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UNICAL first female SUG president justifies appointment of 50 aides

August 8, 2024 Gistlover Stella 0

Blessing Alims, the first female president of the Student Union Government at the University of Calabar, explains her decision to hire 50 aides after taking office. The news spread quickly when it was reported that

University of Calabar first female SUG president appoints 50 aides

August 6, 2024 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The recently elected President of the Student Union Government (SUG) at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Alims Blessing Iripia, has generated significant attention online following her declaration regarding the appointment of 50 aides to assist

UNICAL VC Appoints ‘New’ Dean for Faculty Of Law

UNICAL Students Protest 100% Hike in School Fees

December 4, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The University of Calabar suspended classes on Monday in response to student protests against the institution’s tuition fee increase of 100%. A revised pricing structure that would apply to the academic years 2022–2023 and 2023–2024

Gunmen Kidnap Professor From UNICAL Barely Two Months Of Being Suspended Of Alleged Sexual Assault

October 5, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

At his home in Akpabuyo, in the Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state, gun-toting men kidnapped Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the embattled Dean of the Law Faculty at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). Early

UNICAL student begins 188-hour write-a-thon to break GWR

October 3, 2023 Gistlover Stella 0

Daniel Ehis Aiguokhian, a student at UNICAL, starts a write-a-thon to break the record for the longest continuous writing session, which is 188 hours. The young man had earlier in June declared his intention to

UNICAL students spotted ‘having fun’ in night class, Video causes buzz

September 19, 2023 Gistlover Stella 0

@Silva_Unusual, a Nigerian man, recently tweeted a hilarious video of two University of Calabar (UNICAL) students having fun during a supposed night class session. The viral video has left internet users in stitches and has

UNICAL: Womanifesto Activists Write Minister, Demand Apology over Statement

September 16, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has been urged by a coalition of more than 500 women’s rights organizations operating under the auspices of Womanifesto to publicly apologize for allegedly working against the interests

UNICAL VC Appoints ‘New’ Dean for Faculty Of Law

August 22, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The University of Calabar’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi on Tuesday, gave her approval for Dr. Mrs. Rose Ohiama Ugbe as interim dean of the faculty of law. The appointment is effective as of today, August

UNICAL disassociates self from John Ewa, says he was never a student

September 28, 2022 Moses Gistlover 0

The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has dissociated itself from the recently arrested kidnap kingpin, John Ewa. Mr. Gabriel Egbe, registrar of the Institution, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, September 28,

UNICAL Lecturers Staged Protest Over Long-Term Unpaid Allowances

September 10, 2020 Sylvester Gistlover 0

Following the non-payment of allowances, members of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities reportedly staged a protest. The chairman of the institution’s chapter of the union, John Edor