Are you ready for this year’s Africa’s Biggest Street Party? Well, you’re right about where you want to be as we bring the Carnival Calabar Timetable. Debuted in 2004, the Carnival Calabar has grown from just a national event to an international event, every year, promising its own style with lasting unique memories. From essay…
By Carolyn Ugbor As Cross River State joins the global community to mark the 2024 World Tourism Day with the theme, ‘Tourism and Peace’ the Cross River State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts And Culture, Honourable Ewa Abubakar, has advocated for peaceful coexistence amongst the citizenry for tourism to thrive. Speaking at the event held at…
The Cross River State Carnival Commission has announced the formal establishment of Ikom and Ogoja Carnival to add to the already existing Carnival Calabar. The idea is to give three Senatorial Districts of the state, a carnival and sustainable event. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by Hon. Austin Cobham, Executive Secretary of…
By Solomon Ugo Wanikade Ward has celebrated Likpee Ukelle with applause to the State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, for being a God-fearing leader with a natural and unique sense of justice as the hallmark of his governance. The Likpee celebration held on the 18th of September 2024 provided common ground for the Wanikade…
Mr Olugbile Holloway, Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), has disclosed that poor funding and people participation were some of the major challenges of museums in Nigeria. Holloway made the assertion at the Slave History Museum, Calabar during a Museum Conversation titled: Connecting the Dots The News Agency of Nigeria…
By Kegham Papazian The Grand Egyptian Museum (The GEM) is the world’s largest and newest museum. Main attraction on the main floor is the colossal statue of Ramsis II. The Statue of Ramesses II is a 3,200-year-old figure of Ramesses II, depicting him standing. It was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia at the…
Kenya is home to several beautiful cities, each with its own unique charm and character. The country is located in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands. It’s also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris…
Cross River State Assembly members have called on the State Government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to carry out intervention works on the Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem road in Bekwara Local Government Area. The Lawmakers maintained that the intervention works would greatly ameliorate the sufferings of commuters on that road while urging the Contractor awarded the…
Cross River Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, has asserted that the state is now a model in terms of environmental sanitation, following the emulation from other states. Osogi made this remark on Saturday, 31st August 2024, while monitoring the state monthly sanitation exercise in the Calabar metropolis. The Commissioner who expressed appreciation to residents…
By Deborah Ekpo Governor Bassey Otu has lauded Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, Cross River State representative at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, for his proactive measures in improving waste management across the state. Duke’s recent efforts have resulted in the provision of additional refuse bins, a move that has been met with…
