Ijaw in a sentence

He said: “As a group we are not against an Ijaw son as governor of Rivers State as we were at the forefront of the clamour for an Ijaw son or daughter as governor of Rivers state.

The statement reads: “In the last few months, Ijaw lands and her prominent leaders have been invaded, harassed, arrested and embarrassed, for whatever strange reason, by the military that the Ijaw are yet to know.

Speaking at the event organised by the Ijaw National Development Group, Diezani stressed the need for mentorship of Ijaw youths.

There is the prevalent view in the Ijaw nation that Dickson is the most suitable voice for the Senatorial District, Bayelsa and the Ijaw nation in the national assembly.

Arising from a meeting of Ijaw leaders of thought on Tuesday, prominent Ijaw leaders across the country have vowed to only support presidential candidates who genuinely believe and support a restructured Nigeria.

Furthermore, a boat transporting election personnel to registration area 17 in Koluama Community, Southern Ijaw LGA, overturned, destroying election materials, including result sheets.

Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, took on outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged nepotism and neglect of the Niger Delta region.

In his own remarks, Pere Egbunu, who was represented by Ondo Chairman of Ijaw National Congress (INC), Bonsuwei Ominidouha, said: “We are giving them a 21-day ultimatum to withdraw that map.

In his welcome address, the president of the Friends of Senator Douye Diri, Prince Bodi Arerebo, said the mission of the group was to promote the goals of the Diri administration and that of the Ijaw nation.

There are two things that I cannot compromise on the surface of this earth – my Ijaw heritage and my Islam.

Uzaka Ebiweni, a 300-level student of Medicine and Surgery at the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the Niger Delta University (NDU), Ammasoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State committed suicide for failing his examination.

Arogbo: Located in Arogbo Market Square, Arogbo-Ijaw.

As Blessed Ughere, president, Urhobo Progress Union youth wing worldwide said in another interview, "Ijaw nation and Urhobo nation are not at war.

As for the Managing Director, he came from the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), and IYC is a breeding ground for true leadership.

Both communities have robust inter-marriages and can even speak both Urhobo and Ijaw languages fluently.

Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that the only solution to the ongoing debates on the Tax Reform Bills of President Bola Tinubu, is the restructuring of the country.

Eradiri, a former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, in a statement on Wednesday strongly condemned the incident describing it as a pogrom.

Majority of us are Hausa Fulani, Zango Kataf, Igbo, Yoruba, Ijaw, Edo, Tiv, etc. citizens.

Princewill stated: “As a council, we are very proud of our Ijaw leaders and gallant youths.

The community representatives said that what transpired between the little girl and Napoleon was not a marriage but an Ijaw cultural practice called ” Koripamo”.