Month: October 2017

131 Articles
Editorial

EDITORIAL: Pere Of Gbaramatu, A Unifying Factor In Ijaw Land

By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board On that day, in that place, at that time, while giving his acceptance speech shortly after receiving his Staff...

BayelsaBreaking NewsNationalNews

Operation Crocodile Smile II: Our own army, brothers, they can’t give us poison – Dickson

Gov. Seriake Dickson urged the people of the state to discountenance the rumour that the exercise, christened ‘Operation Crocodile Smile II’, which includes...

DeltaEducationNews

Gbaramatu Students Inaugurate Parliament

The National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) has inaugurated its first parliament. The ceremony which held at the EGCDF Hall in Warri, Delta...

BusinessNewsOil & Gas

We contributed $29bn to Nigeria in four years – SPDC

SHELL Petroleum Development Company, has said that its economic contribution to the Nigerian government in four years was $29bn. The company’s General Manager,...

Breaking NewsBusinessNewsOil & Gas

Salvaging Niger Delta: PIND, MADE Partners NESG

…Niger Delta importance is centered on oil – PIND …N/Delta is crucial to Nigeria’s Devt. – Fidelis Ekom The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives...

Breaking NewsDeltaNews

KIDNAPPED MISSIONARIES: IYC calls for immediate and unconditional release

…We must get to the root of the matter-Omare  …Calls for collaboration with traditional leaders, others Reacting to the news of the recent...

News

Jubilation In Warri As KFT Group Repairs Popular Ekpan Link Road (Photos)

KFT Group has risen to the rescue of users of the NNPC Housing Complex Road, popularly known as Ekpan Link Road in Uvwie...

BayelsaBreaking NewsNews

We Will Strive Not To Leave Behind Abandoned Projects ―Dickson

Barely two years left to the expiration of his second term in office, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state, has said his government...

Breaking NewsEdoNews

Army arrests seven suspected militants in Edo

The 4 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Benin City, has disclosed that it has arrested seven suspected militants in the state....

Breaking NewsCultureDeltaNews

OKOWA TO PRESENT STAFF OF OFFICE TO PERE OF KABOWEI KINGDOM

Aketekpe, Dickson, Otuaro, others to attend ceremony Following the selection and subsequent coronation of His Royal Majesty, Peremobowei Shedrack Erebulu,  Aduo III, in...

Breaking NewsDeltaHealthNews

Panic as Monkeypox spreads to Delta, nine persons hospitalised

About nine persons have been allegedly hospitalised as the dreaded monkeypox disease hit Delta State. Sources told our correspondent on Thursday that six...

CultureNewsOndo

Gbaramatu Monarch Pays Historic Visit To Pere Of Tubutoru Kingdom In Ondo State (Photos)

The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) on Thursday 12th to 13th October, 2017, paid a historic visit...

Breaking NewsNationalNews

GEJ, IBB in closed-door meeting in Minna

FORMER President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on Wednesday, arrived Minna, Niger State Capital, where he held a closed-door meeting with former military President General...

Breaking NewsPoliticsRivers

Wike denies vice presidential ambition

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday urged Nigerians to disregard posters being mounted in parts of Abuja announcing his alleged vice presidential ambition.Wike...

NationalView Point

A DESTINED MOMENT TO REFORM: An Epistle Of Not Too Young To Lead — By Oweikeye Endoro

Nigeria is a nation blessed with abundant resources. We have both human and mineral resources.  To build Nigeria to our dream country, we...

Cross RiverNewsReligion

Church’s N5,000 ‘deliverance fee’ stirs controversy

A receipt has surfaced online which indicates a man paid N5,000 to purchase ‘deliverance’ at a church in Calabar, southern Nigeria. The fee...

HealthInside Niger DeltaNewsRivers

PIND Foundation commences training on hygiene for 260 secondary schools in Rivers

Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Del­ta (PIND), said it has commenced training of students on hygiene promotion in the over 260...

News

Ayomike to be buried in Warri November 5

The funeral rites of ex-Chairman, Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILoT), Pa J.O.S. Ayomike, have been fixed for November 2, 3 and 5. A...

Breaking NewsEducationNationalNews

Buhari signs bill establishing University of Petroleum Resources

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja pledged continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region. Giving the assurance at a...

Business

PUBLIC NOTICE

GREEN AFFRIQUE FOUNDATION The general public is hereby informed that the above mentioned organisation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration...

EdoNews

Tension in the creeks as Army invades Ajakurama community, renders villagers homeless

…We only cleared militants’ camps …I did not invite soldiers-General Peres Residents in Akakurama community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of...

Breaking NewsDeltaNews

Call Aladja community to order, Ogbe-Ijoh urges Okowa

Ogbe-Ijoh Warri kingdom has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and security agencies to call Aladja community, their neighbour to order over...

CultureNewsOndo

Promote peace and harmony in your domain -Pere of Gbaramatu tells Ijaw nation

…Oboro-Gbaraun II visit, a fulfillment- Tubutoru Monarch …We appreciate his exemplary leadership-Chief Uduboh The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) has...

DeltaEducationNews

Okerenkoko authentic site of Maritime varsity -Tompolo’s media aide

…There is no single trace of Itsekiri in Okerenkoko  High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo’s media Consultant and Niger Delta Development Advocate,...

Breaking NewsDeltaNews

Save us from marginalization, Egbema women tells Chevron, EGCDF

…We Have Suffered Exclusion from Job Placements …We understand your plights –EGCDF The women of Egbema communities, Warri North Local Government Area of...

Breaking NewsNationalNewsPolitics

Kachikwu’s Abuja house catches fire

The private residence of Ibe Kachikwu, Minster of State for Petroleum Resources, caught fire on Sunday evening, GbaramatuVoice report. The house is located...

Breaking NewsNews

Court dismisses Ex-NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi’s no-case submission

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration...

Breaking NewsEdoNews

Panic As Soldiers Sack Ajakurama Community, Burn 15 Houses

There is pandemonium in Ajakurama community, Egbema Kingdom in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, following the invasion of the...

Editorial

EDITORIAL: NDDC, NOW A BODY WITHOUT A SOUL

By Our Editorial Board Established in June 2000, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was created by   Federal Acts No. 6, Laws of the Federation of...

DeltaNews

IPDI TO OKOWA: Save Ayakoromo Community From Being Submerged

…Calls on NDDC to Complete the Sand filling project …Seeks Provision of Relief Materials For Flood Victims A call has gone to the Governor...

Cross RiverNewsPolitics

NDDC Commissions 3 New Roads in Cross River State

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned three new roads in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The connecting...

Breaking NewsMaritimeNews

IYC To NIMASA: Don’t Sack NIMASA Staffs Of Niger Delta Origin

…Calls On President Buhari To Intervene The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned against the continuous persecution, discriminatory treatment and threat to...

BayelsaNewsPolitics

Bayelsa has highest number of abandoned NDDC projects – Dickson

Bayelsa State Government has said that the state has the highest number of abandoned Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, projects in the region....

CultureDeltaNews

ROYAL VISIT: Revered Gbaramatu Monarch To Storm Tubutoru Ijaw Kingdom

…To Offer Prayers for Peace, Harmony  …He Is A Pace Setter-Ozobo, IPDI President In his quest to establish a peaceful coexistence among the...

EdoNews

Gov. Obaseki receives report on Gelegele Seaport

The Technical Committee on the Actualisation of  the Gelegele Sea port  on Wednesday submitted its report to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Receiving...