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...

ISLAMIC CALENDAR: SULTAN DECLARES SUNDAY AS 1ST OF SHA'BAN. (PHOTO)


 ISLAMIC CALENDAR : Sultan Declares Sunday As 1st Of Sha'ban 


Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar has declared today Sunday the 11th February 2024 as the first day of Sha'ban 1445AH.


This was made known in a statement signed by chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs Sultanate Council Sokoto, Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu


He said the Sultanate together with the National Moon Sighting Committee across the country received information confirming the sighting of the new crescent yesterday the 10th of February equivalent to Islamic Calendar 29th of Rajab 1445AH .

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