By Patrick Obia Another victim from the empowerment stampede organized by the governor’s wife of Cross River State, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has reportedly died. The victim identified as Rose passed on at the General Hospital Ogoja on Wednesday, October, 28, 2026, evening hours after her health got worse due to the stampede and police
By Mary Ochim The Government of Cross River State has confirmed and sympathized with the family of the deceased woman who lost her life during an empowerment stampede. A woman was confirmed dead and dozens injured during scramble for empowerment rice in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state – empowerment attended by the state
By Kelvin Ololo At least one person has been confirmed dead and many injured following a stampede at an empowerment program in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. State Police Command confirmed that one woman died after a stampede at the program attended by the wife of the Cross River State Governor and
By Favour Adinya The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have clarified that no life was lost in the recent stampede that occurred during the school’s examination. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, on Thursday February 27th, 2025 debunked claims that there were casualties as alleged in some quarters. She noted this in
By Godwin Otang The Management of the University of Calabar, UNICAL says the crowd crush and collapse witnessed at an examination venue on Saturday was due to “unruly student’s behavior.” This is even as the management confirmed CrossRiverWatch’s report of students being hospitalized due to the stampede and announced that it was actually 21 students
The Varsity is currently administering semester examinations, and those writing GSS Courses have had a hard time finding halls to do so due to the sheer volume of students who registered for them