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.
The militant group behind the abduction of the six students of Igbonla Model School in Lagos, Niger Delta Forest Army, has vowed to cause more havoc on the Ondo, Ogun and Lagos waterways if nothing is done about incorporating them into the Federal government amnesty programme. The group stated this in a Press statement signed
There is no doubt that there is a paradigm shift at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as the current board and management are now doing things differently by adopting new strategies. Indeed, it is a new dawn at the Commission and the era of underhand practices are over.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the country will have to halt oil production if the cost of producing the commodity remains stubbornly high. Kachikwu stated this today in his address at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition organised by the Society of Petroleum
The Ijaw Youth Council in Ahoada West and Abua-Odual local government areas of Rivers State, has created a special chapter, alleging marginalisation in the Council’s Central Zone. The central zone of IYC comprises Bayelsa State and some LGAs in Rivers State. Former Secretary of the Central Zone of the IYC, Mr. Prince Okenema, has, therefore,
“Blessed be she who is both furious and magnificent” – Taylor Rhodes The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. For Ann-Kio Briggs every step she takes is geared towards restoring the Niger Delta. A story made from the circumference of a crescent which revolves around the exploration of oil, the activities of
The city of Warri was shut down last night as many Nigerian celebs stormed Delta state for Warri Mega Fiesta. The event held at KFT PLACE, Warri, Delta State was organised by Chief Ekomieyefa Uduboh, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, KFT Group. See photos…
An event and entertainment centre, KFT Place and Conference Centre, has been commissioned in Warri. The centre is a new, multi-purpose event and entertainment centre, located along NNPC Housing Complex Road, Warri, Delta State. With state-of-the-art facilities, KFT Place and Conference Centre offers hall rental services for events such as: weddings, birthday celebrations, cocktails, conferences,
The Escravos Ship Pilots have petitioned the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, over the damaged breakwaters in the Escravos channel leading to the Warri port. The collapsed breakwaters, according to the pilots, have drastically affected the vessels traffic in the Warri port area. A breakwater is the sea
Sex workers operating at Pedro Hotel in Azikiwe Street in Mile 2, Port Harcourt City Local government Area of Rivers State, Thursday protested over plan by its manager to force them to attend night vigil expected to hold on Thursday night. It was learnt that the sex hawkers became angry with the manager when he insisted that
KFT Place, organisers of Warri Mega Fiesta, have promised adequate security in and around the main hall of the KFT world class event centre, Warri, venue of the 1st edition of the event on Friday, July 28. Managing Director of KFT Uduboh Nigeria Limited, Chief Ekomieyefa Uduboh, said arrangements had been concluded to protect guests.
Despite the reconciliatory meeting held between the Aladja community in Udu Local Government Area and their Ogbe-Ijoh neighbours in Warri South West local government area facilitated by the Delta State Government yesterday at Government House annex, Warri, the two cantankerous neighbours are now engaged in a fierce gun battle. Reports reaching this GbaramatuVoice Newspaper indicated that
“In Southern-Ijaw, being the largest local government area in the state, we recorded the highest registration of 14, 110 eligible voters, with the least number of 2,724 recorded in Brass.
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has sued for peace between the people of Gbaramatu, Ogbe-Ijoh, Aladja, and Udu communities in the state, saying communities should always apply dialogue as the best way of settling dispute. Addressing the press after a closed door meeting with security operatives, traditional rulers, members of the peace-building council
We provide a voice for the South-South and encourage the political class to work together in harmony-King Daukoru
The Ijaw Youth Council has commended the Bayelsa State Government for its currents efforts at settling the backlog salary arrears owed civil servants in the State. The IYC in a statement by it’s Secretary-General, Alfred Kemepado described the recent directive by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson that, one and half months be paid, as a step
*It was used as campaign strategy - MOSOP *Govt is not sincere - indigene
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has reviewed the achievements of Mr. Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Development Commission, NDDC, in the last eight months and declared that he has brought joy and hope to the people of Akwa Ibom State. Speaking at the thanksgiving service of Mr.
The Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has pledged to sustain the funding of its foreign scholarship programme which started seven years ago. Mr Ekere, who made the promise in an interview with newsmen in his office at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, stated that NDDC would not abandon any
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, will spend N2billion Naira for the renovation of schools in the Niger Delta region as provided for in its 2017 budget. This was made known by the NDDC Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere, when members of the executive of the Regina Coeli College, Essene, Old Boys Association, paid him
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has revoked more than 600 contracts and projects as part of efforts to restructure the commission. NDDC Managing Director Nsima Ekere told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the commission’s management and board took the decision to adopt a ‘4R’ initiative as roadmap to development. According
Says residents dying of hunger
The Nigerian Senate has listed about 42 anti-malaria drugs that have been banned in Europe but are still sold in hospitals and pharmacies in Nigeria. The lawmakers raised the alarm that all the forty two anti-malaria drugs were still being stockpiled, sold and consumed in the country. Hence, the Senate has mandated its Committee on
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has warned against any act that would lead to misuse of the second tranche of the Paris/London club refund to the state, which stands at N10 billion from the federal government. He noted that out of the money, N919 million is meant for the eight local government councils. This
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 3RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PAN-NIGER DELTA FORUM (PANDEF) HELD IN YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE ON TUESDAY, 11TH JULY, 2017. The 3rd General Assembly of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) was held at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, 11th July 2017. The
Delta state police command has allayed the fears generated Tuesday night by an explosion that occurred in Koko town, Warri North council area of Delta state. There was panic across the town when the loud explosion, which roared out from the premises of Ebenco Global Link Limited at about 6:25pm, occurred, impacting on the adjoining houses. Although details
KFT event centre would be playing host to His Excellency, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and other governors, Senators, House of Representatives and Assembly Members, business moguls, captain of industries and other dignitaries at the opening ceremony and commissioning of its state-of-the-art ultra-modern event centre, KFT Place. The event scheduled July 28, 2017, at KFT multi-purpose and fully equipped
•Calls on Commission to extend programmes to creeks
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
The peaceful atmosphere in Jeddo, Okpe council area of Delta, on the outskirts of Warri metropolis, was shattered Monday evening as operatives of two sisters security agencies; police and the Nigerian Air Force, engaged each other in a fierce shootout. Although there was no death record from the engagement, our correspondent gathered that several persons, including personnel
The All Progressives Congress, APC, youth renaissance group has reacted to Peter Okoye of P-square’s perceived ‘insult’ on the Federal government of Nigeria. The brothers via their Instagram pages had questioned the federal government’s purported move to ban production of music videos abroad. They said the federal government was trying to control what it never
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said it will prosecutes contractors who abandoned its projects after collecting advance payments as well as commercial banks that issued advance payment guarantee for the defaulting contractors. This is as the Commission declared that it has cancelled over 600 contracts worth over N200Billion as a result of irregularities
Mr. Diete Rufus, a 24-year-old final year Business Administration student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, has been murdered in Bayelsa State. Rufus was reportedly killed in a crossfire during a deadly armed clash involving two rival cult groups on Sunday. It was learnt that three other persons also sustained serious injuries in the incident
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 Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is committed to a peaceful and developed Niger Delta region. Boroh, who is the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, told Newsmen in New York on Wednesday that this commitment has encouraged investors movement into the region. “The
