By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has advocated for the preservation of cultural heritage at the 2025 Leboku International New Yam Festival, insisting that they remain the core of human existence, which must be preserved at all costs. Otu made the advocacy during the 2025 Leboku
By Nakanda Iyadim In a dazzling display of beauty and talent, 27-year-old Kebe Eni, a prominent frontline girl of the Diamond Carnival Band, has been crowned Miss Leboku at the 2025 International New Yam Festival Beauty Pageant. Kebe’s crowning marks a significant achievement, as she triumphed in the pageant alongside Ephraim Okoi Arikpo, who emerged
By Fortune Erim The Commissioner for Education in Cross River State, Dr. Stephen Odey has advocated for unity in Yache, Yala Local Government Area. He made the request during the Yache New Yam Festival, held at Rural Achuora Uchu-Yache house, where he said there are no two paths to unity that are being maintained in
By Victory Anty And Favour Adinya It was a celebration of colors, rhythms, and flavors and joy hovering in communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, as they marked the 2024 New Yam Festival and showcased the spectacular tradition, unity, and gratitude of the people. The festival grounds transformed into a vibrant
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Wife of Cross River Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has said that her decision to go home and harvest yams was borne out of the desire to relive her childhood experience and inspire other women not to forget farming as a sustainable means of livelihood. Photographs of Mrs. Ayade harvesting
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The New Yam festival in Bekwarra and Obudu local government for politicians is always a rallying point with this year’s edition not different CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honorable Legor Idagbo and the Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade, Honorable Martins Orim
By Jonathan Ugbal, Ikwen Atuaka and Linus Ogar Every Year, the months of August and September in the northern part of Cross River State comprising five local government areas, Bekwarra, Obanliku, Obudu, Ogoja and Yala local is packed full with festivities as the people celebrate their New Yam festivals to mark the harvest of the
New Yam festival (Bipam bifefe) is a common celebration among the Agba people – comprising of Bette, Bekwarra, Bendi, Alege and Igede and others due to political affiliations. ‘New Yam festival’ is an anglicized nomenclature of what was originally known as “Bewhutang”. This old name has generated a lot of arguments among Christian believers who