By Jonathan Ugbal Calabar, the capital city of Cross River came alive yesterday following the flag off of the 2015 edition of the reinvented Carnival Calabar by the governor, Benedict Ayade who use the opportunity to reiterate his resolve to reduce to the barest minimum the level of poverty in the state. Accompanied by his
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By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent In a scene reminiscent of Motor Grand Prix (GP), the city of Calabar, Cross River State, Sunday played host to over a thousand extreme motor bikers drawn from Nigeria, China, Canada, Australia Germany, the US, Philippines, Togo, Ghana and Benin Republic, in the maiden edition of Calabar Bikers’ Parade.
By CrossRiverWatch admin Scenes from the Carnival Calabar activities:
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,
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
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
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