Calabar Ville est une zone de gouvernement local de l'État de Cross River au Nigeria.
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The Old Residency Museum is a government-run museum in the city of Calabar in Nigeria. The museum was constructed in the colonial time in 1884 in old Calabar and was named as the Government House.
As per the museum records, it was pre-fabricated in Britain and later erected in Calabar to accommodate the British officials in the Niger area. Old Residency Museum is constructed using minerals imported from Britain by the Royal Niger Company. The house is now a museum which is managed by the National Commission for Museums and it displays the largest collection of Nigerian documents and artifacts about the history of the Calabar and Cross River regions and slavery The museum is situated between presidential lodges and the residence of the chief judge of Cross River State. Old Residency Museum was a ministerial guest house in 1950. The building was declared a national monument in 1959 and has been renovated over time by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in 1986. Old Residency Museum was reported to be not maintained well by the authorities due to lack of funds. The Cross River State Government has also reported to shut down the kitchen and the adjoining field that serves as a source of revenue and relaxation
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Calabar is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River.
Calabar was once described as the tourism capital of Nigeria, especially due to several initiatives implemented during the administration of Donald Duke as the Governor of Cross River State. The city became the cleanest and most environmentally friendly city in Nigeria.
Administratively, the city is divided into Calabar Municipal and Calabar South Local Government Areas. It has an area of 406 square kilometres and, as of the 2006 census, a population of 371,022. Both LGAs together had an estimated population of 571,500 in 2022.
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Calabar Carnival is an annual carnival held in Cross River State, Nigeria. Also known as Africa's Biggest Street Party, the carnival holds every December and was declared by the then governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke as an activity to mark Christmas celebration yearly. He said his vision for creating the festival was to make Cross-River a home of tourism and hospitality in Nigeria and Africa. The quality of the festival has grown over the years making it Nigeria's biggest carnival and an internationally recognized festival. It used to be a month-long event that began on the 1st of December, until the former governor of the state, Benedict Ayade reduced it to two weeks after he was elected. During the 2017 carnival, Former governor Benedict Ayade said in his speech that the carnival is to showcase Africa as the richest continent and a blessed place where the young ones should be proud to belong. The carnival has always been entertaining and colourful as different competitions take place and huge cash prizes are won. Calabar which is also known by the name Canaan City, is a city in southern Nigeria. Calabar is actually the capital city of Cross River State. Calabar sits adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa Rivers and Falls as well as the creeks of the Cross River.
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The Hope Waddell Training Institution is a school in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It was founded by missionaries from the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1895. It is named after the Reverend Hope Masterton Waddell.
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The U. J. Esuene Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Calabar, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Calabar Rovers and previously Dolphins F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 and was opened in 1977.
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