CALABAR – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), in collaboration with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has hosted a one-day awareness workshop aimed at promoting understanding of the Federal Government’s student loan initiative among students.
CALABAR — The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed the conviction and three-year jail sentence handed to Professor Peter Ogban, a former INEC returning officer who manipulated the outcome of the 2019 senatorial election in favour of Godswill Akpabio, now President of the Nigerian Senate.
ABUJA – The Nigeria Police Force, under the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has reactivated the issuance of motor vehicle Tinted Glass Permits (TGP) nationwide through a secure and user-friendly digital platform available at https://www.possap.gov.ng/. This initiative comes in response to widespread public complaints about the harassment of motorists over…
CALABAR – A clarion call for urgent and sustained action against parasitic diseases across Africa echoed through the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) as Professor Emmanuel Chukwunenye Uttah delivered the institution’s 6th inaugural lecture on Wednesday (April 30, 2025). Titled “Parasites in Sombre Macabre in Paradise: Tintinnabulations of Man-Parasite Irredentism”, the lecture, which took…
CAIRO/KHARTOUM — Tens of thousands of Sudanese who were driven from their homes by war are now making the difficult decision to return, even as fighting persists in parts of the country and conditions remain dire.
OTTAWA – Canadian hockey player Matt Petgrave will face no criminal charges in the slashing de*th of Adam Johnson. Johnson sadly passed after getting his neck sliced open in 2023. Petgrave was later arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by South Yorkshire Police. “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not bring criminal charges against…
GALVESTON – Twenty people have been banned from Carnival Cruise Line after a massive brawl broke out when the ship docked in Galveston, Texas over the weekend. One man was seen getting pulverised on the ground by multiple people after he fell down. “The incident occurred in the debarkation area under the authority of U.S….
NEW YORK – Trump administration officials came out guns blazing to mark the president’s first 100 days in office, pointing to a slew of economic victories to justify continued tariffs on countries around the globe. Facing down the barrels was Amazon, which announced Tuesday morning that customers will now see a note next to the…
…Commissioner for Health vows decisive action against those involved in alleged extortion scheme OGOJA – The Cross River State Government has reacted strongly to allegations of illegal levies imposed on students of the Ogoja College of Nursing Sciences, describing the practice as a gross abuse of trust and a betrayal of government standards. The outrage…
BOONE COUNTY – A 20-year-old Louisville man is in the Boone County Jail after he was allegedly found naked on the floor of a 13-year-old girl’s bedroom at 12:30 a.m. Monday. The girl’s father told deputies he woke up after hearing noises. He went in her room and spotted a naked man later identified as…
