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Cross River

18 local governments · 8 stories

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 →