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Chiemelie Ezeobi in collaboration with Christopher Isiguzo and Gideon Arinze in Enugu State, David-Chyddy Eleke in Anambra State, Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Abia State, Benjamin Nworie in Ebonyi State and Amby Uneze in Imo State report that the rising insecurity in the South-east occasioned by attacks on security and public infrastructure and acts of extra-judicial killings have turned the region into a hotbed of violence Undoubtedly, the growing security threats from Nigeria’s South-east region gives cause for concern. But it was not always so. Until recently, the South-east region was arguabl...

Christopher Isiguzo and Gideon Arinze in Enugu The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has constituted a legal team that will ensure a fair trial for leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. Ohanaeze, which is speaking for the first time since the arrest of Kanu, said it is not averse to Kanu’s trial. South-east leaders, comprising the governors, political, religious and traditional rulers, had in a meeting in Enugu last month, disowned IPOB and all pro-Biafra agitators, saying: “They do not speak for South-east.” The le...

Gideon Arinze in Enugu The federal government has declared its intention to increase the number of schools benefitting from the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Enugu State. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mrs. Sadiya Umar-Farouq, stated this yesterday when she paid a courtesy visit to the Enugu State Governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The visit was on the sidelines of the recent stakeholders meeting for scaling up of the NHGSFP programme in the state. Umar-Farouq, who was represented by the Ministry’s Director of Specia...

Gideon Arinze The state of insecurity in Enugu, the Enugu State capital has worsened as the Director-General of Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI), Enugu, Prof. Samuel Ndubuisi was yesterday murdered in Enugu by unknown gunmen. The killing of SEDI DG is coming barely 48 hours after the Chief Executive Officer of AutoEase Limited, Mr. Ifeanyi Okeke, was also killed by suspected assassins about two kilometres away from the scene of yesterday’s incident. Okeke was shot dead by gunmen on Sunday night, while on his way to his house located at Brick Estate, by Ekweremadu Drive, Ind...

Gideon Arinze in Enugu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has applauded troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for quelling insurrection and arson in the South-east. Yahaya praised them during a combined special church service held in commemoration of the 2021 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) at St. Martin’s Military Catholic Church, Abakpa Military Cantonment in Enugu. The service was to celebrate the 158 birthday of the Nigerian Army and its service to the nation and humanity. Yahaya, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding the 82 Division, Ni...