YENAGOA—THREE persons were feared dead yesterday, at Amassoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, following a clash between security operatives and protesting community women and youths over the continued closure of the state-owned Niger Delta University, NDU. The clash, which reportedly started in the early hours of the day at the university’s gate, was said to have left five others seriously injured. The situation in the community, according to sources, became tense as sporadic gunshots and fired teargas canisters triggered panic among residents, forcing many to stay indoors.  Trouble Trouble started in the early hours of the day when a detachment of security operatives forcefully opened the gate of the institution for staff to access their offices without clearance from the angry indigenes. It was gathered that the university’s gate was sealed up by aggrieved community women, whose names were removed from NDU’s payroll after they were indicted by the ongoi...

YENAGOA—Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, has called on Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, to address the grievances of students of the state-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma, which led to a protest and eventual closure of the institution. Dickson The university has lately experienced, among other challenges, workers’ protests against their purported sack as well as the massive protest by students against the alleged increment in tuition fees by the authorities.  Reacting to Wednesday’s closure of the university by the senate of the institution, the Ijaw Youth Council, led by Eric Omare, expressed serious concern over the development. He said:  “The Niger Delta University, Amassoma, established by the first governor of Bayelsa State and Governor General of Ijaw nation, the late Chief D. S. P. Alamieyeseigha, is very pivotal to the development of the Ijaw nation. Before the creation of Bayelsa State and the eventual establishment of NDU, the Rivers State U...

WARRI— IJAW Female Graduate Association of Nigeria, has called on leaders of Ijaw nation to encourage educational pursuit of the Ijaw girl child. President of the body, Mrs Ebiakpo Obanyedo, made the call, when members of the group paid a courtesy visit on the Chairman of Burutu Local Government Area of the state, Mr Godknows Angele. She said “The lack of adequate campaign and advocacy for the protection and promotion of the Ijaw Girl-child’s right to education over the years has brought about the decline in the educational participation of more Ijaw Girl-child across the creeks of the Niger Delta Region, that has affected the non-enrolment, early drop out from school among other social vices which has deprived a lot of them their place of value in the family, and society.  Anambra residents give kudos to FG over speedy work on 2nd Niger Bridge(Opens in a new browser tab) “Our body will organise outreaches to primary and secondary schools in Ijaw rural communities that are very d...