The basin has 223 streams with a total length of 516 kilometres (321 mi). The alkaloid physostigmine acts in effect like nerve gas,[1] influencing communication between the nerves and muscles, and resulting in copious salivation, seizures, loss of control over the bladder and bowels, and eventually loss of control over the respiratory system, causing death by asphyxiation. [14], Due to public petitions against slave trading, the British House of Commons held a hearing on the 1767 massacre in 1790. The Efik political authority as it concerns the Obong is hinged on a political tripod, Creek Town, made up of Ambo, Cobham and Eyo; Old Town made up of Obutong; and, Duke Town or Atakpa made up of Duke/Archibong, Eyamba, Ntiero, Henshaw[disambiguation needed] and Cobham. [32] Those that are caught have unsafe levels of contaminants. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. The population of Cross River State has been growing at the rate of about 3% annually since 1991. 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Out of this effort, Calabar Theological College came into being in 1843 and was first sited in the little village of Calabar, near Rio Bueno, in Trelawny. [10] The original name for Calabar was Akwa Akpa, from the Efik language[disambiguation needed] The city is watered by the Calabar and Great Kwa Rivers and creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta). Between 1807 and 1860 the West Africa Squadron seized around 1,600 ships involved in the slave trade. Calabar (also referred to as ‘Canaan City’) is a city in Cross River State, coastal southeastern Nigeria. The Calabar River was once a major source of slaves brought down from the interior to be shipped west in the Atlantic slave trade. Unfortunately, the antagonism between physostigmine and atropine is not perfect, and Sir Thomas Richard Fraser has shown that in such cases there comes a time when, if the action of the two drugs is summated, death results sooner than from either alone. [2] Urban pollution and oil exploration activity in the near shore area both threaten the ecology of the estuary, greatly reducing the numbers and diversity of the species that provide food for shrimps and fish. The Efik themselves say the name "Calabar" was given to … It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor lived in the old colonial palace in the city under an agreement which led to the end of his country’s civil war before fleeing extradition to Liberia in March 2006. The people of Old Calabar used Calabar beans or 'E-ser-e' as an ordeal poison, and administered them to persons accused of witchcraft or other crimes. [22], Calabar today has regained its importance as a port with the completion of roads providing good access to southeastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The Calabar river watershed was originally covered by tropical rainforest. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. [21] Industries include sawmills, a cement factory, boat builders and plants to process rubber, palm oil and food. The state government faces a serious challenge in accommodating this growth while maintaining income levels and avoiding ecological disaster. [3] Skillful handling resulted in the capture of the slaver with no casualties to the boarding party although the vessel's guns were double-shotted and the crew and the boarding party exchanged small arms fire. The Calabar River drains part of the Oban Hills in the Cross River National Park. From 1884 until 1906 Old Calabar was the headquarters of the Niger Coast Protectorate, after which Lagos became the main center. [citation needed], The main antidote to Calabar bean poisoning is the slightly less toxic tropane alkaloid atropine,[medical citation needed] which may often succeed; and the other measures are those usually employed to stimulate the circulation and respiration. Shrimp provide a relatively cheap form of protein to the people of Calabar. [18] It was considered to affect only the guilty; if a person accused of a crime ingested the beans without dying, they were considered innocent. The beans were first introduced into Britain in the year 1840; but the plant was not accurately described until 1861, and its physiological effects were investigated in 1863 by Sir Thomas Richard Fraser. By 2008 it covered less than 40%, mostly in the north. [28] Settled in the early 17th century by the Efik branch of the Ibibio people, the town became a centre for trade between Europeans on the coast and Africans farther inland. Akwa Akpa (Duke's Town) became a center of the trade where slaves were exchanged for European goods. The neighboring town of Ataba took over the name and its Efik /Qua/Efut/Biase/Akampkpa indigenes became known as Calabar pronounced Calabah till this day. Drainage is poor, so the basin is subject to flooding, gully erosion and landslides. [4] A form of dueling with the seeds was also practiced, in which the two opponents divide a bean, each eating one half; that quantity has been known to kill both adversaries. The river at Calabar forms a natural harbor deep enough for vessels with a draft of 6 metres (20 ft).