Rivers
OPM Sets Up Temporary School In Flood Camp
Apart from constant provision of relief materials to flood victims in Nigeria, the Omega Power Ministries (OPM) has recently established a modern camp equipped with temporary school and vocational training facilities to rehabilitate affected children by the ravaging floods in Rivers and Bayelsa states.
The modern camp sited at Mbodo Community in Aluu clan of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State has a stationed medical team with adequate facilities for treatment of all kinds of disease and ailments suffered by the flood victims.
Commissioning the camp Thursday in Port Harcourt, the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere said the modern camp was to support governments of the two sister states to ensure that flood victims feel at home pending the end of the flooding.
He said the church also provided funds for trading and other lawful businesses to some of the ageing victims in the camp, to enable them take care of their wards and children outside the camp.
Apostle Chinyere said the idea of providing the victims with vocational skills acquisition training and temporary school was to ensure that their time is not wasted while in the camp.
The General Overseer tasked the victims to ensure good use of the opportunity given them by the church to better their lives even when they return to their various homes.
While commissioning the camp, a representative of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Search and Rescue Officer, Mr Egwu D. Udeh commended the church for embarking on the project aimed at supplementing government’s effort in supporting flood victims in the country.
Also speaking, one of the victims, Mr Ebi Joseph from Bayelsa State said the church has made them, especially the victims from Bayelsa State feel at home.
He said the temporary school set up their children, would make them feel the gap created within the period they were away from school.
A consultant Doctor from University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Doctor Henry Ogboma said, so far, the medical team has saved over 46 victims infected with flood diseases in the camp.
According to him, serious cases are referred to UPTH for proper treatment. He commended the church for its efforts to salvage the flood victims.
Enoch Epelle
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.
