The Concerned Niger Delta Civil Society Groups, including the Ijaw Youth Consultative Forum (IYCF), Ex-Agitators Third Phase, and Ndukwa Youth Association, on Friday, condemned allegations of financial mismanagement against Dr. Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), describing them as false, baseless, and politically motivated. They noted that the controversy surrounding Dr.…

The Ijaw Youth Consultative Forum (IYCF) on Friday condemned the false and malicious allegations leveled against Chief Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). It noted that allegations published in The Guardian newspaper on February 19, 2025, were a desperate attempt to tarnish Chief Otuaro's reputation and derail the progress achieved under…

Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has passed away at the age of 96. His family confirmed his death in a statement signed by his brother, Prof. C. C. Clark, and his son, Penawei Clark, on behalf of the children. “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State chapter, has berated Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and past PDP-led administration of the State for what it describes as persistent neglect of key infrastructural projects in Delta Ijaw communities. The party, in a statement issued by its State Publicity Secretary, Barr. Valentine Onojeghuo, on February 6, 2025, called on…

A woman identified as Madam Stella has drowned her six-year-old daughter, Rachael, in a fit of rage. The incident occurred on Monday in the Ukubie community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State/ The act occurred after Rachael disobeyed her mother's repeated warnings not to bathe in the river. According to eyewitnesses, the young…

As of December 31, 2023, the domestic debt of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria was ₦5.862 trillion, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). As of June 2024, the domestic debt of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria was N4.27 trillion.

Elder statesman and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has condemned the rising trend of nepotism in Nigeria’s political landscape, accusing past and present administrations of fostering inequality and deepening ethnic divides. Speaking during a special Christmas service at his residence in Abuja, Chief Clark criticized both former President Muhammadu Buhari and current President Bola Ahmed…

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has cautioned the Ohaneze NdiIgbo to steer clear of any actions that may affect peaceful coexistence among all. The INC National Publicity Secretary, Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, has therefore declared that the Ijaws believe in one Nigeria but stated that, if the need arises to part, the Ijaws will not cede to…

The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has urged his kinsmen to remain calm over the judgement, which ordered that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cease all monthly financial allocations to the Rivers. Okaba gave the advice at the 10th anniversary of the Ijaw Women Connect (IWC) held in Warri.…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has credited his appointment in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Lokpobiri made this revelation during an event organized by the Ijaw Peoples Congress in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday. Speaking at the event, Lokpobiri,…

Elderstatesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark has again called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to immediately implement the 2014 National Conference Report to re-unite the Igbos to the position they occupied before the civil war. He spoke yesterday when a delegation of ten Igbo leaders visited to celebrate his 97th birthday,…