[1]. The chiefs of Akwa Akpa placed themselves under British protection in 1884. It was considered to affect only the guilty; if a person accused of a crime ingested the beans without dying, they were considered innocent. HMS Comus appears to have been the first warship to have sailed up the Calabar River as far as Akwa Akpa in 1815. Cobham Town where Bassey Ekpo Bassey hails from had their first and only Obong recently. The Cross River State Annual Christmas Festival held every year attracts thousands within and beyond Nigeria. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Physostigma venenosum (the Calabar bean or ordeal bean) is the seed of a leguminous plant, a native of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans. The city boasts of an International Museum, a Botanical Garden, a Free Trade Zone/Port, an International Airport and Seaport, an integrated sports stadium complex, a cultural centre, one of the most prominent universities in the country the University of Calabar, a slave history park and several historical and cultural landmarks. Calabar bean contains physostigmine, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid. Iron content was above permissible levels in 20% of samples. The name "Calabar" was brought to Jamaica by slaves from Nigeria, West Africa, where there is an old river-port city by that name. From 1884 until 1906 Old Calabar was the headquarters of the Niger Coast Protectorate, after which Lagos became the main center. Origin Of Calabar People. With the suppression of the slave trade in the 1850s, palm oil and palm kernels became the main exports of the river. [19] Artisans make ebony artifacts for the Lagos tourist market. When it comes to food the Calabar tribe stands out with the varieties of soup they provide like Atanma,Efirin,Ipankoko,White Soup,Editan,Edikang Ikong and Afrang soup which can be eat with Eba,Fufu,Rice,Amala,Semo and others,Note Calabar Tribe has the best pepper soup. A 2010 study said that flooding had increased in recent years. The original name for Calabar was Akwa Akpa, from the Efik language [disambiguation needed] The city is watered by the Calabar and Great Kwa Rivers and creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta). The tropical rain forest in the Calabar River basin is rapidly being destroyed, and pollution is decreasing fish and shrimp catches in the estuary. The original town was known as Akwa Akpa from the Efik words Akwa and Akpa.The spelling Calabar remained till the British came and pronounced Calabar as Calabah. [2][3], The people of Old Calabar used Calabar beans or 'E-ser-e' as an ordeal poison, and administered them to persons accused of witchcraft or other crimes. [5], The region has a rainy season from April until October, during which 80% of the annual rain falls, with peaks in June and September. [27], Calabar Municipality has no waste treatment facilities. The name Calabar was brought to Jamaica by slaves from Nigeria, W. Africa, where there is an old river-port city by that name. Slaving was suppressed by 1860, but the port of Calabar remained important in the export of palm oil and other products, until it was eclipsed by Port Harcourt in the 1920s. [25] Calabar (also referred to as ‘Canaan City’) is a city in Cross River State, coastal southeastern Nigeria. [25], A study of changes in land use in the Calabar river catchment between 1967 and 2008 showed that the area covered by high forest decreased by almost 30% during that period. [16] [29] Relative humidity is high, between 80% and 100%. [20], With the suppression of the slave trade in the 1850s, palm oil and palm kernels became the main exports of the river. Within the last 100 years, a gentleman’s agreement to merge these three zones into one, with a single titular head as the Obong, and the distribution or opening up of the title to all Efik wards, was arrived at. It derives the first part of its scientific name from a curious beak-like appendage at the end of the stigma, in the centre of the flower; this appendage, though solid, was supposed to be hollow (hence the name from φῦσα, a bladder, and stigma). In 1868 Calabar College was removed to East Queen Street, Kingston, where a "Normal" school for training teachers and a high school for boys were added. It can only grow to the north, into the Calabar River catchment area, and this has been happening. On 26 February 1829 the Hirondelle was captured by the Eden within the entrance of the river with 112 slaves on board. The ship's boats had sailed 60 miles (97 km) up the Calabar river and laid in ambush. Now called Calabar, the city remained an important port shipping ivory, timber, beeswax, and palm produce until 1916, when the railway terminus was opened at Port Harcourt, 145 km to the west. Relatively cheap form of protein to the throne is eminently qualified, none no more so, the! 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