NUJ GIVES RIVERS POLICE 14 DAYS TO APOLOGIZE FOR ASSAULTING JOURNALISTS OR FACE MEDIA BLACKOUT. (PHOTO).
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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwnmi Ambode on tuesday inaugurated a Special Committee saddled with the responsibility of restoring the original master plan of Ikoyi,Victoria Island and Lekki areas of the State,just as he vowed to bring environmental sanity to all nooks and crannies of the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja,said his administration was passionately determined to rescue the fragile environments in the State from avoidable impediments,adding that his resolve was non-negotiable.The Governor said over time,government had observed gross abuse of urban planning and environmental laws which necessitated the decision to embark on a major clean-up of the environment to restore it to its desired form.Ambode said ''Cases of abandoned properties have become very rampant with miscreants and criminal elements taking over these properties as their base to cause havoc.The neat road sides of the the past now parade pockets of kiosks,illegal parking lots,unapproved mechanic workshops,roadside beer parlours and commercial centres.In addition,originally residential area now have industrial and commercial concerns located there,distorting the balance of the environment.These bad environmental practices,thriving in these prime ares,can no longer be tolerated and will be brought to an end immediately.These areas MUST regain their lost glory as this administration demands a return of environmental normalcy.A safe,clean and prosperous Lagos is non-negotiable; that is the commitment of our administration.We will not allow these environmental infractions to continue.We cannot allow our beautiful environment to be destroyed by people who have no regard for beauty,serenity,law and order.This is not a one-off exercise.The Victoria Island Ikoyi and Lekki clean-up is the pilot scheme and this rescue operation has come to stay until we achieve the Lagos of our dreams''.More photos below.
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