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  By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, CP. Olatunji Disu, has ordered the deployment of officers across the state to ensure maximum security of lives and property during the Easter celebration.   CP. Disu directed all Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and Divisional Police officers to deploy personnel and allocate resources to strategic locations within their areas of responsibility.   Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement said, locations to watch closely include churches, parks, event centers, as well as entry and exit routes in the state.   According to the statement, officers deployed on the highways have been instructed to maintain a high level of vigilance and professionalism while carrying out their duties.   CP. Disu, while urging Christians to pray for God's protection and peace in Rivers State, advised religious leaders, traditional leaders, parents, and guardians to caution their children and ward

 By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu Over twenty five suspects, including a witch doctor were paraded by the Rivers State police command for car snatching. Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu while parading the suspects at the Police headquarters in Port Harcourt, said  Chidube,Anthony and kelechi are major culprits in car snatching business.       CP Disu briefing Newsmen at the Command's headquarters in Port Harcourt   CP Disu disclosed that Chidube trains his men on car snatching and  he is linked to all suspects arrested while Kelechi is an expert in removing car trackers . The Rivers Police boss stated that most of the cars stolen are taken to Kano,Anambra,where they detached the vehicles and sold as scrap. CP Disu noted that seventy nine cars have been linked to the suspects .He also revealed that most of the suspects met at correctional centre. Suspects On their modus of operandi,CP Disu said the suspects uses  master key to snatch  vehicles and convert it to  commercial vehicles

  By Pius Dukor Civil Society Legislative Advocacy ( CISLAC) have task all security agencies and community leaders adapt early warning and early response to combat security challenges. CISLAC with the support from Open Society Foundation ( OSF-Africa) made the remark at a one day event on Community Security Architecture  Dialogue on Early Warning and Early Response  in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.  In his welcome remarks, the Executive Director of CISLAC,  Auwal Ibrahim Musa explained that conflict sensitivity is important to community security architecture in our local communities, hence the dialogue. Represented at the event by Jimoh Abubakar, the Executive Director maintained that community people should report early warning before the full crisis situation to minimise or eradicate lost of lives and properties. He further told participants that community people should report signals of conflict rather incident itself, noting that intelligent gathering is a panacea for pe

  By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu     Viewers discretion is advised  Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Saturday night,15th March,2024 shot dead one identified as George Soporuchi a printer at Abakiliki street close to Emenike, Mile 1 Diobu, PortHarcourt. Some eyewitnesses who claimed anonymous told our correspondent that the gunmen trailed the printer to Abakiliki close to Emenike street at about 8:30 pm and shot him dead while he was discussing with someone. The eyewitnesses also revealed that the gunmen carted away his motorcycle and one of his mobile phone. The eyewitnesses speaking to our correspondent stated that on lookers rushed the victim to the hospital were he was confirmed dead on Sunday morning. Meanwhile, spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko had earlier in a press statement confirmed the killing of a man last Thursday night 14 March, 2024 at Nanka street Mile 1 Diobu noting that investigation is still ongoing to apprehend the culprits. As of th

 By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu The Rivers State Police Command has recovered the remains of SP Bako Angbashim, a former Divisional Police Officer ,DPO; of Ahoada Division in Rivers State who was murdered by Gift Okpara popularly known as 2Baba. Police Public Relations Officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement, stated that on Sunday, March 10, 2024, a coordinated joint operation was carried out by tactical squads from the Rivers State Police Command and personnel from the Force Intelligence Bureau.  According to the statement,the  operation targeted the camp of the deceased cult leader, 2Baba, situated within the forested region of Odiemude Community in Ahoada East Local Government Area. During the operation, diligent search efforts led to the discovery of a burial site within the gang's shrine, where the remains of the slain Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim, was located and exhumed.  SP Iringe-Koko stated that the exhumed remains include the skull of the deceased. The recovered rema

  By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  Rivers State Governor, Sir. Siminalayi Fubara, says the cancelled employment process at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, due to intolerable irregularities, will be revisited. This is as the governor assured that a new governing council was now in place to oversee the process and ensure elimination of the irregularities that hampered the previous process. Governor Fubara gave the assurance in Port Harcourt when he received some protesters who came to register their grievances as victims of the failed process. The Governor, who was represented by the Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, told the protesters that it is not correct that the Governor Fubara-led administration had neglected them or abandoned the process. The governor explained that the employment process was cancelled for contravening the initial approval given to the institution. Governor Fubara said the management of the institution was directed, based on their request, to

  By Josiah Egbilika The International Women’s Day is celebrated March 8 every year. The day was set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and also to enhance the voices and abilities of women in the society. The day was recognized by United Nations in 1977 but its root goes way back to 1908 in United States of America when women protested against the working conditions in the country. Since its adoption, the International Women’s Day has helped to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arena. In Nigeria, the celebration has assumed different dimensions: March 8 marking the global celebration, Mothering Sunday on the Sunday of the week of March 8 and Mother’s Day on the Second Sunday in May by some religious set. The purpose is to continuously raise awareness of the abilities and capacities of women in the society. The theme of this year’s celebration is Invest in women: Accelerate progress. This

  By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu  In commemorating the international women's day celebrated March 8 every year, a Nigerian Linguist and Indigenous Language Advocate, Josiah Egbilika has tasked women all over the world to be at the forefront of campaign for the development and sustenance of Indigenous Languages. With this year's theme, invest in women: Accelerate progress which focuses on diversity and empowerment, Mr. Egbilika stated that one of the ways women's progress acceleration can be said to be holistic is when their identity is not lost and if language is lost, no matter the amount of  empowerment, there will still be a missing gap. The Indigenous Language Advocate urged women to begin the language campaign by carrying out sensitization and encouraging the continuous speaking of their languages in their every day activities including to their children and wards. Mr Egbilika appreciated the fact that women are coming out and making lots of impact in the society, however s

  By Awajis Josiah-Chijindu As the world approaches the International Women's Day, a man identified as Mr. Michael Chidozie working with a Civil Society Organizations in Port Harcourt has been arrested and detained by the Police in Rivers State, for allegedly beating his thirty -two year old wife and mother of three children, Mrs Ufuoma Chidozie to death on the early hours of Tuesday March 5th, ,2024 in Agip axis of Mile 4, PortHarcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. We gathered  that after Mrs Chidozie died as a result of injuries she sustained from the alleged physical assault, Mr Chidozie, the suspect  fled after calling the brother of the deceased,  to come to the house stating an emergency situation.                 Mrs. Chidozie the victim When the brother to the deceased came to the house of Mr. Chidozie,  he found the lifeless body of Mrs. Chidozie, his sister  but did not meet the husband at home.  Meanwhile, some friends of Mrs Chidozie who spoke to our correspondent alleged tha

  By  Awajis Josiah-Chijindu Female journalists have been urged to step up in their skills in order to meet up with the trends of the global world.   The call was made at a one-day capacity building workshop on 'Maximising New Media Platforms' held in Port Harcourt by Step-up for Women in Journalism Initiative.       Team Lead Mrs. Godwin,Dr. Ijeoma and Constance at the Capacity Training  The team lead, Mrs. Ann Godwin stressed the need for journalists especially the females to improve themselves in skills, career and make use of any opportunity to upgrade.  Team Lead Mrs Godwin addressing participants Mrs. Godwin stated that it pays to be more innovative and creative in everything one does.   Two speakers, a broadcast journalist also an Entrepreneur, Dr. Ijeoma Tubosia,   and a digital expert, Mr. Paul Chimodo, charged journalists especially veterans, to scale up their digital skills to enable them to improve their career prospects and earning potential.   Dr. Ijeoma taking pa