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OML 42: Odidi Communtity Holds Press Conference, Rejects GMoU In Lagos (Watch Video)

The leaders of Odidi community hosting OML-42 facility in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state on Tuesday December 2, 2019, rejected the ongoing GMoU meeting in Lagos by NPDC/Neconde JV and Delta State Government. Watch Video below ALSO READ: OML 42: Ijaw Youths reject GMoU, threaten to shutdown flowstation

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Delta News Oil & Gas

OML 42: Ijaw Youths reject GMoU, threaten to shutdown flowstation

By Ebi Perekeme Delta Ijaw Youth Movement for Political Advancement, DIYMPA, has rejected the proposal of the Delta State Government and NPDC/Neconde JV to introduce Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in OML 42 communities, describing it as fraudulent. Details shortly…

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National News

South-South governors, NPF, gearing towards community policing 

By Our Reporter Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state and his counterparts in the South-South geo-political zone on Tuesday, Nov. 26, endorsed the proposal by the Nigeria Police Force for community policing. They believed that community policing would be a panacea for persisting security challenges in the country. The governors declared the support for grassroots

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Delta News

EGCDF holds ‘GMoU Process/Peace Building’ meeting with N’Delta communities

By Shina Badmus The Egbema/Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), held a town hall meeting on Wednesday, November 27. The, EGCDF, a Delta State based foundation setup to ensure to the development of riverine communities, said the programme was held to update community stakeholders on the ‘Gmou Process/Peace Building’ of the foundation. It took place at the TM Palace Hotel, Warri,

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Delta Health News

Okowa cautions healthcare workers in the state

By Our Reporter In line with his administration’s determination to ensure full routine immunization coverage of Delta, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has advised health workers not committed to their jobs to resign or be sacked. The governor gave the warning on Thursday, Nov. 28 in Asaba at a meeting with relevant stakeholders on primary healthcare service

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News Rivers

Ijaw group recognises outstanding Ijaws after Adaka Boro

By Shina Badmus The Proudly Ijaw Cultural Heritage and Peace Building Centre is set to hold its annual award symposium, ‘Ijaw National Merit Award/Symposium’ come Friday, November 29th, 2019. The programme which is organized to recognize personalities from the Ijaw grouping and Niger Delta at large for their immense contributions to the development of the region,

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News Rivers

Egberipapa receives Northern students’ Integrity award

By Our Reporter Leader of the Network for Defense of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG), Ambassador Sobomabo Jackrich has called on Nigerians to always work towards ensuring the unity of the country. Jackrich, popularly known as Egberi Papa, stated this when he received an award of excellence dubbed “Icon of Integrity and Humanitarian Services” conferred on him

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Delta News

Finally! Benikrukru Inaugurates New Executive

By Badmus Shina Pump and pageantry rented the air in oil-rich Benikrukru, major host to Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State as leaders, elders, youths and women converged in the community ultra modern playground to witness the inaugural ceremony of their new executive. Those inaugurated are; Boan. Solomon Eris-Odu, Chairman; James

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Bayelsa News Politics

Dickson imported Indian magicians, necromancers – Deputy gov-elect

The deputy governor-elect in Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi has said that the governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP , Senator Douye Diri lost the November 16 governorship election because his principal sponsor and incumbent governor of the state, Gov Seriake Dickson imported and engaged the services of Indian spiritualists ahead of the

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Delta News

Burutu: Free for all fight in Tamigbe over chairmanship election

By Our Reporter About four persons have sustained deadly machete cuts and over ten houses destroyed at riverine Tamigbe community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, Monday, Nov. 25, during a community chairmanship election. Though the information was sketchy, according to the president of Toumo Kingdom, Chief Ebikapaye Agidee, who was at the

