By Joe Udo CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Tension gripped the campus of University of Calabar after a trailer reportedly suffered brake failure near the institution’s E-Library area, causing a brief scare among students and staff. According to Nsikan Umoh, who shared the video of the incident on Facebook on Wednesday, the incident occurred when the driver,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has declared that the University of Calabar acted fraudulently and recklessly by admitting students into its Faculty of Engineering without due accreditation from relevant statutory bodies. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie ruled in favour of eight…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has declared Mr Benjamin Hilda, a male student of the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Calabar (UNICAL), missing. According to a statement issued on Friday by ASP Sunday Eitokpah, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Hilda, 30, went missing in 2025…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar Faculty of Communication and Media Studies has held an orientation exercise for its fresh students who were recently admitted for the 2025/2026 academic session. The faculty comprises seven departments: Advertising, Broadcasting, Development Communication, Journalism and Media Studies, Mass Communication, and Strategic Communication. In an opening…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – A University Don and Head of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Dr Ukam I. Ngwu, Esq., has identified invasion of the media space by unqualified persons as the root cause of rising quackery and fake news syndrome threatening society development. Speaking…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Dr Eyo Essien has been appointed as the Director of the Centre for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), University of Calabar (UNICAL). A letter signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Offiong Offiong, disclosed that the appointment is for a period of two (2) years with effect from January 1,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has appointed Dr Ukam Ivi Ngwu as the Acting Head of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. A release from the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, signed by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, on 12th…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has appointed 14 new directors and three deputy directors to strengthen efficiency and service delivery. According to Negroid Haven, the appointments were approved by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Offiong Effanga Offiong, and will take effect from 1 January 2026 to 31…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has approved the appointment of Prof. Ekaette Enang as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Academics. The University also approved the appointment of Prof. Egrinya Eneji as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Research, Linkages and Collaboration. The approval was given by the Senate of the University, on…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River North Family Forum (CRINFAF) has honoured Prof. (Mrs) Rose Ohiama Ugbe, a professor of law, with a Meritorious Award, following her promotion which dates back to 2024. Converseer reports that Prof. Ugbe is the first female Professor of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and…
