Briga News Nigeria The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, has extended felicitations to Nigeria’s former ambassador to the Scandinavian countries and national chairman of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Dr Godknows Boladei Igali, on the occasion of his 66th birthday. Dr Otuaro described Ambassador Igali as an elder statesman, seasoned…
Briga News Nigeria “From Pipeline Protection to Petroleum Ownership: Redefining the Niger Delta Agenda” By Engr. Yeigagha Henry, JP The conversation in the Niger Delta has, once again, circled around a familiar axis: pipeline surveillance contracts, who controls them, and who feels excluded. But beneath the noise lies a more fundamental question that demands urgent…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Publishers’ Forum (IPF) has expressed concern over disagreements among ex-agitators and stakeholders over pipeline surveillance contracts in the Niger Delta region. In a press conference held on April 2, 2026, the group urged leaders to focus on pressing issues affecting the region, rather than squabbling over contracts. IPF President Comrade…
Briga News Nigeria Niger Delta born renowned human and development advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR to adopt bold and pragmatic steps to stop Nigerians from dying silently and publicly as a result of hunger, hardship, and insecurity challenges in the country. Mulade made the call in a…
By Peter Jonah The leadership of the revered Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Ogulagha Clan is set to hold a one-day summit and business support program in the Clan. The program which is first of it’s kind, promises to be intellectually loaded, educative, entertaining and fun-filled. As it includes discussants on the Niger Delta struggle. The…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, as a foremost socio-cultural and advocacy organization representing the interests of the Ijaw people and the broader Niger Delta region, deems it necessary to address recent developments and narratives surrounding the Pipeline Surveillance Security Contract in the Niger Delta. We state unequivocally that no individual…
By Peter Jonah Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori , has extended warm congratulations to the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, King Joseph Ijawperebo Timiyan, PhD (JP), on the occasion of his birth anniversary. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, the governor lauded the revered monarch…
By Peter Jonah The revered Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Ogulagha Clan has felicitate with the Paramount ruler of the ancient Ogulagha Kingdom, and Chairman, Delta Traditional Rulers Forum, HRM Elder Capt King Joseph I Timiyan JP, PhD, Torubobor 1, Agbonu, the Ebenanawei of Ogulagha Kingdom on the epoch making occasion of his natal anniversary. The…
Briga News Nigeria The Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) on Thursday took a bold step towards restoring harmony in Warri with the inauguration of the Warri Indigene and Residents Peacebuilding Committee, alongside the rollout of strategic engagement programmes aimed at strengthening unity among the Ijaw, Itsekiri, and Urhobo ethnic nationalities. The initiative which…
The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hereby notifies its leaders, stakeholders, and statutory delegates of the forthcoming National Convention scheduled to hold in Abuja from March 29 to March 30, 2026, while reaffirming its full readiness and commitment to a successful participation. The convention, approved by the National Executive Committee…