Briga News Nigeria Warri…….A renowned Delta State-born United Nations Peace Ambassador and environmental rights activist, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has once again reassured the peace-loving people of Warri Federal Constituency that he would deepen unity, peace and development among the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic groups in the constituency if elected to the House of…
Briga News Nigeria The Convener of the 2026 Delta Ethnic Peace & Unity Cup and National Coordinator of the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has inaugurated the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the forthcoming competition, describing the tournament as a strategic platform to strengthen peace, unity, cultural integration,…
By Peter Jonah The National leadership of the revered Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, led by Dr. Doubra Collins Okotete has extended their congratulations to the new Zonal Executive of the IYC Central Zone led by Dr Patrick Enebraiye on their emergence on the just concluded Zonal elections, which took place at the Gabriel Okara Cultural…
Briga News Nigeria Four students under the scholarship of the Presidential Amnesty Programme have bagged Distinction in their Masters Degree from universities in the UK. The four with distinction are Nina Orubebe (financial management) Tonbra Tonlagha (international hospitality and tourism), Kemien Egbekun (law) and Simon Douye (construction engineering management). The four students were among sixteen…
Briga News Nigeria IJAW YOUTHS COUNCIL (IYC) AKUGBENE-MEIN CLAN, BOMADI WESTERN ZONE HEADQUARTERS Office of the Chairman PRESS RELEASE AN OPEN APPEAL FOR A JOINT INTERVENTION BY THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC) AND THE DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS THE URGENT COMPLETION OF THE ESANMA–GBAREGOLOR BRIDGE, BOMADI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE Date: 04 August…
Briga News Nigeria The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government and security agencies remain resolutely committed to its constitutional responsibility to secure lives and property in all parts of the country. Ribadu spoke at the public destruction of illicitly acquired, decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weapons by…
By Prof Benedict Binebai Before the map, there was the river. Before the boundary, there was the community. And before the state, there was the people. The history of the riverine territories of present-day Edo State cannot be fully understood without confronting the competing narratives of Bini political authority and Ijaw riverine occupation. The question…
By Peter Jonah After several months of public outcry via news publications and social media platforms by the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Ogulagha Clan led by Comr Keneware Emmanuel, the Obuguru Community and other well meaning individuals, the Nigerian Federal Government through the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in collaboration with the State Emergency Management…
Briga News Nigeria Niger Delta born renowned environmental rights activist and development advocate, Chief (Comrade) Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has called on governors of the Niger Delta states to take pragmatic measures to mitigate the impact of the impending flooding forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), warning that failure to act proactively could result in…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Publishers Forum (IPF) heartily congratulates Dr. Doubra Collins Okotete on his emergence as the 10th President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide. Your election is a clear demonstration of the confidence reposed in your leadership, vision and unwavering commitment to the advancement of the Ijaw nation. We are confident…