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Delta News

Benikrukru votes Odu as new chairman

By Our Reporter Mr. Solomon Eris Odu will soon take over the mantle of leadership in the oil-rich Benikrukru in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Delta State as their new chairman. Odu is to succeed Chief Godwin Olufemi, having fulfilled all the native laws. This was made known to GbaramatuVoice during the community general meeting led by the

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Delta News Video

PIND hosts peace, capacity building between Ijaws, Itsekiris (Video)

By Badmus Shina The Warri Multi Stakeholder Platform (MSP) programme which is a product of the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND, constituted for the peaceful co-existence between Ijaws and Itsekiris ethnic groupings in Delta State, is set to move to another phase in its capacity building. The sensitisation programme which started from Warri North, to

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Bayelsa News

A 29yr old Timipa paddles canoe 100km on sea to celebrate Lyon’s victory (Photos)

A native of Dukegbene in Opuama Kingdom, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa state, Duke Surveyor Timipa has paddled a canoe for about 20 hours covering a distance of about 100km to celebrate the victory of the state’s governor-elect, Chief David Lyon. Timipa, who is a  29 year old man, started his journey, pulling his local canoe

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Politics

11th-hour legal hurdles that couldn’t mar Lyon’s chances

Barely 48 hours before the polls opened, the federal high court in Yenagoa, the state capital, ruled that the APC had no candidate for Saturday’s polls.

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Delta News

Warri South LGA dissolves revenue committees

By Our Reporter Warri South Local Government Council in Delta State has dissolved all revenue committees for 2019.  While thanking members of the 2019 revenue committees for their service and dedication, Dr. Michael Tidi enjoined members of the committees to handover the relevant council documents in their possession to the relevant authorities in the council with immediate

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Bayelsa News Politics

INEC presents David Lyon certificate as Governor-Elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to the Bayelsa State Governor-Elect, Chief David Lyon and his Deputy, Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated 44 candidates including the 7 Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, to win a keenly contested election. The

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National News

INEC to award Certificate of Return to Lyon Nov. 21

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Thursday, Nov. 21, present Certificate of Return to the Bayelsa State governor-elect, Chief David Lyon. Lyon defeated 44 candidates including the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, to emerge the winner of the keenly contested poll. The commission’s Head of Department, Voter

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Environment News

Harrysong set to unveil Pinaza Records’ newly signed artistes

By Badmus Shina Warri is set to experience an explosion of untamed entertainment come Sunday, Dec. 1 2019. Various popular musicians from all walks of life in the Niger Delta would be converging at the popular Manuex Place for the maiden edition of Pinaza Concert. Audience would gain from the popular Niger Delta-born artiste, Harrysong

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Opinion

Otuaro’s Dance For A Woman

By Ekanpou Enewaridideke  The time uncanny and the place mysterious Otuaro was recently caught dancing prolongedly for a woman. Some term the prolonged dance a skillfully choreographed ballet, tango and waltz of the end time when the tide still flows with vigour. For Otuaro to be caught dancing it naturally becomes a canal for the

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Education News

Delta: Winners emerge in NNPC/CNL Joint Venture’s initiated chemistry prize

By Badmus Shina The 2019 edition of the Annual National Chemistry Competition (Awokoya Memorial) Award Ceremony for Secondary Schools Students in Delta State, took place at the Petroleum Technology institute on Saturday, Nov. 16 in Warri. The event is organized by the Chemistry Society of Nigeria (CSN), Delta Chapter, which is a body of Chemist

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National News Politics

President Buhari receives Bayelsa Governor-Elect, David Lyon in Aso Rock (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Bayelsa State Governor-elect, David Lyon at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lyon was declared winner of the November 16 governorship election in the State. He won with 352,550 votes against 143,172 scored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Douye Diri. Lyon was accompanied to the Villa by

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Bayelsa News Politics

Breaking: Lyon about to be declared Bayelsa guber winner

Indications have emerged that  David Lyon, candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC), may have won the Bayelsa governorship election, defeating Douye Diri, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would make its final pronouncement on the election, indications were that Lyon had won six out of eight

