Education

NANS, NURSS Mourn Slain UNIPORT Students

Published

13 years ago

October 15, 2012

One week after the brutal murder of four students of the
University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Aluu Town, the National Association of Nigeria Students
(NANS) and the National Union of Rivers State Students (NURSS), have described
their death as painful and shocking.

In a “Save Our Souls” message, the NURSS National President,
UNIPORT, Mr. Warmate Awoloye, told The Tide in Port Harcourt, that the students
were trying to get over the shock of the death of about 40 students in Mubi
Polytechnic, in Adamawa State.

Awoloye said little did the students know that another evil
attack could be lynched on four students of UNIPORT in the same October of
2012.

He recalled that in 2010, UNIPORT lost about two students.

According to the NURSS President, those killers took laws
into their own hands by killing their fellow human beings for mere allegations.

He said the union has utterly condemned the act and shall
not saddle themselves with why they were killed.

He maintained that justice must prevail and enjoined the
authorities concerned to ensure that all those involved in the brutal murder of
those four students are brought to book.

He described their death as unfortunate since according to
the NURSS National President, “we cannot hear from the dead”.

It would be recalled that the Student Union Government (SUG)
of the University of Port Harcourt, had issued a two-week ultimatum to the Aluu
Community in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers Sate to provide to the
security agencies, the killers of the four “UNIPORT students”.

The SUG President, Maxwell Soye Nyamabo, gave the warning
during a peaceful demonstration by students at Choba.

The Tide also recalls that at a press briefing last Tuesday,
in Choba, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Joseph
A. Ajienka, had identified the three students out of the four that were
murdered as Biringa Chiadika Lordson, a 200-level – threatre Arts student, with
Matric No. U2010/1805036, Ugonna Kelechi Obuzor, 200-level Geology student with
Matric No. U2010/5565149 and Lloyd Toku Mike, a 200-level Civil Engineering
student with Matric No. U2010/3010094, while the fourth, Tekena Ezikena, was
yet to be identified as a student of the university.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

Published

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

Published

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

Published

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