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Punch Newspapers Sections Chidiebube Okeoma and Raphael Ede Published 1:11 am Published 1:11 am The South-East governors on Sunday said they would set up a joint security vigilante, Ebube Agu, for the zone. The governors stated this in a communiqué issued after  the first South-East security summit they held with all the heads of security agencies in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The communiqué read by the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi,  stated, “ The meeting resolved to maintain a joint security vigilante for the South- East otherwise known as Ebubeagu. The meeting appreciated th...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu The people of Ajuona Obukpa Autonomous Community in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have sued the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, seeking N100m damages for alleged degradation of their environment. The community, in suit No N/86/2020 before an Nsukka Division of the Enugu State High Court, is also seeking a perpetual injunction restraining the university from continuing the construction of its 11,900-room hostel,which was causing the problem . The suit filed by one Nnaemeka Aleke for himself and on behalf of the Ajuona Obukpa Autonom...

Raphael Ede, Enugu THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday, said the food blockade to the south by some northern ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Our Reporters Some southern state governments and farmers have dismissed the blockade by northern food suppliers, saying it is an opportunity for the South to  boost its food production capacity. Officials of the states including Lagos, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Enugu and Ondo in separate interviews with The PUNCH, on Monday explained their actions to ensure self-sufficiency in food and animal production. But Ondo and Cross Rivers states went further to take a swipe at the northern food suppliers, saying they would not beg the traders to end their blockade, wh...

Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu The Enugu State Police Command has appealed to law-abiding residents of Oruku community to remain calm, while it hunts the killers of their town union Vice Chairman, Samuel Ani, who was shot dead at his residence. The command, in a statement by Daniel Ndukwe, regretted the callous and brutal killing of Ani by those it said should have protected him if he was being attacked. The statement read in part, “The command received an incident report that on February 24, 2021 around 7.30am, hoodlums suspected to be among the warring factions in Oruku comm...