Group exposes plot my some Itsekiris to turn FG against Gbaramtu Kingdom with false propaganda

Our attention have been drawn to a press statement on Vangaurd News Paper on July 8, 2016, by the Coordinator of Itsekiri Movement for Peace and Justice(IMPJ), Amaechi Omagbitse Ogbonna, tagging all Ijaws in Warri South West as “criminals”. The group went further to slate that “Burutu is the only Ijaw Locality producing oil in […]

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Ijaw/Itsekiri Leaders Petition Buhari, Okowa Over Shell

Worried by alleged double standard being played by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, leaders of Ijaw and Itsekiri Oil and Gas Producing Communities have called for a total review of the company’s policy on manufacturer’s agents. According to the aggrieved leaders, Shell workers are not only playing double standard but are using agents who are […]

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TRACING THE ROOT OF GREED AND OPPRESSION IN AND AROUND WARRI, DELTA STATE

BY ENA OFUGARA. To begin, I must state that I am an unrepentant believer in RESIDENCE as opposed to ORIGIN. I believe that the Warri original story has been one of allowing immigrants join in and participate fully in the activities of any community they settle in. It is how the Osagie of Benin became […]

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