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...

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED EX-GOVERNOR AMAECHI'S MINISTERIAL SCREENING TODAY,READ SOME GIST HERE.

                     Today thursday ex-Governor Amaechi was screened for a ministerial post that is not yet known to the public.The Minority Leader,Godwill Akpabio,first told the Senate that the PDP caucus would not ask him any question since the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics,Privileges and Public Petitions had been debated by the Senate.But the Majority Leader,Ali Ndume,suggested that Mr.Amaechi should take a bow and go,saying one of his duties as Senate leader was to market the ministerial nominees.How ever,the Senate President Bukola Saraki,ensured he was asked questions,leaving the moment for All Progessives Congress,APC,senators alone.While fielding questions from the senators,Mr.Amaechi said he disliked corruption,adding that he was not indicted in the whole report of the Judicial Commission of the Inquiry of River State.Amaechi said ''There is nowhere in the report of the Judicial committe,not {even} the whit paper by the governor,that i am indicted for corruption''.Speaking on the APC victory in the last presidential election,Amaechi said the party was able to sell to Nigerians that there was massive corruption in the previous government.''So we let Nigerians know that the only solution was to change government,and then,we presented a signpost candidate who is incorruptible''.On Niger Delta problems,he assured that the East West Road would be his top priority if he is appointed minister for the region.When Amaechi was told t clear his name of corruption dealings,he said ''I have never collected a bribe in my life.If we keep to the rule of law,allow a Governor to function as a governor''.One more picture below.                                                    

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