News

Any Ijaw man can become something in Bayelsa State, says Dickson

…as Otuaro leads Delta delegation to condole with Dickson over mother’s death  Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has stated that “any Ijaw man anywhere can become anything in Bayelsa State.” He was speaking while receiving a delegation of Delta Ijaw Political Assembly (DIPA) led by the Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro,

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National News

2,500 amnesty beneficiaries to be trained in fishing, says official

No fewer than 2,500 beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme are to be trained in the fishing sector in line with the federal government’s Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) to restore growth in the economy, an official said. Towards this end, 100 fishing trawlers are to be built in Burutu, Delta State, for the training

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Politics

UDUAGHAN WILL SOON RETURN, SAYS PDP

By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed optimism that the immediate past governor of the state, Emmanuel Uduaghan, will soon return back to its fold.  Reacting to Uduaghan’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier in the week, PDP insisted that the former governor will return “in

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Edo News

Flood kills 8,000 birds, submerge houses in Edo

Flood occasioned by a four-hour downpour killed no fewer than 8000 birds at a poultry at Igiede Street, off Erediauwa Street, in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo on Wednesday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rain which started at about 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, did not stop until about

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Edo Politics

Senatorial Hopeful Endorses APC Direct Voting Process For Its Primaries

By Isaac Olamikan Honourable Sylvanus Igbogbo, the front line contender for the Edo Central senatorial position in 2019, has given his consent to the mode his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised to adopt for its forthcoming primaries – the Direct Primaries (bottom to top approach). On Monday, August 20th, 2018, at a

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Politics

2019: Guwor promises purposeful and prosperous leadership

…as he picks expression of interest and nomination forms By Abai Francis Emomotimi Guwor, an aspirant for the Delta State House of Assembly seat on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured his constituents that he would consult widely in his bid to secure the seat and to offer the people purposeful

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News

DELTA GOVERNMENT BEGINS MASSIVE REHABILITATION OF SCHOOLS IN BOMADI (PHOTOS)

By Gertrude Boatman Massive construction work is ongoing by the Delta State Government in Esenaebe Grammar School, Bomadi, Bomadi Local Government Area of the State. Also read: Dilapidated Bomadi community school where students sit on the floor and windows The work is being handled by Ekpebide Preye Nigeria Ltd few months after GbaramatuVoice gave exclusive

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News

We Stand By You – GYC Tells GbaramatuVoice

…Lauds navy’s court martial of officers who looted Tompolo’s property  Gbaramatu Voice newspaper third anniversary programme slated for Tuesday, September 11th, 2018, has been endorsed by the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) under the leadership of Comrade Christopher Wuruyai (President) and Comrade Godwin Febaide (Vice-President). The duo gave kudos to the management of the outfit while on

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Edo News

Obaseki seeks support of Diaspora community

By Isaac Olamikan In a concerted effort to get the buy-in of the state’s Diaspora community, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will be showcasing the revolutionary Edo Basic Education Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme and the 1800-unit Emotan Gardens project, among other growth and development enablers at the Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) Convention in Canada.

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National Politics

AT LAST UDUAGHAN MOVES TO APC

Buhari has done much for Niger Delta I am John the Baptist, more Niger Deltans will soon join APC Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, yesterday appeared at the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting in Abuja. His action put to rest months of speculation about his likely change of political

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National Opinion

MOVING ON TO THE BIGGER PLAYING FIELD BY DR. EMMANUEL UDUAGHAN 

By Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan CON immediate past Governor of Delta State. The toughest challenge for any leader in the Niger Delta since 1997 has been the issue of Peace and Security. For over 12 years, I was deeply involved in the management of the issues of the region, first as Secretary to State Government,

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National Politics

Buhari welcomes Uduaghan, Akpabio to APC caucus meeting

By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, former governor of Delta state, on Tuesday attended an All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Uduaghan is aspiring to represent Delta south senatorial zone in 2019. He had been a member of PDP since 1998. The meeting which started about 8:20pm is holding

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INTERVIEWS

Exclusive: How I spent 11 harrowing days in the custody of blood sucking Fulani Herdsmen -Victim Recalls Chilling Experience 

By Abai Francis & Enaibo Asiayei  Friday, March 9th, 2018, is a date that is etched in the memory of Odigie Frank, an indigene of Edo State, who works with United Parcel Services (UPS) Courier in Warri, Delta State.  In this exclusive chat with GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, he revealed shocking details of how some gun totting and

