Rivers
Erema Community Confirms New Monarch
It was a new dawn at Erema, the largest community in Egi clan of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government of Rivers State as Eze Azubuike Georgewill was confirmed as paramount ruler of the community, bringing an end to dispute over who occupies the coveted stool which had been vacant for years.
It was a glorious moment as the elders, elite, youths and women groups were engulfed in excitement.
22 representatives of families that make up the community affirmed their signatures to confirm Eze Azubuike Georgewill as the Paramount Ruler, just as some elite and the leaders of the three sub-communities like Abururu, Obiedi, Agbna also signed the confirmation document.
Eze Georgewill had on May 31, 2013 been crowned as Eze Erema Ukwu III at the famous Anama-Oji community square where a formal letter of recognition and affirmation endorsed by the elders was issued to him.
Those who also endorsed the document were the Chairman of Erema Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs, Kelvin Ogunwa and his Secretary, Chief Lawson Uche, the CDC Chairman, Mr Azuanuka Obulor, Noble Dede Uche, for Abururu, Ezekiel Kanario for Obiedi and Ndudi Dick Obulor of Agbna sub-communities.
The decision to formally affirm and adopt Eze Georgewill, by the entire community, as paramount ruler, was to uphold the age- long history of the stool which had previously been occupied by his ancestors like Umeka Ihi, and Nathan Georgewill.
Speaking to journalists, at the venue of the occasion, Chief Kelvin Ogunwa chairman, Traiditonal Rulers and Chiefs Council, said His Royal Highness, Eze Georgewill merited the position as a philanthropist, peaceful person, very humble but fearless young man .
“He couldn’t have been generally accepted by the people if he is not a good man”, he said.
In his remark, the CDC chairman, Azunuka ObuLor urged ll families, Chiefs, elites, youths, elders and women group to support the Eze Erema Ukwu the Third, who had been approved by Devine intervention.
“This is a new dawn in our community, we should queue behind Eze Georgewill for the community to move forward”.
Responding on the gestures bestowed on him, His Royal Highness, Eze Georgewill, assured the people that he will not betray their interest, as he will use his position to attract development projects,and therefore enjoined the youths to queue into the new system.
The Erema monarch, however, while calling on the people to support all government policies and Programme, appealed to the state government to reopen the community’s general hospital which had been in limbo for some months.
While saying that the continued closure of the hospital was adversely affecting the community and surrounding neighbours. He wished the governor a happy jubilee anniversary.
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.
