Tag: Calabar
Calabar residents decry indiscriminate parking of petrol tankers
Some Calabar residents on Sunday expressed displeasure with the indiscriminate parking of petrol tankers on the Murtala Mohammed Highway in…
Dealers of second-hand clothes record profit in Calabar
Dealers on second-hand clothes and shoes in Calabar, Cross River capital, have expressed joy over the high sales they now…
Second hand clothes business booms in Calabar
Dealers on second hand clothes and shoes in Calabar, Cross River capital, have expressed joy over the high sales they…
Wanted: More Protection For Children
Children everywhere in the world are the most vulnerable segment of the society. They can’t help themselves when faced with…
NIFOR warns against adulteration of palm oil
Dr Celestine Ikuenobe, Director of Research, Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), has warned against adulteration of palm oil.…
Agency seals 148 medicine shops in Cross River
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday sealed 148 medicine shops in Cross River for unauthorised sale of drugs.…
DPR seals petrol tank-farm in Calabar
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday suspended operations of FINEFIELD Petroleum in Calabar, the Cross River State capital,…
Security operatives foil attack on Calabar prisons
Security Operatives comprising the Army, Police, Prison Officers and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday foiled an…
Congo defeat Nigeria in AFCON qualifier
Reigning African champions Nigeria began its 2015 Cup of African Nations qualifying campaign on a low following a shock 3-2…
FG approves dredging of Calabar channel
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the dredging of Calabar channel to boost the economy of Cross River and the country.…
U-17 Qualifier: 5 players decamped from Golden Eaglets
The technical crew of the Golden Eaglets on Friday dropped five players from the 35-man team presently in camp in…
FG extends east-west road by 23 kilometres
The Federal Government has added 23 kilometres to the 338-kilometre East-West dual-carriage way. The road, originally billed to terminate in…
Africa accounts for 90% of world’s malaria deaths – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday, said 90 per cent of estimated 627,000 deaths caused by malaria in the…
Hugh Masekela, Yinka Davies, Others For Calabar Jazz Festival
Funsho Arogundade Following a successful debut in 2013, the Calabar International Jazz Festival, has announced an amazing line-up of superstars…
Dialogue panel moves to Calabar for memoranda
Nigeria’s National Dialogue Advisory Committee has begun its sitting in Calabar with a call on stakeholders to speak out on…
2014 World Cup Qualifier: Calabar Is Safe —Malawi FA
The Football Association of Malawi, FAM has described as false claims by its national team coach, Tom Saintfiet that Calabar,…
Calabar To Host Eagles, Flames Tie
Nigeria’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malawi in September will be played in Calabar, not Kaduna or Abuja, the…
Match report: How Kenya held Eagles in Calabar
Taiwo Adelu with agency reports An added time goal from Italy-based Nnamdi Chidiebere Oduamadi saved the day for the African…
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Oduamadi hands Nigeria’s Eagles vital point
Nigeria, African champions had planned a big mauling of Kenya’s national team, the Harambee stars in the World Cup qualifying…
9 die in boat wreckage near Calabar
At least nine people died when a boat capsized off the Nigerian coast, but two survivors were rescued, a spokesman…
Full House As Super Eagles Train Against Kenya
Apart from Seattle Sounders’ Obafemi Martins and Victor Moses of Chelsea, who had connecting flight issues to Calabar, the capital…
Imoke, Eagles In Same Flight To Calabar
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, practically led African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria into Calabar, the state…
Travelogue: My Experience With Nigerian Pirates
Simon Ateba Simon Ateba, a Senior Correspondent with TheNews Magazine and P.M.NEWS, who travelled by sea from Cameroon to Nigeria,…
Brazil Plans Dance School For Nigeria
The Leader of the Brazilian Carnival Band, Mr Thobias Da Vai-Vai, said on Thursday in Calabar that the Brazilian Government…
Brume Longs For More Medals
Team Delta gold medallist in the long jump event, Brume Ese, has said that her goal is to win two…
Civil Defence Corps Man Dies On Top Of Girl Friend
Officials of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps, Calabar, over the weekend monted a manhunt for a lady who allegedly had…
Masked gunmen abduct 2 school kids
Four masked gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two children of the same parents in Calabar, capital of Cross River state, in…
Keshi: My Super Eagles are Great
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has hailed his team as great after they whipped Liberia 6-1 to qualify for the 2013…
Nations Cup Qualifier: Team Liberia storms Nigeria Thursday
The Liberia Football Association, LFA, on Wednesday informed the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, that its delegation to Saturday’s 2013 African…
Calabar: Lesbians Reign
Lesbianism finds a fertile ground in Calabar Mrs. Janet Ishi of Orok Orok Street, Calabar, capital of Cross River State,…