- Efik Kingdom
=History=
Efik was one of the states in the old Calabar Kingdom of present day Nigeria. The Capital of the old Calabar Kingdom was at Calabar which was also the Capital of the Efik State. Therefore, Efik Kingdom became a synonym for Calabar Kingdom.
Other states in the old Calabar Kingdom included: Annang, Akamkpa, Efik, Eket, Ibibio, Ikom, Ogoja, Opobo (now Ikot Abasi), Oron, Western Cameroon, and the offshore island of Fernando Po (now Equatorial Guinea). Calabar served as the capital city for the Kingdom as well as for the Efik State.
The territory of the old Calabar Kingdom covered the entire
Akwa Ibom State ,Cross River State , Western Cameroon, the offshore island of Fernando Po (now Equatorial Guinea), and extended into parts of Abia State and Imo State (Onah, 2004).On
27 May 1979 all the former ancient states in the old Calabar Kingdom excluding Fernando Po (now Equatorial Guinea), Western Cameroon, and Igbo speaking territories (parts of Abia and Imo States that used to belong to Calabar Kingdom) became one of the the twelve states of Nigeria, named "Southeastern State". It was renamed "Cross River State" when the original twelve states became nineteen in 1987. On23 September 1987 the nineteen states became twenty-one, with Cross River State being divided into two states: "Cross River State" and "Akwa Ibom State".Also, See
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Calabar Kingdom
*Akamkpa
*Annang
*Efik
*Eket
*Ibibio
*Ikot Abasi
*Oron
*Bakassi
*Ikom
*Ekpe
*Nsibidi
*Manillas
*Ogoja References
*Onah, George, Factions on Obong title embrace peace. Vanguard, Monday, August 2, 2004
*Kannan K. Nair. The Origins and Development of Efik Settlements in Southeastern Nigeria. Ohio University Center for International Studies, Afircan Program, 1973.
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