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Raphael Ede, Enugu THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the elite in the North and South to desist from infla...

Punch Newspapers Sections Olalekan Adetayo, Friday Olokor, Raphael Ede, James Abraham and Dennis Naku The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday said ethnic groups must respect each other’s geographical space and culture to reduce rising tension in the country. Gbajabiamila gave the advice while commenting on killings and kidnappings in the country during an interview State House correspondents after a meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhar...

It’s necessary APC wins Enugu, South-East in 2023 –Onyeama Raphael Ede, Enugu The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said the All Progressives Congress APC must take Enugu state in 2023. This is coming as the leaders of the party in the state have resolved to put their differences behind and pledge to work together. Onyeama, who spoke on Tuesday at the party’s secretariat when the leaders received the Enugu State APC National Registration Committee, led by Senator Jonath...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu There was disquiet on Monday at the sitting of the Enugu EndSARS Panel on Police brutality and extrajudicial killing as the members protested the non-payment of allowances by the state government. The PUNCH gathered that each member of the panel sitting at the Enugu High Court Complex were to be paid N500,000 monthly as allowance. They were paid for the month of November after their inauguration. A source in the panel disclosed to our correspondent o...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu Elder statesman, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said the Almighty God has approved that a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction would emerge by 2023. Ezeife said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday. He urged Ndigbo to change the way they talk about the subject because Nigeria needs an Igbo President more than the Ndigbo needs to be president of Nigeria. He said, “God in heaven will help us really. God in heaven has appro...

Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada and Raphael Ede Following the agreement reached by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and other stakeholders on vacation order issued to the herdsmen to leave the forest reserves in Ondo State, the government has said the herders have been moving out of the forest. The governors and the MACBAN in the communique issued after their meeting on Monday agreed to support the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’ s order on ban on...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, of being part of the reasons Igbo land has remained underdeveloped. Iwuanyanwu had in a statement accused IPOB of “endangering Ndigbo and their investment in Nigeria,” through their activities. In response, IPOB  in a  statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Monday, said, “In case he doesn’t know, the current crop of Igbo...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu There was tension in the Oruku community, in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, as gunmen suspected to be cultists injured one person and burnt over 35 houses and a market. The incident reportedly occurred between 6.30pm on Saturday and 7.30am on Sunday. Our correspondent, who visited the community with the new state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, observed that some houses were still aflame as of Sunday morning. Only a hand...

Punch Newspapers Sections Our Reporters Prominent Nigerians, including the immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo; a chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Thursday said there was an urgent need to restructure  Nigeria for it to attain its full potential. They made the call at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: ‘Restructuring in Nigeria: Why? How? When?’ The prominent Nigeri...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu The new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has said the issue concerning Biafra is beyond the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Obiozor also warned the people of the South-East and some organisations to restrain forthwith actions or utterances that put Ndigbo in imminent danger or harm’s way. Obiozor, who spoke on Wednesday during a World Press Conference at Ohanaeze National Secretaria...