The Governor of Cross River State Sen. Prince Bassey Otu has called on the Nigerian Labour Union to sheath their sword and give the government a chance for more deliberation. The Governor who spoke through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey during the Thanksgiving service held today the 1st of October 2023 at The Presbyterian…
Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on Thursday, September 28, 2023, convicted and sentenced four internet fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to one-year imprisonment each, without an option of fine. The all-male convicts with ages ranging between 20 and 28 years, are: Abdullahi Saidu Momoh, Godwin Boman Emmanuel, Samuel Godfrey…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has disclosed that crashes on Nigerian roads were no accidents but a result of actions or inactions of human beings. The assertion was made by Corps Marshal Dauda Biu, Corps Marshal of FRSC on Friday (Sept. 29) in Calabar, during the 2023 Sectoral Workshop on the theme, “Volunteerism in…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi has formally received the report of the Investigation Panel set up to probe allegations of improprieties levelled against the suspended Dean of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. Receiving the report in a brief presentation ceremony in her office on Friday (Sept. 29), the Vice-Chancellor commended…
The Government of Cross River State has unveiled five activities to mark the 63rd independence anniversary of Nigeria. The five activities, according to a press statement from Hon. Erasmus Ekpang, Commissioner for Information on Thursday (Sept. 28) span from Friday, September 29 to Monday, October 2, 2023, and will be held in Calabar, the state…
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has struck out the petition of Sen. Sandy Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while affirming the victory of Governor Bassey Otu of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Delivering judgement on Tuesday (Sept. 26) a three-man tribunal panel led by Justice Oken Inneh said Onor’s petitions…
The Government of Cross River on Thursday in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) disclosed that it was committed to bridging the state’s funding gap in the procurement of Family Planning (FP) commodities. The commitment was made by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Ayuk during a one-day State Level Dissemination of…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has disclosed that it would make Cross River too hot for vandals of public infrastructures in the state. This was stated by Commandant Charles Brown, the Cross River Commandant of NSCDC on Thursday (Sept. 28) in Calabar while parading a 40-year-old vandal of high-capacity streetlights in Calabar….
The University of Calabar has bagged an Award of Bronze, coming 3rd in the nation and 1st in the South South geopolitical zone, following the just concluded Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Equal Opportunity Group’s (JEOG) National Conference held in Abuja. The event which took place on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th September 2023,…
By Cynthia Maduekwe The University of Calabar is abuzz with excitement as one of its distinguished students, Daniel Ehis Aiguohkian, a Philosophy major, prepares to embark on a remarkable journey. Daniel Ehis Aiguohkian is set to attempt the Guinness World Record for the Longest Writing Time, an endeavour that will last an astonishing 188 hours,…