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Delta News

Insecurity heightens in Burutu, IPW sends SOS to govt

By Ebi Perekeme A group known as Ijaw Political Watchdog has said that security is farfetched in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state. In a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice on Nov. 17 and signed by Snr. Comr. Paul Akpowaide National, president of the group, said that natives of this area are not free in their

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Bayelsa News Politics

Bayelsa Guber 2019: David Lyon leads in 4 out of 6 LGAs declared so far by INEC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its closest challenger, with 86,330 votes in six of the eight local government areas of Bayelsa state. While David Lyon of the APC has secured 206,260 votes, Duoye Diri, his rival, is trailing with 119,930 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has

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BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: Final Collation and announcement of 2019 election results (LIVE)

BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: Final Collation and announcement of 2019 election results (LIVE)

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National Opinion

A ‘word’ for Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, today on your 67th posthumous birthday

By Ambassador Boladei Igali, PhD Today, November 16, 2019, is the anniversary of your 67th birthday and the day, we your beloved people of Bayelsa State are going to the polls to elect a new Governor. How sacred, how nolstagic, how foreboding. Alas, you are neither here to celebrate, as usual with us or lead

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Bayelsa News Politics

Dickson laments of electoral challenges as guber election ends

Voting has ended and collation of votes is in progress across Bayelsa in respect of Saturday, Nov 16 governorship elections, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. NAN also reports that the election was generally peaceful, although pockets of violence were reported in some places. Sources across the state indicated that the card readers functioned smoothly in most

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Bayelsa News Politics

Bayelsa guber 2019: Jonathan’s kinsmen celebrate PDP loss in his ward

Kinsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Kolo, Ogbia Local Government Area trooped out to celebrate the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 9. They took over the road leading to Ogbia Town immediately the results of the 13 units in Ward 9 were announced by electoral officials and APC was declared

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Bayelsa News Politics

BayelsaElectionUpdate: I’m really disappointed —Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed disappointment at the handling of the voting process in his ward. He expressed dissatisfaction over the lateness of the arrival of voting materials at the polling unit. Jonathan spoke to journalists after he and his wife, Patience, had voted at Unit 39, Ward 13 at the Otazi Playground, Otuoke, in

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Bayelsa News Politics

#BayelsaElectionUpdate: Appeal court orders INEC to retain APC governorship candidate on ballot

An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission not to remove the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate, David Lyon, from the ballot, to enable him to participate in the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa State slated for Saturday. The court gave the order following an ex

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Bayelsa News Politics

#BayelsaElectionUpdate: David Lyon alerts security agencies on movement of thugs, arms

The Bayelsa State Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Saturday’s election, Chief David Lyon, has called on security agencies in charge of the poll to stop the ongoing movement of thugs into the state. Lyon in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Chief Gift Ebiki, said he had it on good authority

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INTERVIEWS National

The key to peace is in our hands – Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha

In this interview exclusively with GbaramatuVoice marking his fourteen years on the throne, His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph Ijawperebo Timiyan (JP), the Paramount Ruler and the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha kingdom expressed excitement, saying that in his reign was the first time since the great Ogulagha existed for a governor and also a serving

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Delta News

PIND on a peace mission in Ijaw, Itsekiri

By Badmus Shina The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND, has subsequently organized the Warri Multi Stakeholder Platform, MSP, a platform that aims for peaceful co-existence between Ijaws and Itsekiris ethnic groupings in Delta state. GbaramatuVoice had initially reported the Warri-MSP in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area on Friday September 20, 2019. The

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Bayelsa News Politics

2019 Bayelsa guber: IYC cautions against violence

By Our Reporter As Bayelsans go to the polls come Saturday the November 16 2019, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called for a peaceful election. “All players should conduct themselves in a peaceful manner. Election is not a do-or-die affair. The election as we have said earlier is a brotherly contest. Political players should not

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