By CrossRiverWatch Admin The recent recruitment exercise of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) is currently causing ripples in the varsity’s community following allegations of fraud, demand for bribes and poor conduct of the exercise investigations by CrossRiverWatch reveal. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu CrossRiverWatch gathered, has recruited over 270 academic and non-academic staff barely
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The federal government has commended the Cross River State Government for signing into law, the State Health Insurance Scheme bill christened ‘Ayadecare’. The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf disclosed this recently in a meeting with Health Stakeholders in the state where he also lauded the passion and
By Ikwen Atuaka Obudu: Farmers in the Abonkib clan of Obudu local government area Thursday fled their farmlands following gunshots allegedly fired by the neighboring Tiv clan in Vandeikya local government area in Benue state. The farmers, CrossRiverWatch gathered, numbered over twenty and could not continue work on their farms following sustained shots being fired by
By Bassey Inyang The Governing Council of the University of Calabar has formally approved the suspension order handed down to the Bursar of the Institution, Mr Peter Agi, by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Zana Akpagu. A release issued by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Moses Abang, indicated that at the 145th meeting of the
By Bassey Inyang A student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and son of a Dean has been kidnapped while two other persons received gunshot wounds following the invasion of the institution’s staff quarters by kidnappers who also robbed their victims of valuable property. The authorities of the university who made the disclosure of Friday
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Basic Rights Counsel, a law firm in Calabar the capital city of Cross River State have written the Attorney General of the state asking him to instruct the Commissioner of Police to investigate a group of policemen whose action is threatening the rape case brought against one Mr. Marcellinus Nwahiri who allegedly
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Tuesday in Calabar, assented to the Cross River State Insurance Scheme law crafted to give Cross Riverians health insurance with a minimal premium of 1,000 Naira per month. Christened “Ayadecare”, the Governor in an elaborate signing ceremony held at Government House Calabar stressed
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Calabar: Governor Ben Ayade has expressed angst against the low turnout of Mayors in the African continent for the World Mayors – African Region conference in Calabar ascribing it to the mentality Africans have come to be associated with. Ayade made known his frustrations when a delegation of Mayors