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...

EXPLOSIVES WERE SEIZED FROM 3 MOSQUES IN KENYA TODAY+109 SUSPECTS ARRESTED.

Hand grenades and other items are displayed by police after an early morning raid at a mosque in the coastal town of Mombasa November 17, 2014. REUTERS-Joseph Okanga           According to the Kenya police,said today wednesday that,they found explosives at three Mosques in Mombasa and arrested 109 people today on suspicion they were undergoing militant training,in the latest raids in port city.Robert Kithur,Mombasa County Police Commander said ''These operations have started and will go on untill all places of worship especially Mosques in Mombasa are set free from terrorist and criminal elements.We have been gathering intelligence for a long period,and it was time to act''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                           Police display improvised petrol bombs at the Bamburi police station, which were found when they raided Masjid Swafaa mosque in the Kisauni area of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa November 19, 2014. REUTERS-Joseph OkangaA policeman stands guard outside the Masjid Swafaa mosque after they conducted a raid in the Kisauni area of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa November 19, 2014. REUTERS-Joseph Okanga

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