Ijaw activist and spokesman of Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, (IPDI), is considering taking legal action against the Department of State Security (DSS) for the what it described as illegal detention of its spokesman Comrade Ezekiel Daniel, for over one year for allegedly being a member of the Niger Delta Avengers. IPDI legal adviser, Barr. Omemiroro […]
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Ijaw youths on Thursday warned that non-inclusion of indigenes of the Niger Delta region on the list of licenses approved for modular refineries by the Federal Government is an invitation to free-for-all illegal refining activities and renewed unrest in the delta. Speaking under the auspices of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, the youths expressed disappointment […]
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The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Tuesday advised the federal government and its international allies to halt the probe of the Malabu oil deal, contending that it was another attempt to persecute the Niger Delta people. IYC President Udengs Eradiri alleged that the probe of the Malabu oil block deal was a witch-hunt targeted at […]
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Some leaders of the South-South region have carpeted the Katsina State Governor Bello Masari for accusing leaders of the oil-rich zone of having squandered 13 percent oil derivation to them over the years. “For six years, we had a Niger Delta president. Let us see what difference he made in six years when he was […]
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Two self-determination groups, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Thursday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s position that the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable. Buhari had on Wednesday pleaded with Niger Delta militants to “give Nigeria a chance”, vowing to keep the country […]
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Dr Chris Ekiyor is the former President, Ijaw Youth Council and currently Secretary of the Committee set up by the Delta State government to explore the possibilities of govt’s dialogue with the militants. He spoke on the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta and why the Ijaws are dominating the Niger Delta struggle . […]
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There are indications that President Muhammad Buhari may have finally agreed to meet with Niger Delta leaders in a bid to proffer permanent solution to the renewed militancy in the region. This was disclosed by the President of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, Udens Eradiri, on Saturday. This is coming just after the President urged […]
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The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide wishes to alert the world of the massive military and genocidal attacks against the Ijaw people and communities of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. From yesterday, Monday, the 30th of May to the early hours of today, the 31st of May, 2016, there have been massive military attacks […]
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