Court bars UNICAL VC, five others from evicting varsity chaplain

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar and five others from interfering with the fundamental rights of the Chaplain of the Chapel of Redemption, University of Calabar, Rev. Joseph Ushie.
Hon. Justice Phoebe Ayua, in Suit No. FHC/CA/FHR/87/2026, granted an interim injunction following an ex parte motion filed by the embattled chaplain, also known as the applicant.
The applicant had dragged the respondents, comprising the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Offiong E. Offiong; the Registrar, Chukwuka Icha; University of Calabar; Prof. Paul O. Ajah; Rev. Timothy Ebere; and the Chairman, Christian Council of Nigeria, Cross River St...