by crossriverwatch admin Former member of the House of Representatives and 2015 Cross River gubernatorial aspirant, Hon. Emmanuel Ibeshi has said that the capital investments embarked upon by the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke have helped to reduce the burden of government on managing and financing parastatals. He was speaking yesterday at seminar organized by
by crossriverwatch admin Men of the Homicide Unit of the Cross River State Police Command have arrested a University of Calabar final year student of the Department of Microbiology who allegedly shot and killed Dr. Godwin Iwatt, the Examination Officer of the department in May. The student identified as Ikechukwu Uche was arrested in his
by crossriverwatch admin An ex- convict has been caught again in the act of stealing by a combined team of the University of Calabar, UNICAL and security men and men of the Nigeria Police. The suspect whose name was not given was said to have snatched a student’s hand bag containing valuables and attempted to
by crossriverwatch admin A lecturer in the Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Mr. Okon Effiong Ekpenyong, has lost four teeth after he was allegedly brutalised by some officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Cross River State command, for traffic offence. Ekpenyong, who narrated his ordeal to PUNCH Metro on Thursday, said his vehicle
by crossriverwatch admin CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively confirm that Dr. Godwin Iwatt, a lecturer in the University of Calabar, who was shot by suspected cultists in his office on May 6, 2014 is dead. Dr. Iwatt was confirmed dead about an hour ago at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital where he has been receiving treatment
by crossriverwatch admin A confidential source at the University of Calabar of Calabar Teaching Hospital has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch that “Dr. Iwatt Godwin was brought into our unit, that is the intensive care Unit on Tuesday at about 3pm”. The source affirmed that “he has under gone a surgery and a thoracotomy chest tube inserted,
by crossriverwatch admin A lecturer in the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Dr. Iwat (other names unknown), has been reported shot by unknown gunmen this afternoon at about 2pm in his office in the department of Micro Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science. It was not immediately clear at press time why Dr. Iwat was shot but
by crossriverwatch admin The College of Medical Sciences University of Calabar, UNICAL has yesterday graduated 50 medical doctors in its 38th Physician Oath taking ceremony, Sponsio Academica. The Cross River Commissioner for Health, Prof. Angela Oyo Ita in her remark at the graduation said she is delighted to witness the ceremony and described the new