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.
By Shina Badmus A police man has lost his life in Warri, Delta state while allegedly trying to arrest a Yahoo Boy. Details were sketchy but the state Police Commissioner, Mr Muhammed Mustafa, confirmed the death of the policeman, declining further comment. Meantime, eye witnesses said the policeman and his colleague allegedly flagged down a suspected
…Govt should come to our aide by constructing shore protection to save us …Govt response to our case is very poor …Riverine communities have been left to their fate – FOHURAC By Enaibo Asiayei Residents displaced by flood at Ogodobiri, Gbekebor and other communities in Bomadi and Burutu Local Government Areas of Delta State, have
Flood has taken over parts of Otuoke Community, hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Otuoke is located in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa and one of the communities mostly affected by flood disasters. Some residents of the community now use canoes to assess their
A spiritual battle for the soul of the newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh, took the centre stage on Saturday as a coven of New York witches placed a curse on Kavanaugh. In reaction, some leaders of America’s Catholic Church have countered the curse by “standing in the gap” for Kavanaugh, whom the
By Isaac Olamikan President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Benin called on traditional rulers across the country to continue to build bridges of unity and oneness to promote national development. Buhari made the call at the official launch of the Book Entitled “The Benin Monarchy, an Anthology of Benin History” held in Benin City on
By Asiayei Enaibo People of Bobougbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State are reeling in anguish as the devastated flooding situation in the locality continues to take its toll on the hapless citizens. The latest horrifying experience in the community is the death of a year old baby whose lifeless body was
By Shina Badmus Senator James Manager, representing Delta South in the red chambers of tbe National Assembly, has been described as a man of the people by Hon. Awusa Gbekebor, chairman of Flood Remediation Committee in Bomadi Local Government Area. Hon. Gbekebor was speaking while reacting to the donation of gifts and cash made by
By Shina Badmus & Loveth Ojogun Senator James Manager, representing Delta South in the red chambers of the National Assembly, has splashed millions of naira as donations on victims of flood disaster in his constituency who are now accommodated in different internally displaced persons(IDPs) camp scattered all over the state. The lawmaker, who was represented
President Muhammadu yesterday stated that it would take a decade of government attention to reverse the damage to environments in parts of the Niger Delta region. Receiving members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at the presidential villa, Abuja, President Buhari noted that although the Federal Government has taken steps to clean
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday described the flood that ravaged some communities in Bayelsa as a “monumental disaster.” Osinbajo who spoke at the Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camp, Igbogene, on the outskirt of Yenagoa, said his visit was to assess the extent of damage caused by the flood. He said that he
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Friday unveiled his new wife, Queen Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi. The monarch announced his marriage to Shilekunola Moronke Naomi, a prophetess and evangelist, in a post on his Instagram page on Thursday. According to her website, the new Olori, named as Prophetess/Evangelist Naomi Oluwaseyi, “is the Founder/President of EN-HERALDS,
President Muhammadu Buhari has again commended former President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the outcome of the 2015 presidential election which he (Buhari) won. Buhari spoke while hosting some entertainers of the Northern Nigerian extraction, Kannywood, to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday evening. The president who spoke in the Hausa language said
By Isaac Olamikan For Okungbowa Aisosa Michael (aka Young Face) the Bini culture has no equal all over the world. To him been born and bred in Benin land that makes up the southern district of Edo State is a blessing. “I am proud of my culture (the Bini culture). I love my culture so
…I teach students in absence of textbooks – teacher By Abai Francis Igoba Federated Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, is one of the many riverine communities facing neglect of not only educational facilities but the dearth of teachers, a situation that has forced the community members to
James Ibori, who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties, lost an appeal against his conviction in London on Wednesday. Mr Ibori was governor of oil-producing Delta State in Southern Nigeria for eight years. He had pleaded guilty in a London court
Comrade Oweikeye Path Endoro, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Burutu North constituency standard bearer in the Delta State House of Assembly has promised that if given the mandate, he would initiate policies and programmes that will put smiles on the faces of the people of his constituency. Endoro made this known during an exclusive interview
By Isaac Olamikan Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Egbema Clan has vehemently condemned the recent killing of a soldier on the Udo – Ofunama Road in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State adding that it “will not allow any group of person(s) to drag the name of Ijaw nation in the mud.” In
Delta state government on Tuesday announced that it has opened a register for farmers whose farms were washed off by the recent flooding to document their particulars. Mr Austin Oghoro, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, made the announcement to commemorate the World Food Day in Asaba. He said that the theme
