• C’River Police Command warns against violence It was long in coming, but the dust of Governor Benedict Ayade’s cross over to All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that gifted him the platform for his two terms in office, has continued to swirl. From day one, it was obvious that the Cross River State governor was not in PDP to stay, only that the day of his expected move to APC was uncertain. Senator Ayade’s romance with President Muhammadu Buhari was very strong, especially when the former Chief of Staff, late Abba Kiari, was alive.
By Donu Kogbara
IT has come as a complete shock to me to discover (from trusted sources) that even in the upper echelons of the hallowed groves of academe, which I have always imagined to be a sublimely tranquil and civilized zone, toxic
wuru wuru palaver sometimes happens! Allegedly.
Since I am from Rivers State, I have a special interest in the University of Port Harcourt (Uniport). And, according to my sources, there is a story to be told and considerable cause for concern:
In January 2020, Uniport published an advert in newspapers, inviting suitably qualified candidates to apply for the post of Vice-Chancellor, VC, which was due to become vacant in July 2020.
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The defendants in the case of alleged child stealing face three counts before Port-Harcourt High Court presided by Honourable Justice S. H. Aprioku.
The defendants in the case of alleged child stealing face three counts before Port-Harcourt High Court presided by Honourable Justice S. H. Aprioku.
In the case prosecuted by the State, the four defendants face three counts of kidnapping, armed robbery and child stealing. They are Promise Thompson, Queen Lucky, Lucky Wokoma and Beatrice Ogunka.
The crime of kidnapping is contrary to Section 1(2)(b) of the Rivers State Kidnap (Prohibition) Amendment Law, No. 5 of 2018 and was allegedly committed by the first defendant Promise Thompson when he allegedly armed himself with a gun and other dangerous weapons and kidnapped with the help of others now at large a six-year-old boy on Trans Kalabari Road, Iwofe on October 25, 2018 and demanded ransom.
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The prosecution witness in a case involving child stealing was cross-examined by the defence counsel in court on Wednesday.
The prosecution witness in a case involving child stealing was cross-examined by the defence counsel in court on Wednesday.
The defence counsel, P.A. Anele, for the second and third defendants cross-examined the first prosecution witness over the case in court.
There were three defendants standing trial in the case, two of whom were male and one female, while others are at large.
While going through the case, the presiding judge of Port-Harcourt High Court, Honourable Justice S.H. Aprioku, said that the charge against the second and third defendants was child stealing while the offence of the first defendant was that he had shot the father of the child and kidnapped the child. The child was six-year-old.