The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has relieved Prof. Victor Ecoma of his appointment as the Head of Department of the university’s Fine and Applied Arts Department for alleged negligence and incompetence. This is contained in a statement signed by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, on Monday. Obi said that […]
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, on Friday told the 11,011 fresh students for the 2020/2021 academic session to shun cultism, drug peddling, rape and other anti-social vices. Obi gave the advice at the matriculation of the students in Calabar, urging them to also report any form of harassment or exploitation, either by […]
Professor Florence Obi, a professor of Education has emerged the 11th and first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Prof Obi floored about 12 other contestants to emerge the first female Vice-Chancellor of the 45-year-old institution. She will take over from Professor Zana Akpagu, whose tenure expires by December 1st, 2020. Speaking after the […]
The outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, (UNICAL), Prof Zana Akpagu, has won the All Progressives Congress primary for the Northern Cross River State Senatorial seat in the state. Daily Times reports that the bye-election will hold on October 31. Akpagu scored 75,490 votes to defeat his closest rival Joe Agi (SAN) and three […]
A staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Mrs. Christiana Ekanem, who was kidnapped in her home in Calabar on March 10, has regained her freedom. Security Adviser, Southern Senatorial District to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Ani Esin, confirmed her release in a telephone interview on Sunday in Calabar. Esin disclosed that Ekanem was […]
Edem Bassey, Calabar The Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, Prof. Augustine Ogogo, has said that agriculture remained the most stable revenue earner in Nigeria today because the era of oil is almost over. Speaking at the flagging off of the first phase of one million Cocoa nurseries in Akim/Asomba communities in Akamkpa Local […]
Cultism is one of Nigeria’s most nagging social problems. In work places, towns and cities or communities and even in somewhat sacred of places, there are large congregations of cultists. It has become a way of life for most teenagers who subscribe to various antagonistic cult groups. Worse still, is the often resort of cult […]
A soldier’s wife, Mrs Cristobel Itodo, age 22, is said to have died of Lassa Fever at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). Reports said she died less than 12 hours after admission at the hospital. Mrs Itobo was brought to the Hospital on Sunday night with the Lassa fever after it was managed […]
For most Nigerians, President Muhammedu Buhari’s (PMB) mantra of “change” in attitudes and behavioral dispositions in private homes, offices and elsewhere is a mere slogan and more like a sound of distant echoes. Those who benefit immensely from the old, corrupt order of handling official business in Nigeria are most stoutly opposed to this […]