Carnival Calabar introduces online voting, digital streaming:
Chairman of the Carnival Calabar Commission, Gabe Onah, disclosed this on the sidelines of the 22nd ...
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- Commission chairman Gabe Onah said October’s homecoming of 92 African diasporans inspired the band’s formation.
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In the same vein, I unveil the new Diaspora Band, created to reconnect Africans abroad with their roots through culture and artistic expression.— Governor Bassey Otu, speaking at the unveiling of the Carnival Calabar mascot and the Diaspora Band, represented by the Deputy Governor, Peter Odey
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