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C.S.S. Oroworukwo Wins Corpers’ Debate Competition
Community Secondary School, Oroworukwo, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has emerged winners of the Gender Debate Competition organised by members of Gender group, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Port Harcourt.
The school defeated Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Oromenike, by 200 points to 80 points scored by their opponents to win the competition.
The debate, which was organized by the 2016 Batch ‘A’ Corps members, under the aegis of NYSC Gender Vanguard Community Development Service group to sensitise the public on the dangers of domestic violence in the society; had the topic, “Gender Inequality, a Contributing Factor to Domestic violence”.
Speaking at the occasion, Thursday at GGSS Oroworukwo, the president of NYSC Gender Vanguard Community Development Service Group, Batch A’ 2016, Miss Kio Joy Amameba, said the group as a humanitarian organisation stood for the protection of the less privileged in the society.
According to her, the group came into being in cognizance of the fact that such vices as prostitution, child labour and battery were at an alarming increase in the society due to domestic violence.
Miss Amameba stated that gender inequality was a contributing factor to the various domestic violence, hence the group advocates for equality in all spheres of human endeavour.
She stated that through the advocacy and enlightenment campaign carried out by the group, more people were encouraged, especially females, to pursue their careers.
Amameba used the forum to call for the strengthening of various laws by government agencies to check the wide-spread of domestic violence in the society, noting that the women have been on the receiving end of inequality as a result of some customs and cultural beliefs.
The president of the NYSC 2016 Batch ‘A’ Gender Vanguard CDS group expressed happiness with the schools that participated in the debate competition.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.