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[SPONSORED] CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – DELTA STATE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM BY PIND

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – DELTA YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM BY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES IN THE NIGER DELTA-PIND PIND’s work in youth employment programming has facilitated waged jobs for young people, influenced enterprise start-ups, built organizational capabilities and development. We are working on touching more lives in the Niger Delta. Go here https://pindfoundation.org/delta-youth-employment-program-technical-vocational-skills-training/ Applications are now open to

Delta News

Gbaramatu Prayer Day: GCFI pays courtesy visit to GbaramatuVoice Warri office

By Tuemi Governor A three-member delegation from the Gbaramatu Christian Fellowship Interdenominational (GCFI), penultimate week paid a courtesy visit to the Publisher/MD of the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice, Jacob Abai at his Warri office in Delta State. The group visit, is ahead of its 2021 Prayer Day. The Chairman of

News Oil & Gas

Oil Spillage: Demand accountability from oil companies, ERA/FoEN tells N’Delta communities

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called on communities in the Niger Delta, whose environments have been negatively impacted by oil exploration and exploitation activities, to demand full accountability from oil companies. ERA/FoEN executive director, Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Port Harcourt, said it

National News Oil & Gas

PIA: DPR scrapped as Senate confirms board members of Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission

Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been scraped following confirmation of the appointment of board members of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources. The nominees confirmed include Isa Modibbo – Chairman; Gbenga Komolafe – Chief Executive; Hassan Gambo

President Buhari sends nominees for NDDC board to Senate - Niger Delta Minister

National News

World Teachers’ Day: FG approves N75,000 as stipend for undergraduate students, NCE students to get N50,000

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria. Also, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students will get N50,000 as a stipend per semester as part of the deliberate effort of the goverment to attract the best

Delta News

Foundation Kicks Off ‘Project Kit-Up To School’ in Delta Riverine Communities

By Enaibo Asiayei A Delta-based Non-Governmental Organization, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, EBF on Monday, October 4, 2021 embarked on “Project Kit-Up To School’, an educational support programme for schools across riverine communities. The project came as a result of its quest to enable school children have access to quality education and improve reading skills among pupils

News WORLD NEWS

Breaking: Data of 1.5B Facebook users on sale at Hacker Forum

Amid global outage of Facebook along with its associated platforms, the data of its over 1.5 Billion users are now being sold in the dark web. A report said the data are being sold on a Hacker Forum. Sputnik News reported that in late September, an announcement was posted on a hacking forum that claimed

National News WORLD NEWS

[BREAKING] Facebook domain stolen

Facebook services spanning Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook itself have been shut down following an attempt to hijack the company’s domain name. There has been a widely reported inability to access the services since Monday afternoon after a yet to be identified hacker nuked the DNS A; an address file that holds an IP address of

News Politics

South-South Governors set to launch regional security outfit

The BRACED Governors’ Council also known as South-South Governors’ Forum said it has approved a joint regional security outfit which would be floated soon. Chairman of the Forum and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said this was part of the resolution reached at the end of their meeting held at Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers

News WORLD NEWS

[BREAKING] Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram down globally

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many users. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other products that are part of the same family of apps, such as Facebook Workplace, also stopped working. Visitors to the Facebook

Delta Education News

LEARNING IN TEARS: Inside the broken school in Delta riverine community where pupils sit on floor to learn [Photos]

This is the poor state of a government-owned primary school in Delta State. The name of the school is Kunpa Primary School, Ubafan Community located in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of the State. This report revealed the unconducive learning atmosphere characterized by the absence of sitting materials for pupils and to

Delta News

PIND Awards N71M Grants For Youth Employment in Delta State

A Non Governmental Organisation, Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta-PIND has on Thursday, September 30, 2021 launched the Delta Youth Employment Program (DYEP) at Bon Hotel in Effurun, Delta State. GbaramatuVoice reports. The foundation awarded grants worth over 71 million Naira to nine competitively selected, highly competent implementating partner organizations to equip nearly

Opinion

Buhari govt is rated 18, parental guidance advised, By Owei Lakemfa

Listening to the 61st Independence Day Speech of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, his sixth as president, I concluded that his government is rated for those 18 and above. The content of the addresses and statements by his government which takes all known credits and blames others for its failures while also making Trumpian claims,

