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The Cross River State Command has said efforts are in full force to rescue kidnapped University of Calabar (UNICAL) lecturer, Dr. Roland Ipuole.    Dr. Ipuole of the Faculty of Law was abducted by gunmen on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Calabar, the state capital.    He alongside two other …

The university will honour 8,447 graduates during its 36th convocation ceremony. Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar (UniCal), says the university will record the highest number of first class graduands during its 36th convocation.

Nude videos and pictures were reportedly found as the  Federal High Court, Abuja,  yesterday, Feb. 12, admitted in evidence two mobile phones seized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from Prof. Cyril Ndifon.   Cyril Ndifon, a former dean of the University of Calabar, was …

The star witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has narrated how she was pressured by the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon to trade her virginity for admission.    The star witness simply identified …

Prof Patrick Egaga of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been released by his abductors after 26 days in captivity.   Egaga, who is UNICAL’s Director of Servicom was kidnapped in the institution’s staff quarters on November 12, 2023.   His abductors demanded a ransom of N50 million.    Sources …

A lady has been accused of stealing phones, bags and other items from students at the University of Calabar in Cross River State.     According to one of the students, Ruki Freeborn, the suspect was caught when she came to her exam hall to allegedly steal on Wednesday, October …

Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi has revealed some of the measures taken to address the sexual harassment crisis rocking the law faculty of the institution.    Recall that the Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof Cyril Ndifon was suspended after some law students embarked …

The management of the University of Calabar has initiated a probe into allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.    Recall that some law students had embarked on a protest, holding up placards that read “Ndifon must go for our sanity”, …

A final year student of the University of Calabar who works part time as a Bolt driver was killed by suspected carjackers at Mary Slessor roundabout, in Calabar, Cross River State.    According to Punch, the deceased, identified as Francis Atabi, 25, had given the two suspected car snatchers a …

The University of Calabar erupted in crisis on Saturday morning January 28, as students protested the death of their colleague who was allegedly denied medical care for not having the university’s medical consulting card.   The 300-level student of the Department of Library and Information Science, Precious Mhenuter, died on Saturday, four hours …