Tag: Youths
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Ijaw Youths tackle Akpabio over comment on inauguration of NDDC board
Ijaw Youths from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have described as deceitful and diversionary the comments attributed to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, over the possible constitution of a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in April 2021 after the forensic audit of the commission.…
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Insecurity: Ijaw youths push for security outfit in Niger Delta
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has vowed to pursue the establishment of a regional security outfit in the New Year to police the Niger Delta region, especially the Southsouth geopolitical zone. In his New Year address in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday, the IYC President, Peter Timothy Igbifa, said like the Amotekun in…
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2021 Prophecies: Youths may end Buhari-led govt if he fails to yield their demands – Mbaka
A Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has prophesied the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. This he said depends on Buhari’s ability to act fast and save his government from looming extinction. Mbaka spoke at the 2020 edition of his popular annual December 31 Crossover…
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CACOVID unveils over N300b ‘Marshall’ plan to rebuild 44 police stations, train 4m youths
Coalition Alliance Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), comprising the Bankers Committee and major operators in the private sector on Wednesday unveiled a Marshall plan of some sort to help in rebuilding Nigeria. CACOVID surfaced in March to help in funding Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 pandemic, but it has expanded its agenda. Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin…
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Youths destroyed employment opportunities during #EndSARS protests – Lalong
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has assured youths of participation in his administration in order to address their problems and enhance development in the state. Lalong gave the assurance on Sunday at the 2020 Harvest and Thanksgiving mass of St. Monica’s Catholic Church, Rantya, Jos. While stating that his administration would embark on constructive engagements…
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Youths set market ablaze over strange deaths
Furious youths of Ute-Okpu, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday took to the streets to protest rising deaths of youths in the area. It was learnt the youths got irritated after four of them died. The protesters allegedly burnt the market, but were unable to raze the monarch’s palace as…
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Elected people won’t escape if fresh #EndSARS protests break out – Senate President
The Senate Monday called on the Federal Government to dedicate substantial part of the 2021 budget to create employment opportunities, reduce poverty and ensure food security for Nigerians in order to prevent another youth uprising similar to what was witnessed following the recent #EndSARS protests. This is even as the upper chamber decried what it…
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FG is addressing job creation for youths – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday in Lagos said that the Federal Government will continue to address the issue of job creation for the youth. Mohammed said this while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the meeting of governors, ministers and traditional rulers of South-West states following the EndSARS…
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Youths threaten ‘second wave’ of #EndSARS protests from Monday
Nigerian youths are threatening a second wave of the #EndSARS protests from Monday 9th November 2020, in some parts of Lagos and Abuja. Some aggrieved youths have taken to social media to show their displeasure following a court order granting the Central Bank of Nigeria, the right to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and…
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Our youths and what we make of, or out of them – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku Just recently Nigeria witnessed an unexpected (or was it long expected?) protest from youths over police brutality and a whole lot of other ills. The protest was hijacked by another set of angry youths who were not versed in proper channeling of grievances. These are the ones referred to as ‘hoodlums’. This…