Tag: Calabar Carnival
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BREAKING: Calabar carnival turns ‘bloody’; 7 dead, many injured
Seven (7) persons have been confirmed dead and twenty-nine (29) others sustained various degrees of injuries in an incident that occurred during the annual Calabar Carnival on Tuesday.
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Calabar carnival will return in December 2022 – Anderson
The much anticipated Calabar carnival will return this December Cross River State Government has declared. The carnival would return two years after there has been no show due to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic that took the world by surprise.
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New COVID-19 variant: Ayade suspends 2021 Carnival Calabar
Cross River State governor, Sir Ben Ayade, has suspended the 2021 Calabar Carnival. Announcing the suspension of the 2021 Carnival at State Executive Council Chamber, attended by carnival band leaders, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Eteng Jones Williams, members of the state Executive Council, local government chairman from the 18 Council areas of…
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Gov. Ayade suspends Chairman of Calabar Carnival Commission
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has suspended the Chairman of Calabar Carnival Commission, Mr Gabe Onah, from office. Onah’s suspension is contained in a release signed on Monday in Calabar by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Christian Ita. The governor said that the suspension was with immediate effect.…
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Calabar Carnival: 5000 power bikes, 300 vintage cars thrill revelers
Residents and revelers at the ongoing Calabar Carnival were yesterday treated to a breathtaking showpiece by over 5000 power bikers and 300 vintage cars drivers. The Bikers Carnival which is in its second edition as a spice to the carnival offering drew bikers and drivers from America, Canada, Australia, Germany and other parts of the…
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US, Germany, Australia, Canada participate in Calabar Bikers Carnival
Competitors from the United States, Canada, Germany and Australia are participating in this year’s Bikers’ Parade in the ongoing Calabar Carnival. Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River made this known while fagging-off the event in Calabar on Thursday. “Some of our friends from various countries of the world are here to participate in the bikers’…