By Archibong Jeremiah The last of the surviving highlife kings and musical kings of Cross River origin, Mr. Darlington Offiong is dead. Mr. Darlington died at about 2:25am on Friday 21/06/2019 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after a brief illness. According to his son, Mr. Edem Darlington, a Premium Times journalist, Known
By Ogar Monday Perhaps it can be said that the Black man is reinventing his legend, and the world is starting to honour anything African. Thus in a bid to promote this grand movement, the city of Calabar was set afire with its first-ever blazing poetry and music concert. Held recently at the James Ene
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Popular Afropop and Afrobeat musician, David Adeleke a.k.a ‘Davido’ on Thursday paid a visit to the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba in Portharcourt, the Rivers State capital. It is unclear what prompted the visit, but sources close to Mr. Ndoma-Egba said he
By Oto-Obong Clement Gospel music is a means employed by evangelists to bring mankind back to God says Sacred Music International (SMI) President, Joshua Eyo at the launching of their second studio album Sunday, in Calabar. Joshua whose group is an over 200 membered ministry said that the 12 year old ministry’s vision is vested
By CrossRiverWatch admin Her name is Uduak, and it is a name that means “Resolve” from Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. She is a Minister, recording artiste, author, composer, researcher, speaker and development practitioner. Uduak Daniel is poised to release her third album in Calabar: a package that is loaded with melody, inspiration and power.
by crossriverwatch admin A Cross River musician, Challex has commended the Nigeria Police for its strides in combating piracy in the country, especially in Cross River state. Challex, an Ugep born fast rising music act and a final year student in the department of English Language at the Cross River State College of Education Awi,
by crossriverwatch admin He may be a talent to watch out for in Africa’s biggest entertainment market, Jave Chem knows how to get his thing done, when it comes to music. In this interview, the Jos born, but Lagos based artiste, Jave shocks his fans on his decision to relocate to Calabar, where he thinks
by crossriverwatch Cross River based music corona, Fada Kane says he is launching a kick back into his musical career and that he would do so after leaving Calabar to Lagos. The Abia borne music genius, who also disclosed that he was working on his new album ‘the diary of a loner,’ through a Facebook