Across tertiary institutions in Nigeria, strife among students had become almost a normalized abnormally considering the frequency of its occurrence on campuses. Thus, the attendant effect of strife on students as future leaders and drivers of the economy is of great concern. Hence the study unraveled the instigators of strife in tertiary institutions with Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa as a case study. The study relied on primary data sources through the administration of questionnaire to respondence to ascertain what constituted strife instigators in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Recommendations were made according to the findings off the study.