Niger Delta Affairs

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  • 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…

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…