The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will build and equip women development centres in nine states of the Niger Delta region as part of its efforts to empower women economically. Mr Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of NDDC made this known in a statement issued by the commission’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Mr

Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Monday gave an assurance that the newly established University of Africa, Toru Orua would commence undergraduate programmes by September. Dickson spoke with journalists during an unscheduled inspection visit to the permanent site of the university at Toru-Orua in Sagbama LGA of the state. The university is promoted by Bayelsa

The Appeal Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday dismissed an application for a stay of proceedings filed by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) against his election. A governorship aspirant in the last election, Olusegun Abraham, is challenging the choice of Akeredolu as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 26,

Decribe Aladja people as "beast"

The Chairman of Kokodiagbene Community in Gbararmatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has said that the Ijaws are not Customary Tenants to the Itsekiris, warning that enough was enough of the land grabbing attitude of the Itsekiris. The  President of Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, Comrade Weyinmi

The Barrister Eric Omare-led Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has raised alarm over an ongoing invasion, sporadic shooting and arrest of community leaders and innocent members of Ijaw communities between Delta and Bayelsa states boundary, along the Forcados River by the Nigerian military. In a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice, Omare lamented that communities such as

The Warri Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group, WIPG, has called upon Itsekiris to do away with their anti-progress attitude and turn a new leaf by emulating other ethnic groups who have been working and advocating development of the Niger Delta region peacefully. This is coming after Itsekiri National Youth Council, in its “Deghele declaration”, threatened war