Ijaw Youth Council
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.
15 Feb
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has accused President Bola Tinubu of suffocating and alienating the Ijaw people in his government.
22 Jan
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has warned against recent plot to replace Maj. Gen. Barry Ndiomu, an Ijaw indigene, with a retired Major General from the Urhobo ethnic nationality, as Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), saying that any attempt to change the status quo will cause chaos in the region.
9 Jan
President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Jonathan Lokpobiri, has advocated for an upward review of the allocation accruable to the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) from the Federal Government's purse.
17 Dec
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has condemned the killing of four soldiers and two drivers by gunmen in Abua-Odual Local Council of Rivers State.
3 Nov
National Director of Mobilisation of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Ari Fekorigha, warned against moves by some political actors to impeach Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
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IJAW Youth Council (IYC), yesterday, slammed the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) and Northern Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative for urging the Federal Government to cancel the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL), owned by former Niger Delta agitator, Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo). While issuing a statement after an emergency…
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