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 ā€œunprovoked, barbaric, and inhuman,ā€ calling for the immediate identification and prosecution of the officers involved. ā€œThe NUJ, as a watchdog of society, will not sit idly by while media practitioners are subjected to barbarism and brutality. Enough is enough,ā€ the statement read, adding that further attacks on journalists would be ā€œvehemently resisted.ā€ The assaulted journalistsā€”Charles Opurum of Channels TV, Allwell Ene of Naija FM, Soibelemari Oruwari of Nigeria Info, Ikezam Godswill of AIT, and Femi Ogunkhilede of Supe...

GSM MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDER DONATES MOBILE CLINIC TO ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT.{PHOTOS}.

 GSM Mobile Service Provider Donates Mobile Clinic To Anambra State Government


By Chibuzor Okoye (ABS News)


A Global System for Mobil Communications network provider has donated a mobile clinic to the Anambra state government, as part of their Coperate Social Responsibility project.


Handing over the mobile clinic to the state government, the Senior Manager, Sales and Trade Development, Core East of the company, Mr. Emmanuel Okereke, represented by Mr. Collins Orji, said the mobile medical intervention scheme is designed to provide primary healthcare services, largely to the women and children in some selected local government areas in the six states of Anambra, Lagos, Gombe, Kano, Kwara and Rivers through mobile trucks, and that the aim is to contribute to the government's efforts to improve access to primary healthcare in underserved communities in Nigeria.


Mr. Okereke noted that the the scope of the project to be implemented covers the execution of medical outreaches for twelve months in communities and markets, and the services will include medical screening, diagnosis and consultations, treatment and provision of drugs, referrals and health awareness creation.


Receiving the mobile clinic on behalf of Anambra state government, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu thanked the mobile service provider for assisting the State government in the health sector, and urged like-mind organizations to emulate the company's good gesture.


On his part, the Anambra state Commissioner for health, Dr. Vincent Okpala, said that the initiative is in it's third phase and that the state is happy to partner with the company and revealed that mobile clinic will operate based on demand, need and planning, among others.

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