Briga News Nigeria Leading Presidential candidate for the forthcoming Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide election, Dr. Doubra Collins Okotete has appeal to the 117 delegates across the Zones, Chapters and Clans of Ijaw Nation to enthrust him with their votes, pledging that he would not disappoint them. He vowed that if enthrusted with their votes,…
Briga News Nigeria • Tasks Niger Delta Leaders on Peacebuilding The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dennis Brutu Otuaro, PhD, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to sustainable peace, security and socio-economic development in the Niger Delta, urging stakeholders to embrace effective leadership and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as essential tools for…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State-born environmental rights and peace advocate, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has called on the Federal Government, Delta State Government and relevant regulatory agencies to immediately declare an environmental emergency following a major oil spill reportedly affecting several host communities in Warri South-West and Burutu Local Government Areas of Delta State….
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, says there is no record of any previous Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, that has matched the current reforms being driven by High Chief Dennis Otuaro, PhD. The group has also warned individuals and groups it is described as “blackmailers” to stop what…
Briga News Nigeria The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to investing in the education of the Niger Delta youths through the programme’s scholarship scheme to bridge the human capital development gap in the region. Dr Otuaro spoke on Wednesday when a delegation…
Briga News Nigeria Prominent Ijaw leaders, civil society organisations, and youth stakeholders in Delta State have called for an end to what they described as unnecessary attacks and distractions against the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), High Chief Dennis Otuaro, PhD. In a statement signed by the President of the Ijaw Peoples Development…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State-born Environmental and peace advocate, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has raised the alarm over what he described as an impending environmental disaster in Delta State, urging Governor Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to take immediate and proactive measures to safeguard communities, roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure from the growing effects…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Publishers Forum (IPF), Worldwide has called on the Ondo State Government to review the leadership of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), citing what it described as inadequate developmental impact one year after the appointment of Chairman, Prince Biyi Poroye. In a statement signed by its President,…
IJAW PUBLISHERS’ FORUM (IPF) PRESS STATEMENT June 18, 2026 Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Publishers’ Forum, IPF, calls on the governors of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta States to urgently reactivate and fully fund the BRACED Commission as a coordinated regional response to the rising wave of insecurity across Nigeria. Recent reports…
Briga News Nigeria Environmentalist, Researcher, and Disaster Risk Management Expert, Dr. Franklin D. Magada, PhD, has called on the Delta State Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Ecological Fund Management Office to urgently intervene in the devastating ocean surge threatening Obuguru Community, Ogulagha Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Dr….