Education

ICSS Wins FIDA Inter-Schools Quiz Competition

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14 years ago

June 4, 2012

Igwuruta Community Secondary School hs won this years Children’s Day Quiz Competition organised by the International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA), Rivers State Chapter.

The Chairman of FIDA, Mrs. Eucharia Somiari Pepple, who was represented at the occsionby Mrs. Florence Itamunola stated that the purpose of the competition was to provide children with basic rights and hope for the less privileged in the society.

Held at the Ministry of Justice Conference Hall, Mrs. Pepple encouraged the students to develop a good reading culture which would help them to succeed in their career.

She advised that building up a good character is the best way to success, adding that “Intelligence without good character is meaningless”.

The FIDA Chairman, said students should use the internet for learning purposes rather than engage in immoral acts through it.

The Guest Speaker at the occasion, Hon. Justice Harriba Dagogo-Jack who spoke on the theme, “Grooming the next Generation” described grooming as the totality of bringing up children for the future, adding that it is also the responsibility of a child to put into practice whatever training given to him or her.

Represented by Mrs. Florence Fiberesima, Justice Dagogo-Jack stated that grooming requires everything about an individual like dressing, talking pattern, behaviour etc.

The Attorney General of the State, represented by Mrs. Inime Aguma, assured all children in Rivers State of their protection by the Ministry of Justice.

He encouraged FIDA to try to fight against the law restricting women from taking some one on bail in police stations, suggesting that a law be passed to give women the right to bail people.

The competition had Community Secondary

School (CSS) Rumuodomaya and Atlantic People’s Herald for the junior cadre while ICSS Igwuruta and CSS Amadi Ama competed for the senior cadre.

At the end ICSS Igwuruta emerged as the winner with 79 points against 77 points, while CSS Rumuodomaya emerged the winner in the junior cadre with 85 points against 60 points.

The grand finale of the event had a large turn out of school children from different schools in the state and women organisations who came to support FIDA.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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3 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The Chairman of Etche Local Government Area ,Hon Chima Boniface Njoku has called on students from Etche LGA to remain diligent in their academic pursuits and contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the area upon completion of their studies.

Njoku emphasized that governance is a collective responsibility and encouraged the students to part of societal transformational agents to promote the development of the area for betterment of all.

He made the call when he received the audience

Law School Students Forum of the LGA extraction who paid him a courtesy visit in his office ilat Okehi, the headquarters of the Council over the weekend.

The Council boss thanked the students for the visit and their kind words, stating that his administration remains focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to every part of Etche.

Hon. Njoku thanked the students for the visit and their kind words, stating that his administration remains focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to every part of Etche.

In his address of welcome,the leader of the delegation , Mr. Goodday Chidi Nwaonuala, said the visit was to congratulate the chairman on what they described as remarkable developmental strides recorded across Etche within a short period of his administration.

Nwaonuala commended the chairman for the ongoing road projects in various communities, the renovation and construction works within the Council Secretariat, as well as improvements in electricity supply and other infrastructural interventions across the local government area.

He noted that the visible transformation in road infrastructure has enhanced accessibility, boosted economic activities, and improved the overall living conditions of residents as well as the facelift given to the Council Secretariat, describing it as a step toward creating a more conducive working environment for staff and better service delivery to the people.

According to him, the students, as future legal practitioners from Etche, are proud of the progress being made and felt it necessary to personally appreciate the chairman for his commitment to grassroots development.

By: Akujobi Amadi

Education

Association harps on importance of mother tongue in society

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4 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The President of Rivers State Indigenous Language Teachers Association and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ,Rivers Language Centre, Port Harcourt.Dr Ovuchi J. Agwnu has described

Language as life that promote culture and identity of the people.

Ovuchi made in a press statement to commemorate the mother tongue day in port Harcourt over the weekend.

The statement call on parents to think about the future in a world where their kids would not sustain the language as handed over to them from antiquity.

” The Government should shift focus on the Youths as the hope of the Linguistic future. Every school should have an employed indigenous language teacher who will handle the mother tongue inculcation of the language of the immediate environment of each school.”

“Irrespective of the recent views on language teachings, we remain committed to sustaining our diversity as a people via language promotion.”

By: Akujobi Amadi

Education

UNIPORT Hails Odusote’s Historic Appointment as First Female Director-General of Nigerian Law School

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4 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has expressed profound pride over the appointment of Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, describing the milestone as historic and richly deserved.

In a congratulatory message issued on behalf of the University’s management, staff, students, and stakeholders, the Vice-Chancellor, Owunari Abraham Georgewill, hailed the appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a landmark achievement for legal education and women’s leadership in Nigeria.

The University noted that Dr. Odusote’s emergence as the first female Director-General of the Nigerian Law School in over six decades reflects the confidence reposed in her exceptional leadership capacity, professional depth, and administrative acumen.

UNIPORT further commended her outstanding tenure as Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School, where she was credited with visionary leadership, institutional strengthening, and strategic advancement of legal training.

According to the University, her proven record of excellence, integrity, and commitment to institutional development unmistakably positioned her for the nation’s highest legal education office.

Describing the appointment as a source of pride and inspiration, UNIPORT expressed confidence that Dr. Odusote’s leadership would usher in a new era of growth, innovation, and consolidation in legal education in Nigeria.

The University concluded by wishing her a successful tenure and assuring her of its goodwill, solidarity, and unwavering support as she assumes leadership of Nigeria’s foremost legal training institution.

By: Akujobi Amadi