By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Management of the University of Calabar has suspended the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon for alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. The suspension, which takes effect from August 17, 2023, was conveyed in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River’s foremost investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch is set to convene a Twitter space over increasing issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in the State. The Twitter space is scheduled for Friday 18th of August, 2023, from 3:00PM – 415PM. According to the Managing Editor of the dogged media house, Comrade
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji, National Compass NG The Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has debunked allegation of high handedness, and sexual harassment, levelled against him by some students of the Faculty, saying that the protest was masterminded by some persons in the faculty, who had sworn to do everything
By Elijah Ugani Ogoja indigenes are currently protesting the removal of the College of Health Science administrative block to Obudu. The protesters include women and youths matching the streets of Ogoja to register their plight. They have placards bearing different inscriptions. See pictures below:
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Government has assured the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in the State of the safe return of Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim. NMA led by its State Chairman, Dr. Felix Archibong, Tuesday 1 of August 2023 defied the heavy rain and marched to the Government House. Prof. Ekanem has
By Patrick Obia Over three Communities in Cross River State – Ugbem, Ekpri Iko, Iwuru Obio Ntan, and among others, all in Biase Local Government Area have staged a peaceful protest demanding the immediate transfer of Magistrate I. I Abam; an embattled trial Magistrate accused of abuse of office. The Communities had on Tuesday, August
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Council of the Nigerian Labor Congress, NLC has voted to join the nationwide protests to draw attention to what the labor center describes as “the hardship being meted out to Nigerians by unfriendly, unpeopled Policies by the Federal Government.” This followed a resolution from the emergency State Executive
By Jonathan Ugbal Non-teaching staff of the College of Health Technology, COHTECH, Calabar on Thursday protested the forcible retirement of five of their colleagues by the Cross River Auditor General in what they say is a breach of the procedure. The staff marched round the campus chanting solidarity songs for about an hour before the