Rivers
VC Charges Staff Against Academic Fraud …Says Academic Calendar’ll Run Full Course
Acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Prof Okechukwu Onuchuku, has advised staff of the university to shun academic fraud and like vices.
Giving the charge to the academic staff recently when he met with them at the university auditorium, Onuckuku told them to desist from asking students for unnecessary gratifications.
“Do the work you are paid for by teaching and thoroughly supervising the students without attaching monetary value to chapters of project works and examination scores of these students”, he admonished.
Onuchukwu disclosed that the University, in collaboration with security agencies, is set to monitor and expose those found guilty.
He, however, appealed to lecturers who, on the other hand, are enticed by these students to resist such temptation and report the students involved.
Onuckuku further advised staff to work towards accessing N96,000,000.00 TEtfund for conferences, research grants, and book publications.
He said he is willing to approve good proposals that staff can come up with to access the funds.
The Acting VC also encouraged staff to engage in consultancy services, adding that these available avenues of making extra money would help staff live above board.
He intimated staff of the forthcoming accreditation exercise for nine programmes of the University, saying that “all hands must be on deck to ensure full accreditation status for the departments to relax in the next five years”.
He solicited the support of staff in departments and faculties, urging them not to create problems for themselves.
Prof. Onuckuku, who announced that staff were in the university by divine intervention, expressed displeasure at what he called “the level of acrimony, and wickedness in some departments”.
He expressed wonder over why some derive joy in setting up colleagues, asking if perpetrators would receive the salary of the staff if they succeed in pulling them down or prevent their growth in the departments.
He, therefore, urged staff to “forgive one another, work together as brothers, help each other grow in the system, and not to act as lords or suppress others as it is not the best way to live life”.
Onuckuku used the fora to remind all that he was “in the system to provide administrative and academic leadership, transform and make the place better for all to be proud of, and not to entertain petition writing, gossips, chase or pursue people around.”
On promotion of staff, he stated that assessment forms would be sent out for those qualified to apply.
Meanwhile, the Acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Prof Okechuku Onuchuku, says the university’s academic calendar would run its full course.
Speaking on Friday, while fielding questions from teaching staff, he explained that the flood incidence experienced in parts of the Niger Delta region is a natural phenomenon with no time frame of cessation.
He said postgraduate students who could not right their examination on the scheduled date (Monday, October 17, 2022) who were unable to write it on the slated date would be given supplementary examination.
He also urged those affected by the natural disaster to concentrate on being alive and not to think of the examination, assuring that the university authority is aware of their situation.
In a vote of thanks, the Director, Administration, Vice Chancellor’s Office, Mr Donald Okogbaa, who is also in charge of the Registry Department, expressed appreciation to the Acting VC for the information.
The forum provided opportunity for staff to ask questions, make valuable contributions, give advice and encouragement to the leadership.
By: Sogbeba Dokubo
Judges of the High Court Port Harcourt Rivers state will on Monday July 21, 2025 commence this year’s annual vacation.
The State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi in a statement signed by the Chief Registrar High Court Port Harcourt, David Ihua_ Maduenyi (esq) made available to The Tide in Port Harcourt over the weekend, said that the 2025 annual vacation for judges of the State High Court will begin on Monday, July 21, 2025 and end on Wednesday ,September 17, 2025
The statement said the vacation is in pursuant to Order 49, Rule 4 (d) of High Court of Rivers State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2023, as altered, adding that all the judicial divisions of the State High Court shall remain closed during the period of the vacation.
The statement further disclosed that normal court sessions will resume on Thursday 18, July 2025 across all the divisions.
The statement however, noted that during the period, a vacation judge shall be appointed by the chief judge to sit on urgent matters and applications and advice litigants and lawyers to take notice of the information.
The International Federation Of Women Lawyers,(FIDA )in collaboration with the Police Community Relations Committee,(PCRC ) have held a one day training on paralegal exposure aimed at equipping police officers across the Rivers state police command on ways of handling gender based violence cases in the state.
