Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged Nigerian youths to conduct themselves peacefully and eschew violence before, during and after the rescheduled general elections. Jonathan gave the advice when youth groups in the Niger Delta, led by President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Pereotubo Oweilaemi, paid him a courtesy visit at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) […]
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Onnoghen’s suspension: IYC urges Nigerians to resist coup against democracy
The suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen a coup against democracy and an “abuse of office taken too far.” This is the view of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) led by Pereotubo Roland Oweilaemi, Esq., National President, in a statement made available to TribuneOnline on Saturday. “President Buhari has suspended […]
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This year’s elections may build or ruin Nigeria — IYC
Open up N’Delta ports to ease Lagos gridlocks, IYC tells FG
ASABA—IJAW Youths Council, IYC, has called on the Federal Government to direct the Ministry of Transport to open up the neglected Sea Ports in the Niger Delta for business to decongest Lagos Ports and solve traffic gridlocks in the city.
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Without restructuring, Nigeria may never survive, says Ohaneze
Pan-Igbo group Ohaneze has again warned that Nigeria may not endure as an entity if political restructuring of the country is not carried out. The Coordinator of Ohaneze Youth Wing in the South South, Chief Arthur Ugwa, gave the warning on Saturday when the group visited the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) in Yenagoa. He argued […] …
Ijaw nation berates FG over Kaiama Declaration
THE Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide on Tuesday said that the federal government had failed to attend to the critical demands of the Ijaws nation as pronounced in the Kaiama Declaration. This view was expressed […]
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IYC warns Amnesty office against hosting events outside Niger Delta
Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has warned the office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) against hosting meetings and other events outside the Niger Delta region. Secretary-general of the umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, Alfred Kemepado, in a statement, warned that the youths would rise against the office if it continued to host Niger Delta-related […] …
IYC calls for caution, as IG posts 4 CPs to Bayelsa in two weeks
THE Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has called on Bayelsans to take caution over the recent decision of the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, to post four Commissioners of Police to Bayelsa State […]
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IYC, Bayelsa Assembly disagree over alleged security breaches
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has summoned Darlon Security Services owned by an All Progressives Congress (APC) member, accusing it of threatening the peace in the state since the last election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Assembly had invited the Chairman of the security firm, David Lyon, over […] …
IYC chair survives death as hoodlums attack gathering
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Chairman, Ijaw Youth Council, Central Zone, Mr. Tare Porri, has survived death by a whisker after a reported attempt on his life by his deputy, Amiebi Turner. Turner, who is the vice-chairman of the youth body and some of his loyalists allegedly invaded the venue of a peace meeting with several […] …