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Illegal refinery explosion kills scores of people in Imo community

Illegal refinery explosion kills scores of people in Imo community At least hundreds persons are feared dead as fire engulfed an illegal crude oil refining site at Abaezi forest, in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Newsmen gathered that about one hundred and fifty others sustained serious degrees of burns. Speaking on the ugly

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Host communities in Imo state protest alleged marginalisation by Shell

The people of four oil bearing communities; Assa, Obile, Ochia and Awarra in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, are protesting against alleged neglect by an oil giant company, Shell Petroleum, operating in the area. Spokesperson for Assa North cluster, an umbrella body of the communities —Duke-Bright Enyia, addressing newsmen in Owerri, regretted that

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Imo News

Imo youths demand sack of MD of ISOPADEC

Youth leaders from the oil communities of Imo State, on Friday, demanded the sack of the Managing Director of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ISOPADEC, Charles Orie, over alleged misappropriation of funds of the commission. Speaking to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday, one of the youth leaders, Ezekwesiri Nwauwa, said the time

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Imo News

Five killed in fresh Imo state attack 

At least five people have been killed in Anara, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. Gunmen were said to have attacked the community on Tuesday night. A resident simply identified as Damian told our correspondent that many people could not sleep in the community as sounds of gunshot rent the air for a

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[BREAKING] Gunmen open fire at traditional rulers meeting in Imo, five monarchs feared dead

A report by Channels TV indicates gunmen have opened fire on traditional rulers during a meeting at Njaba local government area in Imo state. Details of the attack remain sketchy but at least five traditional rulers are feared to have died during the attack with several others wounded, the news media stated. Also reporting the

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Imo National News

3 feared dead, houses burnt as soldiers raid Imo community over alleged oil bunkering

No fewer than three persons were feared dead on Friday as soldiers raided Izombe community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also gathered that many houses, including the palace of the traditional ruler of the Aborshi-Izombe community, Pius Muforo, were burnt down. Although the exact cause of the

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Imo News Oil & Gas

Imo community, Shell disagree over source of oil spill devastation

By Our Correspondent The Obiakpu community in Imo has accused the Shell Petroleum Development Company of oil spill devastation, according to a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday by Spaces For Change. It was stated that the spillage started two years ago from leakages of crude oil pipelines owned by the Nigeria Petroleum

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