By Ashie Osor About 30 artists will be expected in Calabar during the 32 days event packed period in Cross River known as Carnival Calabar and festivals said the Special Adviser to the Cross River governor on Events Management, Mr. Ken Aklah Wednesday in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Aklah disclosed this to newsmen, at
By Ushang Ewa The 25 finalists for the 2017 edition of the Miss Africa beauty pageant will begin arriving Calabar, the Cross River State capital today (Saturday) a statement from the organizers says. This follows the conclusion of the auditions which held in several places across the African continent with reigning queen; Angola’s Neurite Mended
By Our Reporter Young Cross Riverians, blistering the music industry, took the shine at the 4th Edition of the Paradise Music Festival and Awards, the “AKWA-CROSS EDITION” in Calabar. The event which held on Sunday in Calabar drew large swathes of artists, DJs, OAPs, Bloggers, press men as well as industry veterans from across the
By Odey Ojeka and Obeten Godfrey The former managing Director, Crude Oil Marketing Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba has been conferred with a chieftaincy title in Ugep, Yakurr local government area. This followed his services and assistance to the community said the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem
By Jonathan Ugbal The British government through the British Council has confirmed that it will be hosting a Creative Hustle event in Calabar as part of the annual Calabar Festival. The Creative Hustle is a series of TED styled talks hosted across the country, with the aim of building young people’s awareness about job and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin To forestall the strains occasioned by a hike in prices of commodities during Christmas, workers in Cross River State, have reasons to smile as the State governor, Senator Ben Ayade today, (November 30) commenced the payment of December salaries for the state’s workforce. This is not the first time the Ayade led
By Luqman Openiyi Contrary to the expectation of most attendees at the 2017 Nigeria Technology Awards Night, that UNILAG was favorite to clinch the social media category, UNICAL rather emerged the surprise winner. The event which held at the MUSON Center, Onikan Lagos, Saturday 25th November 2017, saw a stunned audience in rapturous applause when
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s longest monarch, HRM Uti Joseph Davis Agba has been installed as the second Chancellor of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH. His installation comes over years after the death of the first Chancellor, Dr. Matthew Mbu died in London. Installing Mr. Agba, the Visitor of the institution and Governor of