Month: December 2022

*Promises to settle victims’ hospital bills Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade Wednesday morning visited the Navy Referral Hospital, Calabar to empathize with victims of the Bikers parade accident and pay their hospital bills. The Governor also visited Bogobiri, the scene of the accident, to commiserate with the Hausa/Fulani community led by Sarki Garba […]

Governor of Cross River State Professor Ben Ayade has said the 2022 Carnival Calabar will go despite the gruesome accident that happened on Tuesday, December 27 during the Bikers’ Parade when a Toyota Camry car rammed into fun seekers leaving seven persons dead and about 29 persons wounded. The governor made this pronouncement this morning […]

The Governor of Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade this morning visited victims of the yesterday’s accident during the Bikers’ Parade in Calabar. The Bikers’ Parade is part of the activities of the annual Carnival Calabar. Most of the accident victims were taken to the  naval hospital and the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital […]

The last carnival of the current governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade has started on a sour note as an errant motorist sneaked into the bikers’ carnival procession and rammed in to funseekers who had trooped out in large number to witness the annual showpiece which had been suspended for two years due […]

*Thanks private sector for boycott compliance The National President of the Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN), Mr Nkereuwem Onung has raised fresh posers over the recently held United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Global Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries. The conference was held in Lagos from November 14 to 17, […]

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need – this time using the airline’s three recently delivered 737-8 airplanes to transport more than 12,000 pounds of supplies to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Ethiopian Airlines has a long history of collaborating with Boeing on humanitarian flights,” said Mesfin Tasew, Group […]

The United States of America (US) Mission in Nigeria has announced the launch of the 2022 Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project to train Nigerian museum professionals in wood conservation, documentation, and storage. The Yale University Art Gallery has been awarded the AFCP grant to implement the project: “Sustaining a Partnership in Wood Conservation […]

Stephanie Aboujaoude is Radisson Hotel Group’s Senior Area Director of Marketing and Communications, Middle East and Africa.  She is responsible for maximising brand awareness and supporting delivery of the Group’s commercial goals in the area.  In this write up, she gives insight into trends that would define the  hospitality industry in 2023: The hospitality industry […]

The fourth edition of the CMD Food Tour was recently held in Abuja. The food fest, which has become an avenue for countries from Africa, the Caribbeans and Asia to showcase the whole gamut of their tourist attractions and business opportunities, was well attended with guests from the business community, the diplomatic corp, and the […]

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need – this time using the airline’s three recently delivered 737-8 airplanes to transport more than 12,000 pounds of supplies to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Ethiopian Airlines has a long history of collaborating with Boeing on humanitarian flights,” said Mesfin Tasew, Group […]