out of a young Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Egbom. Vanguard gathered that Fr. Egbom, before his gruesome murder, was the Parish Priest of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Amucha, Orlu local government area of Imo State. Although the story weaved around the priest’s death was very sketchy at press time, it was however gathered that Fr. Egbom was on his way to his parish, from an official engagement, when he ran into the rampaging criminals. Read more

Disregard IPOB’s sit-at-home, Police tell banks in Enugu (Vanguard)

ENUGU State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, has called on banks, other financial institutions and residents to ignore the sit at home call by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and go about their lawful businesses without fear of intimidation. IPOB members onsolidarity march Danmallam made the assurance yesterday in Enugu during a meeting with the Enugu Bankers Forum, an umbrella of banking practitioners comprising all banks in the state. Read more

PDP: Defection looms as govs sideline national legislators (Vanguard)

THE National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has feigned knowledge of friction in the states between some governors and National Assembly members elected on its platform, which could make the aggrieved members to defect to other parties. There have been complaints from some states such as Abia, Enugu, Benue and Kogi among others that the federal legislators were being sidelined by the governors, and the national leadership has not been honouring the promises made to the legislators, who suffered to keep the party afloat. Read more

2019: PDP Governors disagree