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Don’t Join Hunger Protest, Yobana Tells Khana People

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The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Khana Local Government Area, Ambassador Marvin Yobana, has raised the alarm over plans by some faceless people to cause mayhem and disrupt peace in the area under the guise of embarking on a nationwide protest.

 

Amb. Yobana raised the alarm against the backdrop of a plan by some aggrieved Nigerians to embark on a 10-day nationwide protest, beginning from August 1-10, 2024, against economic hardship in the country.

 

The planned protest, organised under the hashtag ‘EndBadGovernance,’ has gained significant traction on social media even as the organisers remain largely anonymous, with no group officially claiming responsibility.

 

Yobana, in a statement by his media team, last Friday, called on the entire Ogonis, especially the people of Khana Local Government Area, to reject the protest, describing it as a deliberate attempt to incite unrest and division in the country.

 

He appealed to the youths, women, and community leaders in the area, not to participate in any protest under any guise, saying the protest is being orchestrated to disrupt peace and cause mayhem in the local government area and the entire country.

 

The local government boss reiterated his commitment to peace, national unity, and democratic channels for addressing grievances.

 

He said, “It has come to our knowledge that this protest has been deliberately orchestrated to disrupt peace in our Local Government Area, Rivers State and the entire country. I, therefore, appeal to all our youths, women, traditional rulers, and community leaders, not to participate in any form of protest organised by faceless individuals, whose motive is to create chaos, cause panic and disrupt peace in Khana.”

 

Yobana expressed support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State, and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the President’s efforts to address the economic challenges facing the country.

 

“I align myself with the policies and programmes of His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, which are geared towards improving the lives of young people, the elderly and everyone in our communities. I also support the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his efforts to address the economic challenges facing our country.

 

“I, therefore, wish to use this opportunity to appeal to our peace-loving people in Khana LGA to continue to believe in the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and also to continue to give their support to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he said.

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Police Investigate Officer’s Suicide In PH

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The Police Command in Rivers State has confirmed the commencement of an investigation into the death of a police officer who allegedly took his own life in Port Harcourt.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.
“We received a report about an officer who allegedly killed himself.
“However, we are currently investigating the report to ascertain what transpired”, she stated.
Iringe-Koko reported that the Commissioner of Police in the Sstate, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for a thorough investigation.
According to viral reports Monday, Insp. Maxwell Zabu, formerly a security detail to Victor Ihunwo, a former Chairman of Port Harcourt City Council, allegedly shot himself at Ihunwo’s residence in Eagle Island, Port Harcourt.
A source familiar with the incident said the matter was reported to the Azikiwe Police Division in the area.
“Following the report, detectives from the division visited the scene as part of preliminary investigation procedures”, the source added.

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Perm Sec Tasks NUJ Leadership On Unity

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The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Rivers State, Mr. Emmanuel Ndah, has charged the leadership of the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to ensure that all factions of the union are collapsed, especially now that the election is over.
Ndah gave the charge when the newly elected executives of the council and some of its members led by the Chairman, Comrade Paul Bazia, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the State Secretariat Complex, Port Harcourt, yesterday.
The Permanent Secretary said he will do everything within his reach to ensure that the union is put in the front burner as far as their demands are achievable within the directives of the Sole Administrator of the State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd).
He also promised to ensure that the demands of the union get to the appropriate quarters.
According to him, the effort of the State Sole Administrator is to carry out programmes that can be achieved in six months and urged the NUJ to make demands that can be achieved within the period.
“The (Sole) Administrator has put so much effort to not only carry out achievable programmes, but also ensure peace and security in the State”, he said.
He, therefore,instructed the new executives to carry every member of the union along in the scheme of things.
“After the election, the union is now one. Carry everybody along so that the union will move forward”, he said.
The Chairman of NUJ, Bazia, had earlier assured the Permanent Secretary that the new executive was ready to work with the government to change the negative narratives and move the State forward.
Bazia further emphasised that the union will ensure factual reportage that will bring about the development of the State.
He also said the essence of the visit was to introduce the new executives to their host and lamented the deplorable condition of the NUJ Secretariat and urged the Permanent Secretary to help push the demands of the union to the state government, while highlighting some of the challenges faced in the Council.
“In terms of mobility, we have no vehicle, the one we have is in a bad shape. Most of the facilities are bad, so we need you to help push our issues to the Administrator pending when our Governor will be restored”, he said.
He thanked the Permanent Secretary for receiving members of the union within a short notice.

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Rivers Judiciary Denies Reports On SOLAD’s Sack

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The Rivers State Judiciary has denied claims of media reports online that a judge of its High Court issued a ruling in favour of Governor Siminalayi Fubara against former Governor Nyesom Wike and President Bola Tinubu allegedly sacking the Sole Administrator of the State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd).
A statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the State High Court, David Ihua-Maduenyi, on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, described the purported report as false and misleading, particularly for linking a judge of the State High Court, Justice Boma Diepiri, to a ruling that reportedly came from a Federal High Court.
According to the statement, Justice Diepiri is a Judge of the Rivers State High Court and not of the Federal High Court and currently on Easter vacation, which commenced on Monday, 14th April.
The Chief Registrar further clarified that the Federal High Court and the State High Court are separate entities, stressing that “the inclusion of Justice Diepiri’s name in the fabricated report underscores the crass ignorance of the author”.
The statement, signed by Ihua-Maduenyi, reads in part, “The attention of the Rivers State Judiciary has been drawn to a fake news report alleging that His Lordship, Hon. Justice Boma Diepiri, delivered a judgment sacking the Sole Administrator of Rivers State. This is false in its entirety.
“Justice Diepiri is a judge of the High Court of Rivers State, not of the Federal High Court as was falsely reported.
“Additionally, His Lordship is currently on Easter vacation which began on Monday, April 14, 2025”.
It advised the general public and members of the media to always cross checked information concerning the judiciary before publishing, and disregard the said report in its entirety, saying “its an embodiment of falsehood and fabricated story”.

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