About two months ago, I wrote about my suspicion that the trending issue of male genital organ disappearance in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State was a hoax as well as a demarketing strategy targeted at Carnival Calabar and indeed, Cross River State tourism at large. That no allegation was ever proven scientifically…
For the first time since 2004, Africa’s biggest street party, the Calabar Carnival, will not take place this December, www.calitown.com can authoritatively reveal. Eric Anderson, Cross River State Commissioner for Tourism and Culture who made this disclosure as “The Public View” guest on HIT 95.9 FM, Calabar, said that because of the large crowd of…
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By George Orok Jnr. The Cross River House of Assembly has called on the state government to suspend the organisation of the 2020 Calabar festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic and insecurity. Peter Odey, Leader of the Assembly and member representing Ogoja State Constituency, who moved the motion during plenary on Thursday in Calabar. Odey…
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His sound is unique and firmly staggers out a massive musical cross breed with elements primarily drawn from afrobeat, hip-hop and the pulsating rhythm of African drums. Growing up, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, with their mellifluous songs, made the first real musical influences possible before he veered off to create his A-grade musical works….
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has disclosed that plans are underway to reposition the annual calabar festival and transform it into a veritable platform for African discourse. The governor who discribed the carnival as Africa’s biggest street party stressed that he has a burning desire to see Africans speak in one voice. Ayade…
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For large parts of yesterday, Sunday afternoon, December 3, 2016, a large contingent of bikers drawn from Nigeria and beyond, excited a healthy crowd of spectators who lined the road from the U. J. Esuene Stadium, through Eleven Eleven, Mary Slessor Avenue, Marian Road, unto Efio Ette roundabout, as the bikers embarked on their performance…