The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Judiciary to ensure that budget control is not only the motivational factor in their craving for independence, but also the discharge of their functions without fear of intimidation or favour.
He noted that this was imperative because no government and country can make meaningful progress, if the Judiciary was not allowed to carry out their functions independently.
Wike stated this at the official presentation of 29 brand new Renault Koleos 2020 SUVs to chairmen of the Customary Courts of the Rivers State Judiciary at the State Judiciary Complex in Port Harcourt, last Wednesday.
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Controversy now trails the expulsion of three male students over the alleged gang rape of a female student by the Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology even as an advocacy group, the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, has called on the Rivers State Police Command to thoroughly investigate the […]
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The Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology, Port Harcourt, has expelled three male students over their alleged involvement in the rape of their female colleague on the campus and involvement in cultism.
The students’ expulsion was contained in an internal memo dated, Friday, December 18, 2020, signed by the Registrar, Kuapie Ndee-ue, and sighted by our correspondent on Wednesday.
The affected 300-level students, according to the memo, are Ferdinand Gospel of the Department of Emergency Medical Technician; Chim Steve, Department of Health Information Management; and Nedum Sampson from the Dental Surgery Technician Department.