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Colors, Elegance And Beauty At Carnival Calabar 2015

By CrossRiverWatch admin Scenes from the Carnival Calabar activities:

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Okoyong Elders In Tears As Mountain Cinema Stages Play In Honor Of Mary Slessor

By Ogar Monday/Oto-Bong Clement Mountain Cinema Nigeria, a theater and movie production company based in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has staged a play in honor of a missionary and change agent Mary Mitchell Slessor in Okoyong, Odukpani Local Government Area. The play which depicts the life and conditions of twins in pre-Slessor’s Okoyong,

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Carnival Calabar: ‘We’re Here To Stay’ Says Brazil’s Vai Vai Samba Band On Arrival

By Jonathan Ugbal The Vai Vai Samba Band of Brazil Sunday, arrived Calabar, the Cross River Capital to participate in this year’s edition of the Carnival Calabar which over the years has earned the tag of Africa’s biggest street festival. Numbering about 30 and dressed in yellow tee shirts with the inscription “Terra Da Garoa

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Sellers Fight Over Space In Calabar Festival Village

By Ushang Ewa Sellers at the ongoing Calabar Festival Christmas village are currently fighting for space to keep their tables and chairs in what one calls the “hot zone” to boost sales which some say has been slow. The space been fought for is the small area located in front of the stage built by

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Carnival Calabar Concludes Last Dress Rehearsal As Eleven Countries Confirm Participation

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

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“This Is The Worst Christmas Village” – Sellers Tell Calabar Festival Village Operators

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

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Carnival Calabar: Cross River Is Ready For The World – Ayade

“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

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Exclusive Pictures Of First 2015 Calabar Dry Carnival

By CrossRiverWatch admin The first edition of the annual Dry Carnival for the 2015 Calabar Festival/Carnival held today in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. CrossRiverWatch bring you the exclusive pictures.

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