A Chronological and Dialectical Appraisal Of Bini-Ijaw History, Riverine Occupation and The Subjugation and Balkanization Of Ancestral Space – Prof Ben Binebai

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…

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Edo: Before The Palace, There Was The River – The Historical Case For The Indigenous Ijaws By Yeigagha Henry

Briga News Nigeria  History is not written only in palaces, royal courts, and imperial chronicles; it is equally inscribed upon rivers, creeks, ancestral settlements, and the enduring cadence of ancient languages. The history of the Ijaw (Izon) people in what is today Edo State belongs to this older archive. It predates colonial cartography, survives political…

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Gov Oborevwori 2nd Anniversary: Delivering Impactful, Courageous, Pragmatic Leadership To Deltans – Osuoza

Briga News Nigeria By Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza Rt. Hon. Elder (Dr.) Sheriff Francis Orohwedor OBOREVWORI took over the mantle of political and administrative leadership in Delta State on May 29, 2023 and in the last two years, he has delivered impactful, courageous, dynamic, pragmatic and result oriented projects and governance to Deltans. Taking control of…

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