2023: Okowa free to choose successor - Ijaw leader

Opinion Politics

How Delta State Governor, Okowa May Emerge As PDP 2023 Presidential Candidate

The proximity of the presidential candidate of the main opposition party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to emerge from the Southern part of the country could be considered to have been maximised with the recent decision of the party on zoning. It could be recalled that some leaders and members of the main opposition party

MOTHER TONGUE: Bayelsa adopts Kolokuma Ijaw as central language

Bayelsa News

Gov. Diri proposes short, long term development plan for Bayelsa

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has revealed that his government was working on a short and long term development plan of between 10 and 30 years for the state. The governor stated this at the weekend during the state’s silver jubilee anniversary dinner held at Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, in Yenagoa. He said

Entertainment & Events News

BREAKING: Whitemoney emerges winner of BBNaija 2021, gets N90m

By Faith Madogwe Whitemoney has been declared the winner of the Season 6 of the Big Brother Naija reality television show themed ‘Shine Ya Eye’, leaving Liquorose as the first runner up. At the grand finale on Sunday, housemates evicted were Emmanuel, Angel, Cross, and Pere; leaving Whitemoney and Liquorose as the top two housemates

Entertainment & Events News

[BREAKING] BBNaija 2021: Pere emerges 2nd runner up

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija season 6 housemate, Pere has emerged as the second runner up of the reality show. He was the fourth housemate to be evicted from the ‘Shine Ya Eye’ edition after Cross, Emmanuel and Angel. Born Pere Egbi, the 36-year-old is an ex-military man in the United States. He is also a

News Rivers

Many funeral guests feared missing in Rivers as landing jetty collapses in Okrika

A landing jetty at Isaka in Okrika Local Government Area in Rivers State has collapsed, with about twenty passengers believed to have drowned. The incident happened Saturday evening as passengers were struggling to board the boat from the community back to Port Harcourt An eyewitness, who identified himself as Isaac Walter, said more than 70

National News

Implementation of Petroleum Industry Act to begin this week – Senate

The Senate has said the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act will start this week as soon as it confirms the appointment of the nominees for the two regulatory agencies created by the new law for the oil and gas sector in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Senator Bassey Akpan,

National Politics

Jonathan, Okowa mentioned as PDP 2023 presidential prospects

President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State were at the weekend being mentioned in the new permutations for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP following the planned rezoning of party offices in the opposition party. In that dimension and for the first time, political gladiators from the North were

Partnering with Nigeria through social investments – The Chevron Nigeria experience

The Chevron companies in Nigeria celebrate with the country on the 61st anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, on October 1, 2021. The Nigerian oil and gas industry is strategic to the overall socio-economic development of the country. It is an industry that thrives on partnership with key stakeholders. Organizations within the industry are deliberate in building

Otuaro's Morning, Evening and King Izonebi

Opinion

The time for community development despite the diversities by Kingsley Otuaro

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 30, 2021
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Everywhere, one of the footprints of wars and conflicts is social and economic dislocation – loss of lives and valuable economic and cultural assets. Communal conflicts, including the much talked about WARRI ‘96, which was generally a crisis between Ijaw, Itsekiri, and partly Urhobo, are not an exception. The ashes of this ethnic conflict are

National News

Group calls for tenure extension for Akpabio, Akwa over positive performance in NDDC

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 30, 2021
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A Non Governmental Organization, (NGO) under the aegis of Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction (NAPPDRR) has advocated the extension of the tenure of Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to avail them more time to better the lot of

National News

Senate begins moves to ensure immediate relocation of IOCs to their operational bases in Niger Delta

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 28, 2021
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The Senate has begun moves to ensure that all Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria as a matter of urgency, relocate to the operational bases especially in the Niger Delta geo-political zone of the country. To fast track the movement of the companies, the Senate on Tuesday, mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources Upstream; Downstream

Delta News

DESOPADEC: Niger Delta group sends strong warning to Okowa, threatens to force governor to account for 13% derivation fund

