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  In response to recent publications by the IYC Ogbe-Ijoh, representatives of the Itsekiri community have expressed concerns about historical inaccuracies and disrespect towards the Olu of Warri throne. They assert that the Ijaw people's claims to land ownership in Warri have been legally settled and that continued provocations will not be tolerated. Highlighting legal cases that affirm Itsekiri ownership, they urge authorities to address lawlessness and land-grabbing tendencies among Ijaw youth groups. Read on for a detailed examination of the issues at hand and the Itsekiri community's stance on the matter. "Our attention has been drawn to a publication made by a group known as IYC Ogbe-Ijoh in response to the world press conference held by the sole representative of the Olu of Warri Palace and Liaison to the NNPC on April 16, 2024. It's obvious that Comrade Omare Moses, Chairman of IYC Ogbe-Ijoh, and Comrade Donye T. Vincent, Secretary of IYC Ogbe-Ijoh, lac...

    Apple is opening up web distribution for iOS apps targeting users in the European Union starting Tuesday. Developers who opt in — and who meet Apple’s criteria, including app notarization requirements — will be able to offer iPhone apps for direct download to EU users from their own websites. It’s a massive change for a mobile ecosystem that otherwise bars so-called “sideloading.” Apple’s walled garden stance has enabled it to funnel essentially all iOS developer revenue through its own App Store in the past. But, in the EU, that moat is being dismantled as a result of new regulations that apply to the App Store and which the iPhone maker has been expected to comply with since early last month. In March, Apple announced that a web distribution entitlement would soon be coming to its mobile platform as part of changes aimed at complying with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The pan-EU regulation puts a set of obligations on in-scope tech gia...

  The recent press briefing by Collins Oritsetimeyin Edema, representing the Olu of Warri Palace and acting as a liaison to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), sheds light on the longstanding grievances of the Itsekiri people regarding the exploitation of their homeland for oil resources. The briefing, held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, outlines the historical background, current challenges, and demands of the Itsekiri community.   HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Itsekiri People whose homeland is Warri in Delta State occupies the North Western Extremity of the Niger Delta. It is bounded on the west by the bight of Benin. Their neighbours are Binis to the North, the Ijaw to the South, the Urhobo to the East and the Yoruba of Ondo State to the Northwest. The Area is approximately 1,500 Square miles. Between 1490-1884 the Itsekiri had an independent political kingdom known as Warri Kingdom. It was not subordinate to any of the world powers in Europe or any African Ki...