It was named Calabar by the Spanish. On September 10, 1884, England signed a Treaty of Protection with the King and Chiefs of Akwa Akpa, known to Europeans as Old Calabar, taking control over the ...

The career of retired sports administrator Dr Michael Fennell — who served as president of the Jamaica Olympic Association for 45 years — was recognised last Friday evening at the Spanish ...

One of the biggest carnival bands in Brazil, the Vai Vai Samba, is to make its second appearance at the Carnival Calabar this year ... that parades a bevy of Spanish beauties for the spotlight.

Athletes based in Cross River State have expressed disappointment after visiting runners dominated the just-concluded 24km Calabar Marathon, taking home all the top prizes, including the N2 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Highly regarded sports administrator Michael Fennell is to be honoured by the Calabar Old Boys Association (COBA) on November 24. The event, scheduled for the Spanish Court ...

click image for close-up A View of Calabar, along with its accompanying image, An Englishman Tastes the Sweat of an African, were among the first visual representations of the workings of the ...

James Okina was being a typical teenager. Three years ago, he was hanging out on the streets of his hometown of Calabar, a port city in southern Nigeria, on his way to watch a soccer match at a ...

The hitherto Cross River State Festival which is the most diverse leisure tourism entertainment programme in Africa has been renamed Calabar Festival and its logo unveiled in Calabar. According to ...

At least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle ploughed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in Nigeria's southern port city of Calabar. Eyewitnesses said ...