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...

A DRIVER OF TRANSPORT COMPANY OF ANAMBRA STATE ''TRACAS'' BLED TO DEATH TODAY WHILE DRIVING.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: one or more people and people sitting                                                According to the passengers, they were travelling from Ekwulobia to UNIZIK temporary site, Awka when the unfortunate incident occured.
The driver was said to look very healthy, lively and communicating with the passengers but when they got to By-Pass junction, along Enugu Agidi Rd, Amawbia, the said driver started bleeding from the mouth and nose with white mucous and foam coming out of his mouth which was eventually followed by blood.
With the help of the passenger in the front seat, the bus was put to a halt. The driver whose name could not be ascertained in press time bled for few a mins and died immediately. His entire body and cheeks was said to have shrunk immediately after his death. The startled passengers scurried out of the bus via any possible means (some from the windows and other from the boot of the bus).
"He was indeed a jovial man. He quarreled with some of us because of change. We exchanged words with him after which he diverted the quarrel to making jokes. He looked healthy. We never expected something like this", one of the passengers narrated at the scene of the incident.Some onlookers at the scene of the incident rumored that it was due to food poisoning, but the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.Sympathizers were seen around the bus in shock with some crying at the scene!.More photos below.
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