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.
At least six people including a pregnant woman were reportedly killed in Igbabo town, Arogbo-Ijaw, in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State when a church building under construction collapsed on them. Eyewitnesses said the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Church under construction was besieged by the victims in an attempt to gather firewood used
Different strokes for different folks, like they say. A pathetic situation that would have knocked out the winds out of many people’s sails, especially women, was surprisingly, the impetus that propelled a successful, hardworking Ijaw professional photo whizkid towards the rocky terrain of photography. Meet an unusual lady, Miss Douye Mercy, the CEO/Founder of Librafotography
As the race for 2019 is drawing closer, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has enjoined the Ijaws, resident in the three Warri LGAs to vie for elective offices. The call according to a release signed and released on Monday, by the President of the socio-political youth organisation, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, predicated in the fact that no
…bags Honorary PhD from University of Ghana To mark his 49th birthday, Niger Delta leader and philanthropist, High Chief Mike Loyibo, will on Friday, support a group of youths and elders with a princely sum of N25 million naira, through his Foundation. The founder of Mike Loyibo Foundation and a co-founder, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),
The former regent of Ijaw-Apoiland, Princess Joyce Ibimidun Adesola Oladiran-Ebiseni, on Sunday 12 March 2018 at Igbekebo in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state, has appealed to the Ijaw nation not to neglect the Apois but to see Apoiland as a clan. She made this statement in a chat with GbaramatuVoice correspondent at the
Youth activists under the aegis of Niger Delta Gbaramatu Youth Activists has cried out over the continued marginalisation of riverine communities by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over series of abandoned projects and non-mobilisation of contractors, while appealing to NDDC for the execution of such projects. In a chat with GbaramatuVoice recently, the youth
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) wishes to call on world leaders and all men of conscience to intervene in the situation in Ogoniland and to put pressure on Nigeria and Shell Petroleum to immediately commence the implementation of the United Nations report on the Ogoni environment and avert an impending
According to the history of the Ijaws in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area, what is today known as the Amaseikumor Festival has so many intriguing and sentimental features attached to it by its adherents. Regarded as one of the few enduring ancient traditional events in Ijaw land, the festival is celebrated every
According to reports emanating from the Office of the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the two federal agencies have swung into action and are both set to begin the probe of the embattled ex-coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier-General Boroh, who is to face probes by both agencies, on
The Ibe-Benemowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, High Chief Godspower T.D. Gbenekama, has felicitated with the 26th Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) on the 2nd anniversary of his ascension to the ancient throne. Gbenekama said Gbaramatu Kingdom has remained peaceful since His Royal Majesty ascended the ancient throne of his forefathers. The
…as Federal Govt increases grant to N6bn, Delta donates two 500KVA generators to varsity …2 modular refineries arrive, ready for installation in Delta, Rivers states …Federal govt. insists that communities must benefit directly from oil refineries ….NDDC claims completion of 372 projects in 2017, sets up Job Placement Centres to engage 200,000 youths in Niger Delta
A Benin-based optometrist, Dr. Ozor Ibhade, has warned that excessive smoking and drinking are likely to cause visual impairment in humans. Ibhade told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Benin that about 253 people in the world had visual impairment out of which 36 million of them were actually blind. She said, “Many people suffer from
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.), said the Federal Government has so far offered employment to 350 Niger Delta ex-agitators who graduated from various tertiary institutions across the world. He said the 350 graduates were among the about 30,000 ex-agitators sponsored
Delta State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Vincent Uduaghan has declared that the Itsekiri and other tribes in Delta South Senatorial District would no longer play second fiddle to the Ijaw in the distribution of power. Uduaghan, who was reacting to a report that plans have been concluded by an Ijaw group to purchase a nomination
The proud and ancient kingdom and people of Ijaw-Apoiland will be making history on Sunday March 11th, 2018, with the crowning of the 15th Pere of the kingdom and the 2nd ruler in the Lawe dynasty. Little wonder the mood across the Ijaw-Apoiland and among Apois in particular was one of great excitement, as Igbekebor
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday said following the commitment and disposition of the National Assembly, it has become obvious that the harmonized Petroleum Industry Governance Bill will be ready by next month. The Consultant to the National Assembly Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Dr. Francis Adigwe had revealed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, said no fewer than 28, 590 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected by their owners in Bayelsa. Clement Oha, INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Yenagoa. Mr. Oha, however, said that the commission in the state
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Thursday said it was seeking new ways of combating current and emerging threats in the maritime domain. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, made this assertion at the second edition of the Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC)’s in Lagos. Its theme is: “Consolidating Professional Training in the Nigerian Navy.”
