By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo Barring any change, students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) will continue academic activities tomorrow, February 1, 2021 for the 2019/2020 academic session after a hiatus of nearly one year. The break was due to an industrial action by academic staff and the COVID-19 pandemic. And, as public Universities
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The remains of a former Chairman of the governing council of the National Youth Service Corps, Chief Linus Okom was on Saturday laid to rest in Bekwarra Local Government Area of northern Cross River State. Okom, popularly referred to as ‘Ada Ebekwarra’ which loosely translates to “The Father of Bekwarra,” passed away
By Kelvin Ololo The Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, Prof. Austin Angba has said he’s on a mission to revamp the institution known for it’s academic notoriety. He said all hands must be on deck to drive CRUTECH to the peak of excellence. The Vice Chancellor extended a hand of fellowship
Mrs. Ekponwan Ekanem, a single mother of two and schoolteacher in Cross River State, tells ADA WODU about the struggle of schoolteachers in government-owned schools who were allegedly demoted for no just cause in 2016. When And Why Were You Demoted? Others and I were demoted in 2016. They (State Universal Basic Education Board) called
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Details are emerging how Honorable Justice Akon Ikpeme, has walked the tight rope to her exalted office as the Chief Judge of Cross River state, 427 days since the retirement of Justice Michael Edem in November 2019. CrossRiverWatch gathered that there was intense horse trading to try to reassure the governor that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin 322 days after refusing to confirm her as the substantive Chief Judge of the High Court of Cross River State, the House of Assembly has confirmed the recommendation of Justice Akon Ikpeme. Hope Obeten, Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Assembly, Eteng Jones disclosed this on Facebook. Breaking: Hon. Justice Akon
By Emmanuel Unah, Vanguard Newspaper Workers of Cross River Basin Development Authority, CRBDA, have revealed that nothing was planted in a farm belonging to the Authority flagged off, last year, by Minister of Water Resources while weeds have overrun the farm. There are also several irrigation projects of the agency located in Cross River and
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has ignored the proclamation of the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to suspend payment of school fee by indigenes in the institution. Governor Ayade made the proclamation to that effect October last year, during a press briefing where he maintained that the suspension of