By Sylvia Akpan The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State, (UNICROSS) Professor Augustine Angba has marked the third anniversary in office and awarded the best students, retirees, and others. The ceremony was held inside the new cafe in UNICROSS, Calabar campus, and had students, staff, and guests in attendance. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
By Godwin Otang The Joseph Odey Foundation, the Ministry of Youth Development, and the Ministry of Information in Cross River State have jointly described, as very estimable, the excellent academic strides of 15-year-old Grace Unimwoshi. Speaking at an award-giving ceremony at the Emeraldfield School in Calabar, Mr. Joseph Odey, founder of the Joseph Odey Foundation,
By Godwin Otang A young secondary school graduate, Miss Unimwoshi Grace Ogbeche of Emeraldfield Schools Calabar, has won the award of highest scorer in the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 2023 examinations. The award came from a philanthropist, Mr. Joseh Odey, Chief Host of the Joseph Odey
By Veronica Utsu Some aggrieved staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) who were employed between 2019/2020 staged a peaceful protest in front of the University gate Friday morning. The protesters carry placards with various inscriptions indicating that they have not been paid for the past four years. According to some of the protesting staff,
“The attention of Management has again been drawn to another ugly, rowdy, and disorderly scene where students were sighted in their numbers flying strange colors suspected to be secret cult regalia, while others were seen driving recklessly (presumably under the influence of alcohol and drugs) in and around the University premises,” the memo read. “These
By Able Winnard A fresh graduate from the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus, Confidence Ogar Enya is said to have passed on after being involved in an auto crash. Confidence, who is in her 20s, just graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering a few days ago. The Ikom indigene was said
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