By Our Correspondent Taxi drivers in Cross River State have threatened to withdraw their services this festive period, on or before the 21st of December, 2015 if the State Government doesn’t keep to the terms and conditions of an agreement between both parties. The decision to make transportation difficult this festive season when the Carnival
By Our Correspondent If you are a lover of extreme sport or power bike riding, then the place to be this season is Calabar, where over 500 power bikers from around the world would strut their stuff in the ancient city on December 27. The bikers’ show which is one of the new offerings to
By Jonathan Ugbal/Ogar Monday/Oto-Obong Clement Eleven countries yesterday confirmed their participation at this year’s edition of the Carnival Calabar, just as the final dry run was concluded with a test run of the facilities and routes for what is famously billed as Africa’s biggest street party. Countries expected to hoist their cultural flags at the
By Ushang Ewa Sellers and stall owners at the ongoing Christmas Festival village at the botanical garden in Calabar Thursday protested what they say is the unstable supply of electricity to their stands despite the high bill they paid to operators to secure them. The stand owners (mostly women) at about 7:30 PM marched to
By Archibong Jeremiah The Paramount Ruler of Akamkpa Local Government Area, the Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ntufam John Okon among other sons and daughters of Akamkpa, have been inducted into the Community’s Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame award ceremony was organized by Stand Out International Magazine published
By Clement Oto-Obong Okpo Rekordz, a Calabar based record label has launched its fourth album, a twenty eight (28) tracks album titled “Welcome 2 Bateba” over the weekend at Jasper Night Club Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking with CrossRiverWatch during the event, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the record label, Idongesit Eddy
“Cross River state is ready for the world. We are ready to show them our traditional warmth and hospital which we are famously known for. This year’s carnival will present new innovations that will add color and glamour to the party like never before”, those were the exact words of Governor Ben Ayade while speaking
By Jeremiah Archibong/Jonathan Ugbal Speculations that the 2015 edition of Carnival Calabar will not hold may have been put to rest as Cross River Deputy Governor, Prof. Ivara Esu earlier today afternoon at about 1:31pm flagged off the administration’s first Dry Run, a preliminary to what the State has come to tag as “Africa’s Biggest