NUJ to Rivers Police: Apologize or Face Total Media Blackout..

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State, has fired back at the state’s police command after officers brutalized journalists covering a protest in Port Harcourt.

Reporters from Channels TV, AIT, Naija FM, Super FM, and Nigeria Info were tear-gassed, manhandled, and one even arrested in what the NUJ slammed as a “barbaric, inhumane attack on press freedom.”

In a fiery statement, the NUJ issued a 14-day ultimatum demanding a public apology and disciplinary action against the officers involved—or the press will go dark on all police coverage in Rivers.

“If they fail to act, we’ll silence them where it hurts—in the media,” the union declared.

World Health Day: Rivers State Champions Equitable Healthcare Through RIVCHPP
By Katherine Abayomi

As the world marks World Health Day 2025, Rivers State is taking bold steps to improve healthcare accessibility and strengthen its health systems for lasting impact.

In an event held at the Model Primary Health Centre in Ozuoba, the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP), in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) and Healthstream Medicare, brought together community members and healthcare leaders to spotlight the vital role of health insurance.

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