Tag: Ijaw
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Caution Wike over comments on Ijaw people – INC to Tinubu
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to call the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to order over his comments on the Ijaw. The INC was reacting to alleged comments credited to Wike
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Rivers Ijaw group warns INC not to foment trouble
A group under the umbrella of Rivers Ijaw PeoplesCongress, RIPCO has called on Ijaw National Congress, INC to immediately stop fueling the crisis in Rivers State. RIPCO made this call in a prees briefing in PortHacourt at the weekend. In a press statement jointly signed by Senator George Thompson Sekibo, leader, Hon Rowland Sekibo, Director…
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Ijaw elders break silence over Edwin Clark’s death
The Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF) has mourned the demise of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, saying that the voice of the Ijaw people is gone.
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Clark championed the cause of regional, national unity – Arewa youths
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described late Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, as a towering figure in Nigerian politics and a relentless advocate for the rights of the Niger Delta. The President General of AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in a statement on Tuesday
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BREAKING: Elder statesman, EK Clark is dead
Elder Statesman and Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark is dead. Details to follow…
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Ijaws mount pressure to produce next Delta governor
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide, has appealed to Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU), to support Ijaw candidature for Delta governorship when power returns to South Senatorial zone.
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Ijaws send ‘special request’ to President Tinubu
Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has urged President Bola Tinubu to facilitate the establishment of a nursing school in Patani, and a polytechnic in Bomadi, both Ijaw speaking areas of Delta.
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Ijaw youths deny alleged plan to attack military
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has described an online report alleging its planned attack on military facilities across the Niger Delta region as false.
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Ijaw elders write Tinubu over oil theft menace
Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), a coalition of Ijaw groups, has written to President Bola Tinubu to demand a review of procedures in disposal of vessels and trucks seized for complicity in oil theft.
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Installation of 5 new Ijaw kings in Ondo excites INC
Ijaw National Congress (INC), on Sunday, commended Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State for recognising and installing five additional Ijaw kings in Arogbo-Ijaw kingdom, Ese-Odo Local Government Area.