By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has commenced activities for its 38th Convocation Ceremony, with Vice Chancellor, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, outlining a week-long programme and a reform-driven agenda aimed at repositioning the institution. Addressing journalists on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the university, Offiong described the convocation as a…
He made the pledge during a courtesy visit to the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, at his country home in Adiabo. By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, has pledged zero tolerance for unethical practices in the institution, assuring that…
By Joe Udo CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Tension gripped the campus of University of Calabar after a trailer reportedly suffered brake failure near the institution’s E-Library area, causing a brief scare among students and staff. According to Nsikan Umoh, who shared the video of the incident on Facebook on Wednesday, the incident occurred when the driver,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has declared that the University of Calabar acted fraudulently and recklessly by admitting students into its Faculty of Engineering without due accreditation from relevant statutory bodies. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie ruled in favour of eight…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has declared Mr Benjamin Hilda, a male student of the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Calabar (UNICAL), missing. According to a statement issued on Friday by ASP Sunday Eitokpah, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Hilda, 30, went missing in 2025…