The one-day capacity training workshop organised by the two humanitarian organisations in the state, the FIDA and PCRC was designed to boost the knowledge and capacity of the police echelons in the state on how to deal with gender” based violence cases reported in there various Divisions and areas.
Speaking at the event held at the police officers mess in Port Harcourt, yesterday, the state Commissioner of Police ,CP Olugbenga Adepoju emphasized the importance of capacity building for Police Officers, stressing the need for continuous training and development for the officers to stay abreast of emerging trends and best practices in law enforcement.
Adepoju noted the police have being having lectures like this from time to time as directed by the Inspector General of Police and urge the police officers to turn out in their numbers to come and gain one thing or the other.
“There is nothing as good as building our capacity to ensure we deliver service to mankind and let Rivers be a different. to others.
“We have people who have the capacity that can deliver and they are here with us. And we will not hesitate to ensure we employ and use them. What ever we have learnt here, jot it down and ensure you use it judiciously”.
Also speaking, the Chairperson of FIDA Rivers, Life Jim George stressed that
the paralegal training offers the opportunity where retired Police officers, desk officers and different division in charge of gender based crime are assembled to educate them on how to handle with the gender violence and abused public ,how to deal with reporters of all kinds of Gender Based Violence.
“They need to be empathetic, they need not to judge them as they move into them. They need not to throw them away immediately or to make the atmosphere very toxic so that they will just go away and at the end of the day extort them and make known that Police is not your friend is only in the book””.
“We remind you all that you are not just a Police officer,there is a duty imposed on you to look at the laws. Not just to drive people away because We have reports where, once you approach a Police station and say my husband or wife beat me up,they drive you away, please madam this one is husband and wife matter, go and settle with your husband or wife. They began to judge you.”
“We are saying no,that is not what the law is.
Please show empathy, if you throw them away like that, most of them can take their life. Some go into third degree depression and is difficult to bring them out.They will now began to blame themselves for going to the Police station.
In his speech,the Chairman of PCRC in the state, Mr Voke Emore explained that One primary responsibilities of the PCRC is to bring the community closer to the Police, while FIDA as an international organization cares for the less privilege and handle cases involving women and children.
“The police only protect women and children in talking of gender abuse in the society rather taking the issue of gender violence as wholistic that includes men,women and children in every strata of the society.So that is the essence why the two humanitarian organisations ,FIDA and PCRC decided to partner to ensure that the things are done rightly in line with global practices.”
“And the only way to do that is to give training We always talk about training and re-training of Police officers.he stated.
The training focused on key areas such as
The Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) of Rivers State,
Dehumanizing and Harmful Traditional Practices Laws,
Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Rights to Share in Family Property Law and
Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law amongst others.
The Rivers State University (RSU), Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, has unveiled a new feature – Student-Sponsor Account, called SponsorsLink as part of its ongoing re-engineering efforts. This innovation is to address the problems of students collecting funds but not paying fees, leaving school but still pretending to be in school and inability of parents, guardians and sponsors to ascertain progress and performance of their children, wards and beneficiaries.
The platform is also designed to strengthen transparency, accountability, and communication between students and their parents, guardians and sponsors.
SponsorsLink is available on the university’s portal (www.rsu.edu.ng) and offers a range of benefits. Sponsors can track academic performance, monitor outstanding fees, make payments, and access detailed student profiles from a single dashboard. This centralized system ensures that sponsors are no longer left in the dark regarding the academic and financial status of their wards.
To utilize SponsorsLink, sponsors need to create an account on the RSU eCampus platform. This involves selecting a sponsorship type, filling out a registration form, and verifying their email address using a confirmation code. Upon successful registration, sponsors pay a one-time onboarding fee based on the number of wards they intend to manage.
Once registered, sponsors can add a ward by searching with the student’s registration number, matriculation number, or full name. After the student approves the request, the sponsor gains access to various features. These include checking results, which requires a result-checking fee, viewing student profiles, and making tuition or related payments directly through the platform.
The introduction of SponsorsLink demonstrates RSU’s commitment to enhance the educational experience of students. This initiative is expected to foster better communication between students, sponsors, and the university, ultimately contributing to the success of RSU students.
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