By CrossRiverWatch Admin. A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) lodge in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday was gutted by fire. The lodge belonging to the Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF), Cross River State Chapter located at Akiba street, Ikot Ansa, Calabar Municipality was completely razed down by the unknown fire at the wee hours
By Osang Virtuos, The Epistle Kedei, Iwara Ibiang has now gone missing for 5 days. Iwara, 20, a 200 level student of the Department of Agricultural Extension/Rural Sociology of the University of Calabar was last seen on August 11, 2021. And, the Cross River State Police command declared him missing 2 days later on August
By Sylvia Felix The University of Cross River State last week unveiled it’s new logo, vision and mission statements months after Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the bill seeking for its name change on February 15, 2021. Sponsored by the leader of the ninth Assembly, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja) the bill sought to
By Sylvia Felix Regional examinations body, the West African Examination Council (WAEC), on Tuesday reopened its office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after nearly ten months of being shut. The Calabar branch of the examination body was raided and touched in the widespread arson in Calabar on October 23rd and 24th 2021. The
By Victoria Effiong The Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo has appointed Nigeria’s minister for state, power, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba as the Chairman 9f it’s Board of Trustees. The appointment was conveyed in a letter to the Obudu born prince by the Chancellor of the Varsity, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong which said Agba’s appointment was after
By Patrick Obia The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has lamented what it described as “obnoxious and abhorrable” acts of sorting, extortions and sexual harassments going on in the institution by lecturers. Sorting refers to payments for grades. And, following widespread claims that students are relying on sorting to pass while lecturers extort monies
By Patrick Obia The Cross River Police command has warned gangs and hoodlums in the State against acts that will create panic and chaos. The command said it has received intelligence of a planned invasion by gangstars and hoodlums masquerading as gang members to wreak havoc. Some gangsters had infiltrated Awi in Akamkpa Local Government
By Patrick Obia The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL), have expelled two students, Gift Adalikwu and Cordelia Obongha; suspend Oyama Peter Bassey and hand automatic carry over to Nsa Bassey Ekpenyong, over various degrees of misconducts. The Vice Chancellor of the Varsity, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, acted on the report of the Institution’s Examination