Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, yesterday carried out his threat against journalists operating in the state, banning the Correspondents of THISDAY and Vanguard Newspapers, Amby Uneze and Chidi Nkwopara, from covering government house activities.

Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigade have repelled an early morning attack by Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman.

The United States Government, the United Kingdom and the President of Uganda have called for caution and an end to the violence in parts of the South-East region, occasioned by the reported clash between military troops and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Abia State.

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting a bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for a one-month military exercise code-named “Operation Python Dance.”

Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has berated the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Mr. Nnamdi Kanu for engaging in a fruitless struggle.

Igbo people resident in the northern commercial city of Kano have spurned the activities of Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.