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
Peter Inyali The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has pledged to build a 5 Megawatts solar power plant in the University of Calabar, (UNICAL) Calabar. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Barnhard Schlagheck disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a courtesy call on the university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu. Schlagheck noted
By Ushang Ewa The acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, John Ochalla has berated Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade for proposing a new logo for the state, describing it as a manifestation of his occult inclinations. This was contained in a statement signed and issued by him Tuesday