Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar, operating under the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) have embarked on an indefinite strike to demand a more inclusive advertisement for the institution’s Vice Chancellor position. The lecturers are protesting what they describe as their deliberate exclusion from the ongoing selection process, citing the university governing council’s refusal to amend …

The first female President of the Student Union Government, University of Calabar, Blessing Alims, has explained why she appointed 50 individuals for advisory roles in her administration. Alims, who recently gained the attention of netizens after being announced the President in the university’s 49-year history, announced the appointment of the aides in a viral letter dated August 1, 2024. However, …

A witness simply identified as TKJ has alleged that suspended dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) Prof. Cyril Ndifon pressurised her to trade her virginity in exchange for admission into the institution. TKJ, who is the star witness and second prosecution witness (PW2) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), made the …

The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has reacted to the fire incident that razed one of the institution’s buildings on Thursday night. The incident, which occurred around 8:45 pm, burnt down the storehouse of the Students’ Affairs Division, destroying office equipment, including ACs, computers, and students’ files. Speaking during a visit to the fire scene, the university’s Vice …

About 16 students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have been hospitalised at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) following a stampede which occurred when the students were struggling to gain access into a hall to find a seat to write an examination. An eyewitness, Mrs. Ruth Bisong, stated that the stampede occurred when the students were billed to …

The suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Cyril Ndifon yesterday raised the alarm over the alleged threat to life. Speaking with newsmen after Church Service yesterday at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Akim Barracks in Calabar, Prof Ndifon said some unidentified “security personnel” came looking for him in the church in a bid to arrest him. …

The sex scandal rocking the University of Calabar has taken on a legal dimension as the embattled Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon has instituted a suit against the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, and other officers at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. However, the university’s management has …

Many University of Calabar students reportedly fled the campus following attacks by masked gunmen on the Malabor Republic hostels on Saturday night. Many reportedly left on Sunday as they feared the gunmen would return. The armed invasion happened around 9 p.m. on Friday and lasted over 30 minutes without campus security intervention. According to the Malabites (as male students of …

For the second time in nine years, the management of the University of Calabar on Thursday suspended its Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. According to a letter signed by the institution’s registrar, Gabriel Egbe, Ndifon was suspended for violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. Back in 2015, Ndifon was …

Law undergraduates of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), on Monday, besieged the office of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi to protest against alleged sexual harassment, extortion, and absenteeism by lecturers. The students particularly accused the Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon of sexually harassing female students. The protesting students neatly dressed in black and white attire, …