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 28, 2021
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A Niger Delta group, Creek Dragons has threatened to force Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to account for the 50% of the N100 billion of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) 13% derivation funds he deprived the commission. The group in a document released to GbaramatuVoice on Tuesday and signed by

Bayelsa News

Bayelsa at 25: Late Abacha Remains Our Hero, Says Diri

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 28, 2021
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has expressed appreciation to former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, over the creation of the state 25 years ago on October 1, 1996. Diri said the Ijaw people remain grateful to the late Nigerian leader for that singular decision regardless of factors that could have hindered the

Delta News

98-Year-Old Father Of Jude Ukori Is dead

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 28, 2021
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High Chief Richard Ukori, father of Amb. Jude Ebitimi Ukori, the immediate past chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), has passed on. Ukori, the Amaokosuwei of Jamagie community in Edo State, died in Sapele in the early hours of Monday, September 27, 2021 at the age of 98. His passage was announced to GbaramatuVoice

News Ondo

Pomp as Ijaw monarch honours AJUBE with highest chieftaincy title in Ondo

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 27, 2021
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The Agadagba of Arogbo Ijaw-Ibe Kingdom, Pere Zaccheaus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, has conferred the highest chieftaincy title of the Beleukoriwei of Arogbo Ijaw kingdom on a popular philanthropist and former MEND commander, Chief Bibopre Ajube. GbaramatuVoice reports. The colourful ceremony took place on Saturday at the Pere’s palace in Arogbo Town, Ese-Odo Local

Church News Rivers

Niger Delta Anglican Council tasks FG on insecurity, corruption

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 26, 2021
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A two-Day Provincial Council Meeting of Niger Delta in the Church of Anglican Communion has ended in Ahoada, with a call on the Federal Government to redouble efforts in tackling insecurity and corruption in the country. Archbishop of Niger Delta Province, the Most Rev Blessing Enyindah, who spoke on the theme: “Let us arise and

News Sport WORLD NEWS

[BREAKING] Anthony Joshua LOSES his world heavyweight title belts to Oleksandr Usyk

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 26, 2021
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Anthony Joshua lost all his belts to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. His reign as IBF, WBA and WBO ended in stunning fashion, as Usyk won by a unanimous decision. The Ukranian’s speed and skill proved to be too much for Joshua, who was saved by the bell. Joshua was

National News

IPOB declares Oct 1 sit-at-home, orders operation ‘No Nigeria flag’

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 25, 2021
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a total shutdown of the Southeast on October 1. The group also announced operation “no Nigerian flag” in all organisations in the region with effect from September 25, 2021, with the exception of commercial institutions. In a statement from the Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB

Maritime National

NIMASA FLOATING DOCK: How Nigeria is losing N300b yearly to Ghana, Cameroun, others

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 25, 2021
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In what is gradually becoming a national embarrassment, Nigeria has continued to lose an average of N300 billion ($600 million) yearly to neighbouring Ghana and other countries over inability to put its modular floating dock into use. In 2018, a N50 billion floating dock was acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Delta News

DOPF Lecture: Publishers pay courtesy visit to Delta Information Commissioner

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 25, 2021
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Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has applauded the Topic for this year’s Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, Annual Lecture, saying that any discussion targeted towards the diversification of Nigeria’s economy and security, remains praiseworthy. Aniagwu spoke on Wednesday, September 23rd, when he received on a courtesy call, the leadership of Delta Online

Edo News

Ijaws in Edo reject list of commissioner-nominees, lament marginalisation, neglect

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 25, 2021
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The Ijaws in Edo state have rejected the recent commissioners nominated in the state by Governor Godwin Obaseki led administration, noting that it will not be accepted by the Ijaws in the state, insisting that the Ijaw people must be included in the commissioners’ list. The Ijaws lamented of being oppressed, intimidated and permanently neglected

Bayelsa News

Elders move to resolve IYC crisis, hold emergency meeting in Yenagoa

by GbaramatuVoice Newspaper
September 25, 2021
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The Elders Council of the ljaw Youths Council (IYC) worldwide has resolved to wade into the leadership crisis rocking the pan Ijaw Youth Council. The Elders Council is an advisory body to the IYC whose members cut across the three zones of the ljaw youth body namely: Central, Western and Eastern Zones in all Niger

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