The University of Calabar (UniCal) has suspended Joseph Akpan, a lecturer and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, over allegations of altering examination results. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, made this known on Wednesday in Calabar, stating that Akpan used his position to manipulate students’ scores in the Introduction to General Antimicrobial Pharmacology (PHM 311) … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports the University of Calabar is set to conduct a comprehensive investigation following a fire outbreak that ravaged one of the institution’s buildings on Thursday night. EDITOR’S PICK: Kano Hisbah Arrests 52 Keke Riders Over Alleged Immoral Haircuts And Unlawful Activities Femi Otedola Expresses Joy As He Makes Forbes’ Africa Billionaires List … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that twenty students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) were yesterday rushed to the university’s teaching hospital following a stampede at an examination hall in the campus. The stampede occurred where the students were billed to write the General Studies and Communication Skills (GSS) examination that was postponed to Saturday from … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Management of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has suspended the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, for alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. The suspension, conveyed in a letter by the University Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, takes effect from today, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that A University of Calabar, UNICAL medical student has fought and bitten her lecturer during lecture. Umoren Nsisong, a 400L student in the faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Calabar has bitten and harassed her lecturer on Monday, 26th June, 2023. David Ushie, a consultant of Laboratory Medicine was allegedly … Read more
The University of Calabar has begun the fumigation of the institution’s environment in preparation for the resumption of academic activities on Oct. 17. Eko Hot Blog reports that Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, who inspected the exercise on Saturday in Calabar, said the fumigation would include the hostels, classroom blocks … Read more
Death has hit Nollywood again as another veteran actor is dead. The deceased, Lari Williams died at the age of 81. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Veteran Nigerian actor, Lari Williams, is dead. He died at the age of 81. Read Also: Peace Talks: Ukrainian President Lists 2 Demands The accomplished actor, who had a … Read more
The covert admissions were perpetrated from 2017 to 2020 by the affected institutions… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede has disclosed that the examination board uncovered 706,189 illegal admissions by universities, Colleges of Education, polytechnics and other allies. Oloyede, who made the disclosures … Read more
…the soldier is currently in military custody, adding that an investigation has began to ascertain the circumstances that led to the killing of the student The Nigerian Army has reacted to a viral video alleging the killing of a final year student of the University of Calabar, Gray Agbesu, on Friday 9 July 2021 by … Read more
Some students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, have called out the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Zana Itiunbe Akpagu, after the final-year students in some selected departments were asked to start afresh in another university. The students explained that courses affected by the accreditation issue include Pharmacy, Engineering, Mass Communication, … Read more
September 11, 2020. Prof. Florence Obi of the faculty of Education and one-time deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration at the University of Calabar has emerged as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the university. According to report, she is the first female to be elected. Mrs Obi will take over from Prof. Zana Akpagu, whose tenure ends on November … Read more
An 18-year-old 100 level student of the Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Veronica Bako Myomuter, from Katsina-Ala in Benue State, is dead after allegedly taking her own life. According to reports, Veronica was said to have ingested a poisonous substance, on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at her home. It is … Read more