At a stadium in Calabar on Friday night Nigerian music stars Runtown and Iyanya performed at a carnival concert. Calas Vegas went on to won the coveted title of best carnival band - for the second ...

Calabar carnival, known as "Africa's Biggest Street Party", is the highpoint of a month of festivities that began with the switching on of the lights on a 12-metre (40-foot) Christmas tree. AFP.

The carnival draws a wide variety of people to the streets. The troupe pictured below is from the University of Calabar - with costumes printed with the institution's logo. Olympia De Maismont / AFP ...

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.

Calabar on Thursday stood still as the parade of the bands took centre stage in the ongoing cultural festival christened “Carnival Calabar”. The parade, which saw the various bands in their ...

The 2022 Carnival Calabar, the Governor said, will be the first after the COVID-19 era, promising that “we will give you the carnival you can ever think of “ ...

Seven people were killed and 29 injured at Calabar Carnival on Tuesday when a car lost control and rammed into a crowd of onlookers, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said.

Increasing numbers of residents in Calabar, capital of Cross River State, have carpeted the state governor, Prof Ben Ayade, over his preparations to stage the annual one-month December carnival.

The carnival draws a wide variety of people to the streets. The troupe pictured below is from the University of Calabar - with costumes printed with the institution's logo. Image source, Olympia ...

The Calabar carnival, first held in 2004, is its highlight. At least 14 bands took part in performances and competitions this year. Cross River governor Bassey Otu said the state had nurtured and ...

World Glitzy Calabar Carnival wraps up tough year in Nigeria. By. AFP. Published. December 29, 2024 ...

Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of west Africa's most prestigious ...