By Patrick Obia University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has been temporarily shutdown by the State Government over insecurity. This was contained in a statement from the Governor’s office, signed by the Permanent Secretary in charge of security, Sir Alfred Mboto stating the closure is to checkmate alleged plan destruction by hoodlums; to restore normalcy
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo It was a cloudy Tuesday morning in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus as lecturers and students took a procession round the school to mourn departed colleagues. The exercise which began at Mass Communication Department, saw lecturers, students and sympathizers dressed on
By Jonathan Ugbal Students resident in Calabar, the Cross River Capital have shut down the Governor’s office in the State demanding an end to the prolonged industrial action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They began marching from the Freedom Park at Mary Slessor avenue through Murtala Muhammed highway to the office where
By Mary Ugbodaga, The Cable The Cross River Government says students in the State should not expect the usual long vacation when schools reopen. Godwin Amanke, Commissioner for Quality Education, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. According to him, before the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, 70 percent of schools
By Kelvin Ololo The Acting Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Prof. David Abua Ogar has assured students that the era of insecurity, sorting, sex for grades and all forms of vices devilling the State owned institution are over. Prof. Ogar who was represented by Prof. Igwe Ewona, Chairman Committee of Deans,
By Patrick Obia Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar campus, again on resumption lost two final year students identified as Nelson of Mathematics and Statistics department and Sharon Chinyeaka Abalihi of Biological Sciences. The two were said to have involved in motor accident. Sharon Chinyeaka said took her last breath while returning back to school
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Cross River State, Mr. Asuquo Ekpeyong, Jnr. has denied having any relationship with one of the Presidential candidates for the on-going election of the National Association of Cross River State Students (NACRISS). Disassociating himself from news making rounds that he’s sponsoring Awatt Eso and is bent
Recently, ‘Cross Riverians’ once again beheld the sordid pictures of a student of the State-owned University who was brutally hacked to death in cold blood right in front of his faculty building, after finishing his exams. This senseless killing adds to the endless list of unresolved murders in both the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and