Rivers
RSNC Honours Retired Director
Rivers State Newspaper Corporation (RSNC) last Friday honoured her Director of Administration, Mr. Alfred Nworgu, who disengaged from the service after the mandatory 35 years.
Speaking at the event, the General Manager of the Corporation, Mr. Celestine Ogolo, said the ceremony was organised to show appreciation to the efforts of the retired Director of Administration who discharged his duties creditably.
Ogolo, disclosed that in the five years he worked with Mr. Alfred Nworgu, as Director of Administration, they worked cooperatively to the betterment of the Corporation.
“I cherished working with you, because you discharged your duties without blemish”, the General Manager declared, pointing out that Majority of the staff of the Corporation acknowledged that the retired Director contributed his best to the growth of the Newspaper.
He noted that the former Director made his mark in the Corporation as a diligent worker who had scarified a lot to ensure smooth administration of the establishment.
According to the General manager, “Rivers State Newspaper Corporation is proud of your achievement and you would be someone to be emulated and remembered by staff”, adding that the support from his family equally contributed to this success.
The new Director of Administration Mrs Emi Jameson, described Mr. Nworgu as her mentor who had left a big shoe in the administration of the corporation, stressing that she now appreciates the contributions of the former Director better.
Other management staff Mr. Dagogo Clinton, Valentine Ugboma and Goodluck Ukwe, separately eulogized the services of Mr. Nworgu to the growth and development of the State Newspaper Corporation, adding that civil servants should endeavour to leave their prints on the sands of time.
Union leaders Mr. Felix Okogbule and Abraham Umesi, acknowledged the meticulous but pragmatic approach of the former Director of Administration in the discharge of his duties.
Responding, the former Director of Administration, Mr. Alfred Nworgu, thanked the management and staff of the Corporation for the honour which showed that his contributions to the growth of the newspaper had been appreciated.
Mr. Nworgu attributed the secret of his success to God and advised staff to be God fearing in all their dealing to merit His favour.
He also urged Management staff to abide by the principle of collective obligation in the implementation of decisions to move the establishment forward and sued for cooperation among the staff.
Rivers
Rivers High Court Restrain Trustees, Knights of St. John International, Others From Conducting Election
The High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has restrained the registered trustees of Knights of St John International, Supreme Subordinate Commandery, Nigeria, and four others from conducting elections into Our Lady of Holy Rosary Local Commandery No 920 CIWA, Port Harcourt, District 48 Commandery elections, and Supreme Subordinate elections of the Knights of St John International, Nigeria, pending the determination of the substantive matters before them.
Justice G.C. Aguma and Justice V.C. Ugoji, in their separate interim orders of injunction issued in Suit No: PHC/4410/CS/2025 and Suit No: PHC/4359/CS/2025, respectively, restrained the defendants, whether by themselves, their privies, agents, servants, or any person or group of persons working under them, from conducting elections into Our Lady of Holy Rosary Local Commandery No 920, CIWA Port Harcourt, District 48 Commandery, Port Harcourt Commandery, and Supreme Subordinate of Knights of St John International, Nigeria.
The claimants, Sir Njoku Chukwuemeka Andrew and Sir Chukwuemeka Martin Mba, in separate suits, through their legal representatives, dragged the defendants to court, seeking an order to restrain them from appointing or installing any interim caretaker executive or leadership to run or pilot the affairs of St John International, Our Lady of Holy Rosary Local Commandery No 920, CIWA, Port Harcourt.
The defendants in the matter are: Registered Trustees of Knights of St John International, Supreme Subordinate Commandery, Nigeria; Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Ufuoma Okene, the Grand President, Port Harcourt Grand Commandery, Knights of St John International; Noble Brother Viktor Benebo, the Chairman Investigation Committee set up by the 2nd Defendant to investigate the claimants; Sir Architect Prempeh Ebiware, the District 48 Commander, Knights of St John International, Port Harcourt; and Sir Harry Oruma, member of Knights of St John International, Our Lady of Holy Commandery No 920, CIWA, Port Harcourt.
The two judges, after listening to the counsels in the matter, granted the claimants’ request and adjourned the matter to 10/12/2025 and 16/12/2025, respectively, for hearing of the motion on notice.
