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  .....it's about to happen again in the city of Calabar. Today is calabar carnival dry run, watch the video 👇👇to see how prepare this year carnival will be.  Some cross riverians are complaining about the poor road network to drive into the city of calabar. There's a mix reactions ongoing in the minds of the people where some are lamenting about the hardship in city and the country in general. The incumbent governor, His Excellency Prince bassey has work tirelessly to keep the state clean and in order.

  The BBC and the Sky News reported his death on Saturday. “I was heartbroken to learn this morning of the passing of Sir Sean Connery. Our nation today mourns one of her best loved sons,” said Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. “Sean was a global legend but, first and foremost, he was a patriotic and proud Scot.” Connery was raised in near poverty in the slums of Edinburgh and worked as a coffin polisher, milkman and lifeguard before his bodybuilding hobby helped launch an acting career that made him one of the world’s biggest stars. Connery will be remembered first as British agent 007, the character created by novelist Ian Fleming and immortalised by Connery in films starting with “Dr No” in 1962. As Bond, his debonair manner and wry humour in foiling flamboyant villains and cavorting with beautiful women belied a darker, violent edge, and he crafted a depth of character that set the standard for those who followed him in the role. He would introduce himself in the movies with

US music icon expresses delight as court orders to move Asian elephant to a suitable sanctuary from Islamabad Zoo. Elephant Kaavan stands under the cover of its shed behind a fence at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad  Music icon and animal rights activist Cher shared her delight after a Pakistani court ordered the freedom for a lonely elephant, who had become the subject of a high-profile rights campaign backed by the United States singer. "We have just heard from Pakistan High Court Kaavan is free," the singer and animal rights campaigner said on Twitter on Thursday in capital letters, adding a string of emojis and saying she felt "sick". "This is one of the greatest moments of my life," she said. Outrage over the treatment of Kaavan at the capital's Islamabad Zoo went global several years ago with a petition garnering more than 200,000 signatures after it emerged he was being chained up. The Islamab

Presumed dead for years, musician and independence fighter Berliku returns to pay tribute to his nation through music. During the Indonesian occupation, Berliku composed songs of resistance while hiding in the mountains, smuggling his music to the people Domingos Pinto Gabrial, also known as Berliku, was a 19-year-old school teacher in the northeastern city of Baucau when Indonesian forces invaded East Timor in December 1975. He joined many young people in fleeing to the mountains to join the newly established resistance army, FALINTIL (Forcas Armadas de Libertacao de Timor-Leste, or Armed Forces for the Liberation of East Timor). "We had no choice; we just had to fight." A short man with a steely look in his eyes and the muscles of someone used to hard work, Berliku is now the lead singer of Maubere Timor, a band of veterans who sing patriotic songs composed in the mountains during the dark days of the occupation. Mauber

In 1980, the Jamaican reggae superstar was invited to perform at the festivities for the birth of independent Zimbabwe. Bob Marley chartered a plane to bring the band's equipment, along with sound and lighting gear, from London to Harare  Harare, Zimbabwe -  Forty years ago, Bob Marley and his band, the Wailers, stepped onto the stage at Rufaro Stadium in Harare to help usher in Zimbabwe's independence from British and local white minority rule. It was electrifying. The unmistakable reggae thump of the legendary Jamaican musician filled the air as chants of "Viva Zimbabwe" boomed out over the crowd in-between songs. "It was a moment I fully savoured," Christopher Mutsvangwa, one of the fighters during the liberation struggle, known as Second Chimurenga (1966-1979), told our correspondent. "Tears of pain-filled delight rolled down my cheeks," he recalled of the momentous occasion. "Unfortunately

With the world at a standstill because of Covid-19, India's Hindi film industry is seeing abandoned film sets, closed cinemas and movie stars with empty diaries. BBC Asian Network's Haroon Rashid reports on the impact on Bollywood. This time last month, Bollywood fans around the world were excited. The latest instalment of director Rohit Shetty's super-cop universe was set to hit the screens on 24 March. The makers of Sooryavanshi were expecting massive box office numbers because the release had been strategically planned to coincide with a national holiday in India. Instead, the country went into a 21-day lockdown that day to stop the spread of coronavirus. Sooryavanshi's release was postponed indefinitely. So was that of 83, director Kabir Khan's sports biopic about India's World Cup-winning cricket team, starring real-life superstar couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. The film was to premiere on 10 April. Speaking on the YouTube

The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit 'Soul Makossa' died in Paris, according to a representative. The saxophonist was one of the pioneers of Afro-jazz and also fused funk with traditional Cameroonian music Renowned Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango has died after contracting the new coronavirus, his representatives and official Facebook page have announced. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit, Soul Makossa, is one of the first worldwide stars to die as a result of COVID-19 the disease caused by the new coronavirus. "He died early this morning in a hospital in the Paris region," his music publisher Thierry Durepaire said. A message on his official Facebook page confirmed that his death had come after he contracted COVID-19. "His funeral service will be held in strict privacy, and a tribute to his memory will be organized when possible," the message said.  Funerals in Fr

Actor Idris Elba said he tested positive for Covid-19. Elba, 47, said he received his test results Monday morning. So far, the "Luther" star said he feels "OK" and is showing no symptoms, according a video posted to Twitter. El ba said he had been isolated since finding out last Friday that he had been exposed to someone who tested the positive. idriselba Encouraged people watching to practice social distancing and be diligent about hand washing, emphasizing the point that there are asymptomatic people are out there, like himself "Stay home people and be pragmatic," he wrote. He added: "Look we live in a divided world right now...but now is a time for solidarity. Now is a time for thinking about each other. There are so many people whose lives have been affected." Elba's wife, Sabrina Dhowre, appeared beside him in his video. Elba said she has not been tested but was "doing OK.&quo