By Frank Ulom, Converseer Residents of Cross River State have taken to the streets to strongly criticized the state of Nigeria’s democracy and economic policies, describing the situation as a “renewed shege” rather than the “renewed hope” promised by the current administration. Some of the residents who took to the streets were carrying placards with
By Jonathan Ugbal Nurses and midwives have shut the entrance to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, while protesting the arrest of three of their colleagues. Numbering over 100, and donning their white gowns, the nurses embarked on a protest, downing tools on Tuesday morning with some patients wondering what their fate is. “Nurses
By Favour Adinya Farmers and community members have staged a peaceful protest in Utugbor, Abuana, and Akpakpa communities of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River, over herdsmen invasion and destruction. The protesters in their numbers chanted songs in disapproval of herdsmen presence in their communities, demanding an end to grazing on their farmland and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has suspended seven students who were allegedly to have been involved in the protest against management’s “No fees, no. exams”. Some aggrieved students had on April 4, 2025 protested against the varsity management decision not to allow students who are yet to pay their fees
By Favour Adinya The Management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) in the agreement with the Students Union Government (SUG) has suspended its examinations after students’ peaceful protest. Some aggrieved students of the varsity had on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 protested the school management “No fees, no exams” policy. The students who disrupted
By Favour Adinya Aggrieved students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) on Thursday April 3rd, 2025 staged a peaceful protest over the management’s “No Fees, No Exams” policy. The school management had on resumption from its week’s break issued a short notice for no fees, no examination for students who had a few
Images obtained from the protest show youths bearing placards with different inscriptions including "Obudu Youths Say Utubaku Must Go," "FCE Obudu Has No Security In The Hands Of Utubaku," and "A Thief Is A Thief, Utubaku Must Go."
Favour Adinya Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Cross River State chapter, have staged a peaceful protest over non payment of sixty thousand (60) Naira palliatives ASUU and her members staged the protest in the Calabar main campus of UNICROSS, marched round the premises and touched down the Vice Chancellor’s