Ijaw
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Ijaw Youth Council, which represents local people, said it expected thousands more cuts as other oil majors retrench.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2020
Eurasia Group, Henshaw and Patterson Ogun, founding director of the Ijaw Council for Human Rights, said locals were unlikely to blow up pipelines.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2020
Likewise, Ijaw - widely spoken in the restive oil-producing Niger Delta area of southern Nigeria - is not compulsory.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2017
A short boat ride up the creek, Mr Ekpebide took me to the seat of the traditional Gbaramatu Kingdom, a prominent Ijaw group in the region.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2016
When they looked at him doubtfully, he mentioned the army general who was Efik, the director who was Ijaw, the minority soldiers who were fighting so brilliantly for the cause.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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