Tag: IYC
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Ijaw youths speak on appointment of Otuaro as PAP Administrator
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Chief Dennis Otuaro as the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).
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Ijaw leaders lament presence of armed herdsmen
Ijaw leaders, under the auspices of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), have cautioned against invasion of Ijaw communities by armed men, suspected to be herdsmen.
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Sylvester Oromoni: Inquisition resumes as groups plead for speedy justice
The Ikeja Magistrates’ Court handling the inquisition into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos, resumed its sitting on Monday.
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Pipeline Security: IYC seeks Nigerians support for Tompolo
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called for total support of Nigerians to Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo on the contract to secure pipelines in the Niger Delta region. Mr Omaghomi OluDerimon, Secretary, Western Zone of the IYC, made the call while speaking with newsmen in Calabar on Sunday. He said the need for support…
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Ijaws deserve infrastructural development from Obaseki not gunboats – IYC
Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has said Ijaw communities deserve more from Edo government than the procurement of gunboats to enhance security in Riverine areas of the State. Omaghomi Olu-Derimon, the Secretary, IYC Western Zone, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Sunday. Olu-Derimon, who commended Gov. Godwin Obaseki for the…
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Buhari’s ministers, ‘high profile’ NASS members behind delay in NDDC board formation – IYC
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has accused ministers and “high profile” members of the National Assembly from Niger Delta of causing the delay in the constitution of a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The IYC alleged that the “ministers and National Assembly members of Niger Delta extraction were bent on…
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Police confirm release of abducted IYC President
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Thursday confirmed the release of Mr Peter Igbifa, President of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) who went missing on Tuesday while travelling to Abuja. Igbifa was on his way to Abuja on May 25, for a scheduled meeting with the Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Office, retired Col. Milland Dikio when…
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Ijaw youths issue Buhari one month deadline to constitute NDDC Board or…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has given President Muhammadu Buhari one month to constitute and inaugurate a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). President of the group, Peter Igbifa, said the group may be forced to disrupt socio-economic activities in the region if the President fails to meet the deadline. He said…
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Ijaw youths agitate over $13.5bn Zabazaba Deepwater Project
Ijaw youths under the aegis of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), worldwide have expressed concerned over delays in the signing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the $13.5 billion Zabazaba Deepwater Project. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports spokesman of the Council, Daniel Dasimaka, in a statement, expressed displeasure of the IYC on Thursday in Yenagoa, capital…
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Ijaw group warns against subversion of democracy
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, has cautioned against any attempt to subvert democratic governance in Nigeria. The IYC called on the political leadership and other key players in the nation’s political space to give the requisite attention to the sustenance of democracy and avoid acts that could truncate it in the country. The IYC…