NUJ GIVES RIVERS POLICE 14 DAYS TO APOLOGIZE FOR ASSAULTING JOURNALISTS OR FACE MEDIA BLACKOUT. (PHOTO).

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  The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command, demanding a public apology for the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt. Failure to comply, the union warned, would result in a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by Council Chairman Comrade Paul Bazia and Secretary Dr. Ijeoma Tubosia, the NUJ condemned the police actions as “unprovoked, barbaric, and inhuman,” calling for the immediate identification and prosecution of the officers involved. “The NUJ, as a watchdog of society, will not sit idly by while media practitioners are subjected to barbarism and brutality. Enough is enough,” the statement read, adding that further attacks on journalists would be “vehemently resisted.” The assaulted journalists—Charles Opurum of Channels TV, Allwell Ene of Naija FM, Soibelemari Oruwari of Nigeria Info, Ikezam Godswill of AIT, and Femi Ogunkhilede of Supe...

12 YEAR OLD GIRL,FLOGGED FOR POSTING NUDE PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK.

          There is a video going round the internet showing a Caribbean mother of four Helen Bartlett whipping her daughter for posing semi nude pictures on facebook.They are from Trinidad and Tobago.The six minute clip,which depicts Miss Bartlett a single mother raining blows on the 12 years girl,who cried out in pain from the belt being used on her.Viewers claimed what the mother is doing to her daughter is child abuse {Not in Nigeria}.Mrs Helen Bartlett who has three girls and one boy was asked if she regretted her actions,she said ''I stood by my mode of discipline but am sorry that the video intended to shame her 12 year old has gained notoriety''.She said since her father a police officer left them,the girl has been unmanageable.She has exhausted all avenues trying to keep her daughter on the straight and narrow,including seeking counselling,and their father wants nothing to do with her.More photos below.                                                  No alternative: Ms Bartlett later explained that her daughter has been acting acting since pre-school, and that she has exhausted all avenues trying to set her on the right pathDefiant: The single mother said she is prepared to go to jail for meting out corporal punishment to her wayward daughterExtreme measures: The mother stated that she decided to teach her daughter a lesson so that one day she wouldn't come home pregnant or end up deadThe six-minute clip shows the mother whipping the girl with a beltThe teen whimpers and cowers in fearPublic shaming: Helen Bartlett (right), a mother of four from Trinidad and Tobago, shared a video online showing her beating her 12-year-old daughter for inappropriate behaviorDiscipline or abuse: The clip has gone viral on social media and sparked a public debate about corporal punishment

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