The Federal Government (FG) has revealed it has completed the rail line from Warri Port through Ajaokuta to Itakpe. Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Abubakar Bwari said the completion of the ongoing works in Warri Port and the Escravos would ease access to the deep sea, and open up business opportunities
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Gas Resources, Hon. Fred Agbedi, has applauded the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU), the Community engagement strategy adopted by the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture as a panacea for peace in the Niger Delta region. Hon Agbedi gave the indication on during a panel session at the 2018
Retired Major Hamza Al Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late maximum military dictator, Sanni Abacha has dumped the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN) which he helped founded and nurtured. Hamza Al Mustapha has also picked the presidential ticket of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) to fight to oust President Muhammadu Buhari from Aso
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday said the country was looking beyond the Niger Delta in its effort to find alternative source for gas supply. Mr Kachikwu disclosed this at a breakout session at the ongoing Nigerian Gas Association 11th International Conference and Exhibition in Abuja. The minister was represented
By Isaac Olamikan Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government has prioritised policies to place women at the fore of development policies and programmes, assuring that health and gender mainstreaming are key drivers of his agenda. Governor Obaseki said this in commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women, marked
How Okrika women marry themselves We’ve heard about it in hush tones, on the corners of the streets, with the periphery of our ears. It has been in many a conversation reserved for the home, in this century of human rediscovery. However, no one seems to have the facts. Many have denied it. Women do
Zina Saro-Wiwa, daughter of the hanged environmental rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, said it is a curse that oil was ever discovered in the Niger-Delta. Zina, who is currently holding her first solo gallery show in London said in an interview with ArtForum: “We don’t control the oil that is extracted and exported from under our
By Isaac Olamikan In its painstaking effort to ensure that nothing is left to chance in its soon-to-be-held top-of-the-shelf beauty pageant, Face of Gbaramatu International Beauty Pageant 2019, the organisers of the showstopper, Niger Delta leading newspaper, GbaramatuVoice, have picked a reigning beauty queen as the pageant’s creative director. While announcing the appointment of legal
..wants Edo and Delta State Governors to wade into matter By Isaac Olamikan Egbema Academic Welfare Association (EAWA) has placed the blame of the recent killing of a soldier in Sadama, a community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State on those they described as “foreign criminal elements.” In a statement signed
The Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has confirmed the killing of a soldier by yet to be identified persons at Ajakurama community, Ovia South West Local Government Area in Edo state. Maj. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Spokesperson of the troop, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin
By Isaac Olamikan There are fears among some Ijaw communities in Ovia South West Local Government Area over the killing of a soldier. The soldier was said to be returning from a routine patrol alongside his colleague when they were ambushed and attacked at Sadama, a village close to Ofunama It was his colleague that
By Femi Owolabi Nigeria has lost more than N3 trillion to oil thieves in the last two years, according to a report Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC) released in August. Being an economy dependent on oil, the activities of these saboteurs constitute a major threat to the finance of government. To check oil theft, the
…our source of livelihood has been greatly affected by flood – activist By Loveth Ojogun A human rights activist, Comrade Asiayei Enaibo, has admonished the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to as a matter of urgency act now to save the people of Bobougbene community in Burutu Local Government Area as well as other affected
By Isaac Olamikan Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has assured the people of the Niger Delta region that he is interested in making life better for them. Dr. Uduaghan, who is the senatorial flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Delta South in the 2019 polls, stated this in his
…promises to vote all PDP candidates come 2019 By Shina Badmus A professional body known as the Izon-Ibe Welders and Fitters Association (Ogbo), Delta State Chapter, in a congratulatory message to flag bearers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the former Vice President, His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as the presidential candidate of
…calls on supporters for final victory By Abai Francis A one time councillorship aspirant of Warri South West council area of Delta State, Engr. Messiah Olaye, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the last beacon of hope for Nigerians as the 2019 general elections draw near. He made this disclosure in a
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has rolled out a fresh initiative to seamlessly engage beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme from training to job placement. He said the new vision aimed at fostering peace and development in the Niger Delta region, will be through
