Akpanoko assures Okowa, Ibori, Amori, Igbakpa and others of his support
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By Paul Olayemi
The former Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Chief London Owhofasa Akpanoko on Friday 5th, January 2021 hosted leaders of the party in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state, in an effort to drum support for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the party while pledging his loyalty to the party leaders
The astute business man and politician who also hosted the prestigious Jesse Equity group said, it has become imperative to do so because of the huge development, the governor and the party has brought to Ethiope West and other local government areas.
Policeman, soldier killed as gunmen attack military checkpoint in Sapele
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By Paul Olayemi
Two persons, a soldier and a policeman, were killed when gunmen reportedly attacked a military checkpoint in Oton, a suburb of Sapele in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Sunday.
Sources told Vanguard that both men were shot dead when the bandits attacked the military post at the entrance of the community through the river.
A security source, who craved anonymity, told Vanguard that the gunmen exchanged gunfire with the security men on the post “and another batch of soldiers that heard the gunshots moved in to help battle the intruders, as I speak, one soldier has been confirmed dead.”
Seplat debunk agreement with Ikweghwu community, assures to amicably resolve their demands
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By Paul Olayemi
Seplat Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, on Friday said they are working to resolve issues that has led to some members of Ikweghwu community in Amukpe, Delta State, staging a protest at the company warehouse, denying having any agreement with the community.
On Thursday, hundreds of protesters from the community had stormed Seplat warehouse in the vicinity demanding for jobs and infrastructural development.
The protesters listed lack of Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, no allocation of jobs, oppression and intimidation from the management of the company, amongst others.
Hundreds of protesters storm Seplat oil facility in Delta
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By Paul Olayemi
Hundreds of protesters from Ikweghwu community in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, stormed a crude oil facility owned by Seplat Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, on Thursday morning, demanding for jobs and infrastructure development.
The protesters, who stormed the facility as early as 6 am, lamented that they were not benefiting from the community’s oil wealth, and demanding an end to what they tagged, oppression and intimidation from the management of the company,
The protesters with inscriptions like ‘ we can’t be suffering in our own land’, ‘we need our Memorandum of understanding now’ ‘We need access control’ ‘8 years of slavery, we say no’ and so on, on their placards, danced at the company’s entrance with a DJ providing music non-stop preventing access to the facility.