In the annals of cultural heritage, the Ugep New Yams Festival, celebrated by the Ugep people in Cross River State, Nigeria, stands as a venerable institution, a cornucopia of tradition and celebration, tracing its origins back to the early 16th century. Established circa 1520, shortly after the Umor (Ugep) people migrated from Akpá and settled…
I have been pondering and investigating the meaning of ‘Atakpa’ found in Calabar – Cross River State for quite a while. I now share my thoughts and insights with the hope of being validated or controverted in part or whole to assist us all in unraveling and confirming its true meaning. I must say upfront…
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Oganya Ochoga Ocha, the first female commercial taxi driver in Calabar, Cross River State, has revealed that she took to taxi driving as a full time job after several commercial male drivers she hired to drive her vehicle, were unable to pay the accepted daily balance to her. Ocha who spoke on “The Public View”,…
Welcome to Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State in the South-South geo-political zone and crude oil and gas-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Known for its rich history and cultural heritage, a reputation that faced the challenge of neglect and near abandonment in the recent past. The current administration, under the leadership of…
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On the 13th day of June, 2023, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe was inaugurated as Distinguished Senator of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. After surmounting the herculean task of going past an incumbent governor, in the polls, to become the senator, representing Cross River North Senatorial District, he was hugely distracted with post-election…
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The recent legislative decision to resurrect the archaic anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” with the subsequent presidential assent, represents a profoundly misguided and retrogressive move. This decision, cloaked in a veneer of nostalgia, fails to appreciate the nuanced and complex identity of contemporary Nigeria. The anthem’s lyrics, replete with archaic terminology such as “tribe” and…
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