Map of Calabar. Photo credit; Wikipedia.
The Efik of Old Calabar developed one of West Africa’s most sophisticated socio-economic institutions: the “House system,” known in Efik as Ufok. Far more than…
Duke town, a key settlement in the seaport’s trade network. Photo credit; Wikipedia.
For more than four centuries, Calabar has stood as one of West Africa’s most influential seaports, serving as…
Great Duke Ephraim (often referred to as Duke Ephraim or Ephraim Duker) is remembered in Efik and Niger Delta history as one of the most powerful political and commercial figures…
The Efik people of southeastern Nigeria are historically associated with a cluster of settlements along the Calabar River that became collectively known to Europeans as Old Calabar. Among these settlements,…
