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Oil/Gas: Igbide Women Protest Alleged Oil Bunkering Activities, Send SoS To Government

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By Joseph Kobiruo/ Michael Veloh WOMEN from Igbide community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state have sent ‘Save our Soul’ to the state government, security operatives and other relevant authorities to urgently rescue them from incessant shooting of guns by suspected bunkers and their bunkering activities. The women in a peaceful protest displaying placards with inscriptions such as, Igbide community condemn pipeline vandalization/bunkering activities, Enough is Enough, We cannot continue with this anymore, Stop the air pollution, Stop the shooting, Make the environment safe for all, Save…

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3rd Maiden Edition Of Isoko Nations Cup Kicks Off

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  — as Emede pips Igbide 1-0 By Kelvin Ohoror   The 3rd maiden edition of Isoko nations cup for peace towards sustainable development in Isoko land has kicked off at the Oleh township stadium Isoko South local government area of Delta State with Igbide trading tackles with Emede community. In his welcome address the chairman of the local organizing committee and 2nd vice president Isoko Development Union Chief Dan Odhomo said that “The tournament is unique and remarkable, is all about peaceful co-existence, brotherly love, communual integration and unity…

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Emede, Igbide Set For Titanic Football Battle On Dec, 12

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  A football match between Emede and Igbide Communities have slated for the December 12, 2021 at Owodokpokpo Grammar School, Owodokpokpo-Igbide in Isoko South local government area of Delta State. It was learnt that the friendly football is to clear the doubting Thomas that peace has finally returned to both communities. The competition is to be sponsored by the President General of Igbide worldwide, Chief Egba Ugolo.   In a Facebook post by Doble Ewhese, “To strengthen the peace accord entered recently between Igbide and Emede, Igbide community will be…

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Bloodbath: Isoko Group, IMG Wants Gov Okowa To Relocate Office

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  The Isoko Monitoring Group, (IMG) has called on Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to relocate his office as governor temporarily to Isoko land and fashion out means of putting an end to the inter communal clashes and bloodletting engulfing some Isoko communities. The  group Publicity Secretary, Dr. Kingsley Oroh in a statement signed and addressed to the Delta State Governor described Gov Okowa silence over the continued lost of lives as worrisome.   According to Dr. Oroh in the statement, “We are compelled to express our disappointment and…

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Emede/Igbide Crisis: IDU Youth Wing Sue for Peace

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  —— Condemn killings, destruction of properties —— Urge state government to deploy security personnels to warring communities   BY OUR REPORTERS   The President of Isoko Development Union Youth Wing, Comrade Ede Ewariezi Hyacinth has sued for peace among two warring Delta communities, Emede and Igbide and also condemned in totality the killings and destruction of properties in the place. Comrade Ede made this known during a press briefing at the Isoko Development Union Secretariat Oleh, Isoko South local government area of Delta State. According to him, “it was…

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SHREDDING THE TISSUES OF LIES IN EMEDE’S PRESS STATEMENTS

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  1.0. The Voice of Igbide People, a Facebook Group/Page of the people of Igbide kingdom, have read with amusement and passing interest, in some instance, the series of press statements by Emede community issued via the Isoko Mirror Online, on the current crisis between Emede and Igbide. The contents of these write-ups, to say the least, are a motley collection of outright falsehood, unsubstantiated assumptions and suppositions, carefully woven with pretentious language to confuse and misinform the unwary. We were especially gladdened when we read two well-written rejoinders on…

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IGBIDE & EMEDE CRISIS: VERIFIABLE TRUTHS!

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  1.0. It is a season of yellow-bellied, insipid and colorless press statements of lies by some persons in Emede, this time by one Mr. J. Okpeki, Chairman, Emede Progress Union (EPU), Lagos. The press statement, issued in the Isoko Mirror Online version of 28/12/2020 and supposedly a response to the Igbide rejoinder of December 21, 2020 widely circulated on the social media, was a contemptible admixture of pathetic conjectures, puerile arguments and barefaced lies concocted to hoodwink uninformed members of the public. Ordinarily, Mr Okpeki’s mumble jumble distortion of…

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Emede/ Igbide Land Dispute: IMG Condemns Killings, Burning Of Houses

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A group, Isoko Monitoring Group, IMG has condemned the renewed hostilities between Emede and Igbide communities that has claimed lives and properties in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. IMG, in a statement by it’s Spokesman, Dr. Kingsley Oroh, said the killings and destruction of properties was an act of barbarism and must be condemned by all concern Isoko sons and daughters worldwide. “In this times and age when communities are working together to ensure development is attracted to their communities and territories, it is regrettably that some…

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