Rivers
ASALGA Team Donates Kits To Private Security Outfit

A community development organisation in Asari-Toru Local Government Area, ASALGA Team, has donated operational kits to the Amama private security outfit responsible for the safety of the Emohua-Kalabari Road.
ASALGA Team also presented a plaque to the founder of the Amama private security outfit, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo in recognition of his love and benevolence to render such selfless service to ensure the safety of the Kalabari people.
Making the presentation at the Obuama residence of Alhaji Asari-Dokubo yesterday, the leader of ASALGA Team, Chief Aroloyeteim Brown, represented by Hon. Alakeidiema Atiegoba, reiterated the socio-economic importance of the Emohua-Kalabari Road to the three Kalabari speaking Local Government Areas: Degema, Asari-Toru, and Akuku-Toru.
Presenting the address, Hon. Awongo Ikalama eulogized the private security outfit for bringing about safety on the once notorious Emohua-Kalabari Road.
“About two years ago, the Degema-Emohua Road became plagued by the harrowing spectre of armed robbery, kidnapping, maiming and senseless violence, standing as a stark testament to the dire need for intervention.
“So many lives were lost, and the very fabric of our society was threatened by the scourge of lawlessness. In the face of such adversity, it was your indomitable spirit and tireless efforts, through your security outfit that brought hope where there was once despair”, the group said.
ASALGA Team expressed pleasure saying, “today, we gather to celebrate and commend a man whose unwavering commitment to our safety and security has transformed our beloved Kalabari land and its people.
“It is our conviction that every man of goodwill shall recognise the invaluable contributions of Alabo Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, and echo our sentiments of gratitude and admiration of his dedication, even at the expense of his comfort and risk of his life to ensure the wellbeing of his people”.
The organisation also commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for commencing the second phase of the Trans-Kalabari Road project and called on the Governor to establish a tertiary institution in Kalabari Kingdom to enhance socio-economic growth.
Also speaking, Chief Iboroma Norman Wokoma extolled the resilience of Alhaji Asari-Dokubo in pursuing peace, security and prosperity of the Kalabari Kingdom and its environs, adding that their visit was to show appreciation of his commitment to a good cause.
In his response, Asari-Dokubo expressed joy over the visit, saying he was highly elated and encouraged to do more in ensuring a peaceful and safe environment for Kalabari people and residents of the kingdom to live and do their businesses without fear of falling victim to heinous crimes.
He thanked members of ASALGA Team for the initiative, adding that such demonstration of appreciation would engender selfless service amongst individuals who are placed in positions of authority to better the lots of Kalabari Kingdom.
Items presented to the AMAMA private security outfit were customised rain boots, rain coats, torchlight and umbrellas.
Rivers
Rivers High Court Judges Begins 2025 Vacation July 21

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.
Rivers
FIDA, PCRC Trains Police Officers On How To Handle Paralegal Cases In Rivers
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.
Rivers
Rivers State University Introduces SponsorsLink To Address Communication Gap
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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