IYC
30 Oct
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has strongly condemned President Bola Tinubu's decision to scrap the Niger Delta Ministry, labelling it "unacceptable." The council urged the president to reconsider his decision, citing the region's unique development needs and challenges. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, IYC Secretary-General Maobuye Nangi Obu emphasised that…
24 Oct
IJAW youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have called on the Federal Government to approve more funds for the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) to enable it perform optimally for sustainable peace of the Niger Delta.
3 Oct
A brewing crisis within the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has taken a fresh dimension, with four executive committee members levelling allegations against their president, Jonathan Lokpobiri.
26 Sep
The President General of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has inaugurated a seven-man Peace and Reconcilatory Committee to investigate the root causes of the violent clash that occurred during the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Eastern Zone Chairmanship election on September 14. Okaba, during the inauguration in Abuloma in Rivers State, on Thursday,…
31 Aug
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide has advised Minister of Petroleum,(Gas), Heineken Lokpobiri, to set aside his governorship aspirations and focus on his ministerial responsibilities. The IYC alleged that Lokpobiri is more focused on building support for his Bayelsa State governorship bid than on effectively executing his duties. The statement, signed by top IYC officials,…
31 Jul
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have kicked against the planned nationwide protest, saying that its 10-point demand failed to capture the needs and issues troubling the region.
25 Jul
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called on the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, not to be distracted by detractors, especially those who do not mean well for the Niger Delta region.
17 May
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the enemies of the state have been defeated already, saying there’s no need to disrupt peace.
Fubara, who has begun the celebration of his one year in office
17 May
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called on the Federal Goverrment to honour the late freedom fighter and minority right crusader, Major Isaac Adaka Boro by immortalising him as a national heto who opened the eyes of the minorities in Nigeria.
11 Apr
Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has demanded an end to the invasion of Ijaw communities in the Niger Delta and the arrest of its kinsmen since the killing of 17 military personnel at Okuama in Delta State.
20 Mar
The aftermath of the recent killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel took a disturbing twist yesterday, as the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) raised the alarm over an alleged invasion of Igbomotoru community in South Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa State.
29 Feb
Irked by the hardship being faced by citizens in the Niger Delta and in the country, as well as the slow start by the President Bola Tinubu administration to address the current economic crisis, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has vowed to shut down the country with the ‘mother of all protests’ in the region.
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