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18 local governments · 8 stories
Local government…
Abi
Akamkpa
Akpabuyo
Bakassi · 1
Bekwarra
Biase
Boki
Calabar Municipal · 2
Calabar South · 2
Etung
Ikom · 1
Obanliku · 1
Obubra
Obudu
Odukpani · 1
Ogoja
Yakurr
Yala
8 stories
01
People · Cross River
The woman who stood for twins
Mary Slessor in Calabar →
02
People · Cross River
The Calabar trader who kept a diary
Antera Duke's diary, 1785–1788 →
03
Lost history · Cross River
Bakassi, the fishing peninsula Nigeria handed to Cameroon
How a court ruling moved Bakassi from Nigeria to Cameroon →
04
Legend · Cross River
Ekpe and Abakuá, the Calabar society that crossed to Cuba
How Calabar's Ekpe became Cuba's Abakuá →
05
People · Cross River
Eyo Honesty II, the Creek Town king who walked on money
The cabin boy who became king of Creek Town →
06
Lost history · Cross River
The stone faces in the forest circles
Ikom monoliths (akwanshi) →
07
Legend · Cross River
Obudu Ranch began with a vet's camp on Oshie Ridge
How a cattle plateau became Nigeria's mountain resort →
08
Lost history · Cross River
The peace talks on the Calabar River that were a trap
The 1767 massacre of Old Town traders at Old Calabar →