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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 night grazing,  under-age grazing,  movement of cattle along the highway and within the cities an...

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 youths are wise enough to identify true Igbo elders, and Iwuanyanwu is not anywhere close on the li...

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 handful of people were sighted at the community, as residents were reported to have fled for fear of bei...

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 Nigerians suggested that the country should be restructured to make Nigeria work for all citizens. But in ...

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 Secretariat Enugu, said the Igbo nation was not at war with Nigeria and had nothing pending before any authori...