By Sylvia Akpan A teenage girl identified as Favour Okokon Oqua, has been declared missing in Calabar after attending second carnival Calabar dry run. Favour, 16, hails from Big Qua in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area and recently gained admission into the University of Calabar, (UNICAL), where she is enrolled in the Department of Peace
By Kelvin Ololo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) branches at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), and the University of Education and Entrepreneurship (UEE) Akamkpa have declared readiness to join the union’s looming indefinite nationwide strike, citing the Federal Government’s failure to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009
By TheInvestigator The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, November 17, 2025, convicted the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for sexually harassing his female students. Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho found Prof. Ndifon guilty on two of the
By Ogar Monday The Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Calabar (UNICAL) has encouraged individuals to pursue education, describing it as the key to unlocking opportunities. The charge came during an event organized by the Department to mark the 2026 International Literacy Day. Speaking at the event, the Head of Department, Prof. Love
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The sudden increase, according to students, has placed a heavy financial burden on them, especially as no student leadership currently exists in the faculty to challenge the development. Students of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Cross River State have expressed outrage over a sharp increase in their faculty dues, which
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Reaffirming its unwavering dedication to education and youth empowerment, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, OPay, has announced the inclusion of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) as the eighth beneficiary of its landmark ₦1.2 billion 10-year scholarship scheme. The MOU signing ceremony, held at the University of Calabar, was attended by representatives
By Kelvin Ololo A 400 level student of Medicine and Surgery, University of Calabar (UNCIAL) Mark Ofre Okwohe has been kidnapped. The news of his abduction broke out by the Publisher of CrossRiverWatch and Human Rights Activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, in the late hours of Sunday June 1, 2025. His whereabouts is not ascertained as
By Favour Adinya The University of Calabar (UNICAL), has expelled student – Chukwuemeka Victory with Reg No 2024402053132F from the Department of public health, over alleged phone stealing. The university Management said the expulsion became necessary following serious violation of the institution regulations. In a memo with UC/REG/DISC/45A and signed by the Registrar, Dr. (Mrs.)