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THE All Progressives Congress in Rivers State loyal to the Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to strike out an appeal filed by Igo Aguma in July 2020.
Reacting to the decision of the apex court, the Spokesman for the Amaechi faction of the APC in the state, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, in a statement titled, ‘We have been vindicated’, hailed the apex court’s decision, describing it as a welcomed development.
Nwuke said the development was a pointer that Aguma’s declaration as a Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC in the state was in error ab initio.
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A man, who filed a complaint of attempted murder against a vigilante group, the Onelga Security Peace and Advisory Council, in the Rumuolumeni community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, has accused the police of compromise and alleged that the case was transferred to the Zone 16, Bayelsa State, to pervert the cause of justice.
The victim, Clifford Woko, was in January allegedly beaten to a pulp by personnel of the security outfit after he failed to pay a fee termed: ‘Marching Ground’, for a parcel of land, prompting him to report the matter to the police.
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Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Anyama Motor Mechanic Village, in the Mile Two area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a faulty gas cylinder exploded, injuring three persons and chopping off the left leg of a mechanic.
The incident happened when the mechanic, whose name had yet to be ascertained, was passing near the cylinder.
The impact of the explosion was said to have chopped off the victim’s left leg from the knee downward, shattering the phones in his pockets.
A witness, Okey Peter, said residents rushed to the scene after the deafening noise, which caused panic in the area.
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As the University of Port Harcourt resumes full academic activities March 1, 2021, the management of the institution has unveiled one of its 400 test-per day molecular laboratories dedicated to COVID-19 testing for undergraduates and staff.
The university also unveiled two of its COVID-19 holding centres with seven brand new ventilators and oxygen bottles, rolling out its stipulated safety protocols and compliance enforcement measures in tandem with international best practices.
Speaking in Port Harcourt on Thursday, following a media tour to the facilities in the institution’s campuses, the acting Vice Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Stephen Okodudu, said the university achieve the feat after consultations between the management and its COVID-19 steering committee which consist of professionals.