By Patrick Obia The Governing Council of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has dismissed eight members of staff and sanctioned another following various cases of alleged misconduct. The decisions were contained in a memo issued by the Office of the Registrar on July 17, 2026, detailing disciplinary actions approved at the university’s 174th Governing Council
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has suspended the Vice Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Hon. Emmanuel Idi Yakubu, for a period of ninety days over alleged gross misconduct and abandonment of duty. The suspension, which was unanimously approved by the House, is pending an investigation by the Committee on
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent Crisis is currently rocking the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA), as the Speaker of the Assembly Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has removed the Chairman of House Committee on Finance and Appropriation – Hon. Cyril Omini Honorable Omini, a Member representing Yakurr 1 State Constituency was removed over
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has upheld the suspension of Hon. Kingsley Agbor Ekuri, the Councilor representing Ajassor Ward in Etung Local Government Area, over allegations of misconduct, insubordination, and threats to the peace of the Local Government. The suspension, initially imposed by the Etung Legislative Council, was confirmed after
By Patrick Obia The Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly Honorable Elvert Ayambem, has been Impeached by two-third majority (17 members) of the House. In an impeachment notice obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the Speaker is removed on four grounds, bothering on financial misconduct, incompetence and wrong conduct of preliminary proceedings; non-compliance with the Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin. Information reaching our newsroom has it that the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Professor Augustine Oko Angba, has been suspended. The embattled Prof. Angba is suspended by the varsity Governing Council on Monday, May 6th, 2024, during the school’s Governing Council meeting held at the main campus,
By Godwin Otang The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has charged the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) Professor Cyril Ndifon to Court on a 4-count charge. In the charge sheet number: FHC/ABJ/CR/511/2023, the ICPC’s charge against the Professor of Law is bordering on sexual harassment,
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