications were received . In a statement, the scholarship committee said they were
by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, Nigeria; October 4, 2012: Nigeria’s Leading mobile operator, Airtel Networks Limited, has been commended by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, for adopting a rural primary school in the state. The governor, who was speaking, when a team of Airtel executives led by the Managing
The President, Students Union Government of the Cross River State University of Technology, CRUTECH, Mr. Ekong Ita has told crossriverwatch this evening that he regrets his participation in a march this morning by National Association of Cross River Students, NACRISS to protest what the students referred to as extortion and insecurity on campus. Contrary to
Deputy Governor Booed! Story by crossriverwatch admin Students of the Cross River State University of Technology took to the streets in Calabar early today morning bearing green branches and leaves to protest what they described as extortion by the authorities of the institution and general insecurity on the school campus. The protest organized under the