The GbaramatuVoice was established in 2015 as a monthly tabloid published by the Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited. It hit the newsstand first on August 2015. The newspaper’s sole objective is to bring to public glare what the management saw at the cradle of its formation as information gap and asymmetrical reportage of the activities and people of the Niger Delta.
Delta State Deputy Governor, Barrister Kingsley Otuaro is expected to be special guest of honour at this year’s convention of National Association of Gbaramatu Students, NAGS, slated for June 30 and July 1, 2017 at Kurutie community, Gbaramatu kingdom. Commissioner representing Ijaw ethnic nationality at Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Favour Izuokumor,
Fruit juice is not fruit. Experts warn that juice for babies in their first year of life offers no nutritional benefit and should not be included in their diet. Parents, the next time your baby is offered fruit juice, it would be important to remember that this artificial juice, irrespective of its manufacturer’s health claims,
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City will today deliver its judgment on the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu against the judgment of the lower tribunal. Governor Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressive Congress (APC) filed a cross appeal over a ruling of the tribunal refusing to
The Presidential Amnesty Programme on Wednesday enrolled 200 ex-militants from the Niger Delta for an all-inclusive sports competition. The Coordinator of the amnesty programme, Paul Boroh, said this in a press conference in Abuja. Boroh, who said the selection started three weeks ago, noted that the government had partnered the Sia One Academy and Connected
The leaders of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, have said that the threat of arrest by the government of Kaduna State will not stop them from insisting that people of Igbo extraction should leave the north. The group, a coalition of some northern groups, insisted on its stance that Igbos leave the 19 northern
The peaceful atmosphere on the campus of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta state was on Thursday shattered as angry students of the school protested alleged inhuman treatment by administration. The protesting students, who took over the premises of the campus from as early as 6am, locked all access into the school, sacked the
A coalition of Igbo groups, the Eastern Consultative Assembly, on Thursday, said Igbos should be allowed to secede in peace, if Nigeria was not restructured ‘immediately’. The coalition, comprising professional bodies, youth, student and Christian organisations, town unions, traders and women groups, among others, made the demand in a communique issued after a meeting
Chairmen of Gbaramatu communities, Delta State, have appealed to their Itsekiri neighbours to embrace peace and work towards the successful take off of the Nigeria Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, saying that the institution is not for the Ijaws alone but for all. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues on Wednesday, Chairman of Kokodiagbene community, Comrade
*Attacks no more acceptable – Ekiyor Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called on Federal and Delta State governments to protect lives and property of Amatebe community, Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, and other Ijaw communities from Fulani herdsmen, warning that the menace may lead to inter-ethnic crisis if not addressed. A statement signed by
A DON at the University of Ilorin has advised Nigerians should stop killing mosquitoes as they are friends that deserved to be managed properly. Adeolu Ande, a professor of Entomology at the University of Ilorin, who made the call said that mosquitoes had proven over the years that they are our friends and allies, adding
Justice Hassan of the Federal High Court orders final forfeiture of $43.4m, £27,800, N23.2m discovered in an air-conditioned flat in Osborne, Ikoyi to the Federal Government. Details later…
Bonny Graduates Forum, BGF, has expressed fears that about 18,000 jobs would be cut in the Niger Delta, as a result of the amendment of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG’s Act. The forum argued that the proposed amendment will not be in the interest of Nigeria, the Niger Delta and Bonny community, adding that “reneging
The Chairman of Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Environment, Hon Christian Ahiakwo, has accused the federal government of insincerity with its claim to encourage Niger Deltans to invest in modular refineries, saying it granted 56 licenses to operators with non from the region. Ahiakwo who spoke ahead of the Environment summit slated by
The World Environment Day (WED), held annually on June 5, is the biggest event to celebrate and promote environmental awareness and sustainability across the globe. Established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1972, WED aims to raise global awareness and mobilize humans to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet
The people of Diebiri Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state have appealed to the State Government to resettle them back to their ancestral home . They were allegedly sacked from their ancestral home in 1995 during a communal clash with Aladja community. The Councillor representing Diebiri Ward in Warri South
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed the threat by the political godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. George Turnah, to institute a N100m defamation suit against it. Turnah had on Sunday, through his lawyers, demanded N100m from the EFCC and a social media activist, Mr. Bodmas Kemepadei, as compensation for alleged defamatory
Concerned youths in Bayelsa State, yesterday, took to the streets of Yenagoa, the state capital, describing as unjust and misplaced, the life imprisonment passed on Mr. Edmund Ebiware by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in connection with the October 1, 2010 Independence Day bomb blasts and called for his release. Ebiware, a father
Okerenkoko community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State has called on the Federal Government, security agencies to take urgent action against the Itsekiri ethnic group on the 14 days ultimatum issued, alleging that the Itsekiris have planned attack on pipeline facilities, security personnel, and the Ijaws at the expiration. This is coming after Niger Delta Omega, a group from
Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper is set to celebrate her 2nd year anniversary, August 8 in Abuja. A statement by Mr. Jacob Abai, Publisher of the tabloid in Warri says the anniversary is expected to see guests through a symposium titled ‘Role of the Media in Securing the Niger Delta for National Development.’ He further stated that awards
The Chairman of the Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that the frequent visits of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to the Niger Delta reaffirms the current administration’s commitment the region. Ndoma-Egba said this in a statement signed by Special Assistant Communication, Office of the Chairman, Clara Braide,
AS part of concerted efforts to resolve the nation’s electric power challenge, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Bayelsa State government are to build a power plant in the state. Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Corporation, made this known on Thursday while receiving Henry Seriake Dickson, state governor, at the NNPC
THE termination of the construction of a modular refinery in Akwa Ibom State by Hi Rev Exploration and Production Company is sending conflicting signals to the oil and gas sector. It concerns the position of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to frustrate the building of modular refineries in the Niger Delta to compete with
