By Chimaobi Nwaiwu UMUNZE — THE 2020 Duji Umunze (New Yam festival) was indeed more than new yam festival. Succinctly put, it was a celebration of the return of peace to Umunze, a fast growing commercial community. It was a good to behold stakeholders in the community who hitherto were indifferent come together under one […]

•Properties, farmlands ravaged By Anayo Okoli, Vincent Ujumadu, Peter Okutu, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Ikechukwu Odu & Chinonso Alozie ENUGU — EROSION menace is one natural disaster which many communities in the South East are battling with. Many of these communities have lost their homes to erosion while others have their farm lands washed away […]

By Chinedu Adonu – Enugu Crisis is rocking Ubiekpo-Abor community in Udi Council Area of Enugu State over who becomes the leader of Ubiekpo People’s Assembly. While majority of the Enugu community members, championed by the elders are rooting for the incumbent, Chief Patrick Maduchi, to lead for another three years, some elements, led by […]

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka There was celebration galore at Imufu autonomous community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, as the community marked its Omabe festival. The festival which witnessed the display of the people’s culture, attracted tourists from far and near, even as the sons and daughters of the community returned […]

By Anayo Okoli, Vincent Ujumadu, Dennis Agbo, Ugochukwu Alaribe & Chinedu Adonu ENUGU—THE condition of federal roads in the South- East is deplorable. They have indeed become death traps. Some of them have been abandoned and now out of use. Also, state roads are not better off. Though the Federal Government awarded contracts for two […]

By Emem Idio – Yenagoa Hundreds of Ijaw women from oil-producing communities in Bayelsa State on Friday staged a peaceful protest against the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over the neglect of their oil impacted communities by the Commission. The protesting women who came mainly from the hinterland communities stormed the state liaison office of […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka After years of internal squabbles, the people of Awba Ofemili in Awka North local government area have united to enable the fight for their land allegedly being claimed by their neighbouring Ibite Olo in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State. In a resolution passed after the peace meeting in […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka The people of the sleepy community of Awba Ofemili in Awka North local government area of Anambra are indeed facing hard times. For years, they have been in a land dispute with their neighbours of Ibite Ollor in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State. The land in dispute is […]

By Anayo Okoli, Dennis Agbo, Peter Okutu, Chinonso Alozie, Chinedu Adonu, Ikechukwu Odu & Jane Ikemefula ENUGU — ONE social evil that is still being practiced in Igbo land is the Osu Caste system. This is despite effort by groups, including churches to end this evil discriminatory practice. Investigation showed that this practice is still […]

• Abia: Schools handed over to churches, individuals in dilapidated conditions • Enugu: Many rural schools in bad shape • Imo: We’re identifying dilapidated schools for immediate rehabilitation • Revoke schools’ handover to missions in Abia —CLO • Abia monarchs lament deplorable state of schools in their communities • Churches sell off some schools’ premises […]