By Ushang Ewa The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has accused Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade of frustrating residents through his introduction of a levy which has seen the downstream sector of the petroleum industry strike in protest of this. This was contained in a statement issued by the state publicity
By Grace Orok CrossRiverWatch has been recognized among other media houses who received the Legacy Award as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Cross River state. According to the organizers, Profiles and Biographies, CrossRiverWatch is a “Prompt News Media Outfit In Cross River”. The organizers added that the media outfit
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government Thursday planted 50 commemorative trees to celebrate 50 years of the state creation by the then military government on May 27, 1967. Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who led the tree planting exercise expressed his feelings about the significance of tree planting and
An emblem is a combination of images and colours with obvious conotative meanings, reflecting the corporate identity of an assemblage and tells a pictorial story of a people’s past as well as give a direction of their common destiny. In the case of Nigerian Coat of Arms, the coat of arms has a black shield
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By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has met with traditional rulers and the state’s elders council as part of activities to commemorate the state at 50 years following its creation on May 27, 1967 by the then military head of state. Both meetings took place at the Peregrino Hall
By Jonathan Ugbal The players in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry have called off their 72 hours long strike following an agreement with the Cross River State government to suspend the collection of the NGN12,800 levy imposed on petroleum tankers. The Petroleum Tankers Drivers and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) met
By Ushang Ewa The unveiling of the new Cross River State logo and most of the activities lined up for Day 1 of the Cross River At 50 celebrations did not hold Wednesday as planned CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The logo was scheduled to be unveiled at the Calabar International Convention Center (CICC) in the evening