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has urged major stakeholders to sensitize youths in the Niger Delta on the dangers of militancy and other social vices. Ekere, who spoke when leaders of the Port Harcourt Club 1928 paid him a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port
A chief in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State has been killed by unknown assailants. Chief Towei Tortor aka Bola was kidnapped from his home in Tebujor community on Monday night and later killed in Escravos river on Wednesday night in unclear circumstances. Details still sketchy…
When termites go to war, the oldest soldiers fight on the front lines, being closer to death anyway, a study revealed on Wednesday. In life-or-death battles with ants that invade their nests and eat their friends, termite fighters have adopted a military strategy very unlike that of humans, researchers wrote in the Royal Society Journal
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Wednesday, raised alarm that the state is under siege as a result of attacks by suspected herdsmen. Governor Okowa made the disclosure at Isiokolo, Ethiope East in continuation of the town hall meetings across the state. The Governor, equally said that the state would not cede land to the
Former President Goodluck Jonathan who is the leader of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) Observer Mission to the March 7 general elections in Sierra Leone set our early Wednesday morning to observe voting in some polling centres in Freetown. Pictures show Dr. Jonathan and members of his team visiting polling centres at
A BIRTHDAY SONNET FOR HER MAJESTY, PRINCESS JOYCE IBIMIDUN ADESOLA OLADIRAN-EBISENI, THE REGENT KALASUWE OF IJAW- APOILAND The three Shakespearean attributes of greatness abide with her. She’s born great as a princess, achieves greatness by grace and brace and have greatness thrusted upon her by providence. Born 6th March 1968, she shares same day and
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a warrant to arrest the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor. It was learnt that the EFCC is set to declare Ogor wanted for refusing to honour a series of invitations for over a year. A source at the EFCC said, “We have been
Some ex-militants in Ondo State, who surrendered their weapons in November, have given a 21-day ultimatum to the government to redeem its pledge of empowering them or see them in action. They addressed reporters at Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area, decrying the “politics” being played with the amnesty programme initiated by the Federal Government. They
Nigeria could generate a whopping N1 trillion ($3 billion) annually through its maritime industry from robust bunkering business if the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) is passed into law. According to the Nigerian maritime industry forecast for 2018/2019 unveiled in Lagos last week by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), signing the PIGB
The ancient city of Patani, Patani Local Area of Delta State at the weekend witnessed some political heavyweights from the Niger Delta region of the country. The state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, played host to his counterpart from Bayelsa State, Alaowei Seriake Dickson and former Delta State governor, James Ibori. While the Bayelsa governor bagged Izon-Okuta
The Executive Director, Environmental Right Action, (ERA), Dr. Godwin Ojo, says the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would not address the lingering crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta, noting that halt of oil spills and gas flaring, the root causes of the agitation in the zone, were not captured in the piece of legislation. He argued that there
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has moved in to woo back Professors Jerry Gana and Tunde Adeniran back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) where they have found a new abode. Dickson, who is the Chairman of the PDP Reconciliation Committee, disclosed this while reacting to the
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of English Premier League (EPL) after defeating Chelsea 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Bernardo Silva had the only goal of the match on 46 minutes after an assist from David Silva. The game had ended 0-0 at half time with Chelsea not having a single
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that it is now subsidising the supply of petrol to the tune of N774 million every day in view of the landing cost of the imported fuel and the regulated pump price in the domestic market. The development came few days after the NNPC refused a Freedom
EX-militants from the coastal area of Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, has threatened to make the state ungovernable for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu if the state government failed to yield to their demands. The ex militants alleged the state government of playing politics with the amnesty granted to some militants who laid down their
The All Progressives Congress has won all the chairmanship positions in the 2018 Edo State Local Governments elections. The APC defeated nine other political parties that fielded candidates in the 18 local government areas. Although the opposition Peoples Democratic Party boycotted the election, the results announced showed it received some votes in seven LGAs. The
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is to establish one agricultural processing mill in each of the four Federal Constituencies making up Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District as a pilot scheme for Akwa Ibom State. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr. Nsima Ekere, announced this on Saturday in Uyo while playing host to
