A married woman was allegedly forced out of her husband’s home after she was reportedly caught having an extramarital affair with a young man. The incident happened in Okposi Community, Ndoni, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, Rivers State According to reports, members of her family and some people in the community later took her to the house…
By Cletus Asuquo Newly employed local government workers in Cross River State have staged a peaceful protest in Calabar over 11 months of unpaid salaries, urging Governor Bassey Otu to approve their enrolment on the state payroll. The protesters, drawn from various local government areas, marched through major streets of the state capital to the…
By Frank Ulom The management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, has fired back at a viral report accusing its Acting Medical Director of unleashing thugs on protesters, insisting the entire narrative is a fabrication designed to smear its leadership over a disputed job appointment. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, the hospital’s…
By Frank Ulom The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Care Professionals at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, have described the alleged protest over the appointment of the hospital’s Substantive Medical Director (MD) as premature. The unions, who made this known in a press statement on Friday in Calabar, however, described the…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Udeme Emmanuel Ekpeme, over allegations of impersonation, operating an illegal mobile clinic, obtaining money by false pretence, and the unlawful use of medical equipment. Udeme confessed he got involved in the act to raise money to return to the medical school….
The University of Calabar, UNICAL, has dismissed eight members of staff and sanctioned another, including a professor and two academic doctors, following findings of various acts of misconduct, reinforcing the institution’s commitment to discipline and accountability. According to The Lumine News, the decisions were approved at the University’s 174th Governing Council meeting on July 3,…
