By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The leadership of the umbrella body of the Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Tuesday marked its second year in office with the enrollment of 301 youths from Ijaw communities into its information and communications technology (ICT) training scheme, while declaring readiness to …
Read More »Business Activities Shut Down in Bayelsa Over 54th Remembrance of Ijaw Heroes
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Business activities in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were Tuesday shut down in remembrance of the 54th Remembrance Day of our hero, Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro. Hundreds of Ijaw youths, under the aegis of the Ijaw Youths Council and Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic …
Read More »Farah Dagogo: IYC Condemns Wike’s Use of ‘Derogatory Comment’ against Ijaws
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The leadership of the umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has condemned the “derogatory statement” credited to the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, against the Ijaw ethnic group over their demand for the release of Hon. Farah Dagogo, describing his “outburst …
Read More »PIB: 2.5% for Host Communities Not Acceptable ~ Gov Diri
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the 2.5 per cent revenue proposed for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was grossly inadequate and unacceptable to the people of the Niger Delta. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday during a town hall meeting on the bill with …
Read More »Stakeholders Demand ‘Better Federal Presence in Bayelsa’
… Buhari will do more ~ Sylva … We Deserve Full Cabinet Position ~ Diri Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, joined other key stakeholders to demand better federal government presence in the bid to fast-track overall development of the state. The stakeholders made the call during a …
Read More »Ijaw Youths Council Condemns Attack on Dickson’s Home
… Calls on Security Agencies to ‘Fish out Perpetrators’ By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide has condemned the attack on the country home of the former governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, at Toru Orua, and the killing of an inspector of Police by suspected …
Read More »New IYC Spokesman Seeks ‘New Partnership’ on Niger Delta Devt
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The newly elected spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide, Comr. Ebilade Ekerefe, has met with members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the need for practical ways of “forging a common front in the battles against contending issues of poor development, intellectual …
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