Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC), a human rights organization that has been monitoring human rights violations within the context of COVID-19 in the Niger Delta in coordination with other organizations in Nigeria and keenly following and reporting rights abuses associated with the demolition of hotels in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State on…
The attention of Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has been drawn to the reaction of the Executive Chairman of Eleme Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr.) Philip Okparaji to our press statement titled “ADVOCACY CENTRE DETERMINES THE TRUE OWNER OF PRODEST HOTEL, ELEME; CALLS FOR THE SANCTIONING OF ELEME LGA CHAIRMAN FOR MISINFORMING GOVERNOR WIKE”…
Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), a leading non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation working in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in support of those affected by the extractive industry and weak governance among others had announced the release of a groundbreaking report titled “Dirty fuel: an analysis of official and unofficial petroleum products in the Niger Delta”. A Press Statement…
Following claims by the Rivers State Governor, Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Wike and the Government that one of the hotels demolished in Eleme Local Government Area, “PRODEST HOME SERVICE” also known as “PRODEST HOTEL” was owned by the Eleme Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Leader, Mr. Princewill Osaroejiji and that the hotel was at a secret…
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT May 10, 2020 NYESOM WIKE’S DEMOLITION OF TWO HOTELS IN RIVERS STATE UNDER…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) condemns in the strongest terms, the summary demolition of two hotels in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike in less than 24hours after they were allegedly accused of violating lock down orders of the State Government. The demolition of those hotels with all the…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has been monitoring and reporting issues around the fights against corona virus disease by the Federal, State and Local Governments in Nigeria since the first case was reported on February 27, 2020. Advocacy Centre does this from human rights perspectives and reports violations in the nine States in the…
When our Governor, Nyesom Wike, CON disbanded Vigilante and youth groups in Rivers State, I was not very satisfied with the policy because I know the critical roles that they play in local security vigilance in synergy with the Police and other security operatives. With that disbandment, any Vigilante or youth groups operating in Rivers…
Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC) has been monitoring Human Rights Violations within the periods of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) in the Niger Delta. Advocacy Centre does this through its network of One Million Youth Volunteers Network of Human Rights Defenders and Promoters in the Niger Delta launched in 2019. Our general reports from…
YOUTHS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CENTRE (YEAC) IS GLAD TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER AS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT “SENT SOME FOOD ITEMS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE TRAGIC CONDITIONS OF THE VULNERABLE GROUP” IN SOCIETY ESPECIALLY BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AS SUCCOUR TO CUSHION THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON INDIGENT FAMILIES IN RIVERS STATE THE…
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