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Delta Politics

DTHA APPROVES OKOWA’S EXTENSION OF DESOPADEC BOARD’S TENURE

By Shina Badmus Delta State House of Assembly has approved the request of the State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, for extension of the tenure of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) board by six months.  The approval was sequel to a letter sent to the House by the Governor and read by the Speaker,

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National News

Niger Delta: Restructure Nigeria or we resume attacks, militants tell FG

Militants in the Niger Delta under the auspices of the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators have threatened fresh actions against the interest of the Nigerian government in the region if the country is not restructured. A statement signed by the leader of the Niger Delta Watchdogs, Mr John Duku, in Uyo on Saturday noted that

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Delta Politics

2019: Burutu Should Be Steadfast With Okowa – Council Chairman

By Enaibo Asiayei Chairman of Burutu Local Government Council of Delta State, Hon. Godknows Angele, has urged the people of the area to be steadfast with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa come 2019, “he is our Governor, vote Okowa for more dividends of democracy in 2019.” While felicitating with the people of Delta State on the occasion of the state’s 27th

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News

DSS TURNS NEW LEAF, RELEASES DETAINEES

By Enaibo Asiayei The new leadership of the Department of State Security (DSS) may have started making good its promise to review cases of all detainees in its custody, according to indications yesterday. Seven Ijaw youths from Bayelsa State who were arrested two years ago and locked up in the organization’s cell since then were

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News

Amnesty beneficiaries disown petition against Dokubo

By Shina Badmus Barely a week after a group of purported beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme under the aegis of Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum (NDEF) petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara over sundry issues, an interesting twist is unfolding, as some of those listed as victims of the alleged

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Opinion

Dokubo 100 days in office as amnesty boss

By Mary Agbajoh Evidence are bound that after hundred days in office, Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Dokubo has not only repositioned the Agency, but has brought life, Succor, Peace and Economic Development to Niger Delta Region. After taking over the mantle of

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National News

Amnesty office denies non-payment of ex-militants’ allowance

By Shina Badmus The Federal Government has debunked the claims of non-payment of monthly stipends to 61 Niger Delta ex-militants in the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Mr Murphy Ganagana, the Special Assistant (Media) to the President’s Special Adviser on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the PAP, Prof. Charles Dokubo, in a statement on Saturday, noted that

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News

Shocking! Four-year-old stolen at Lagos Christ Embassy found in Benin

Family members of a missing four-year-old girl, Elo Ogidi, were overjoyed on Friday after she was found in an orphanage in Benin, Edo State. Elo was reportedly stolen from the Christ Embassy in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, during a church service she attended in company with her parents and their housemaid on Sunday, July 8,

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News Oil & Gas

Relocation of Shell to Lagos is a gross violation of the constitution -Stakeholders

By Enaibo Asiayei Human rights activists, civil society organisations, professionals and opinion leaders in Delta State have described the relocation of Shell to Lagos as a “gross violation of Section 16 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, as amended, which forbids the undue concentration of wealth and resources of Nigeria in a particular state, in this

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Editorial

GbaramatuVoice @3: Celebrating Unparalleled Media Practice

By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board If there is any reason that has made our journey smooth and has aided our transition to the top as a corporate media organization within this short period, it is our founder’s shared belief that the function of the press is very high and almost holy. That it must serve as a

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Bayelsa News

Bayelsa imposes curfew on Twon Brass over killing

The Bayelsa state Government on Friday imposed a curfew on Twon Brass in the Brass Local Government Area of the state, where three persons were killed on August 15. The Deputy Governor of the state, Rear Adm. Gboribiogha Jonah retired, told a news conference in Yenagoa that the curfew would last from 9pm to 6

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Politics

Elective Office Not A Commodity – Mulade

By Enaibo Asiayei A front line aspirant for the Delta State House of Assembly for Warri South-West constituency, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has stated that “elective office is not a commodity to be given a price tag but a process governed by law.” He said this while disassociating himself from the group, Ijaw Political Movement who quoted

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National Politics

Since 1960, no government has touched lives of the poor like Buhari’s – Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, human rights lawyer, says since 1960 no government has touched the lives of the poor like the one led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Keyamo, director Media, Buhari Campaign Organisation, made this known in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, at the inauguration of Buhari/Osinbajo Project 2019. Keyamo, who delivered a lecture at the occasion said the

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Delta News

Delta Assembly amends DESOPADEC law, empowers Okowa to extend Board tenure

The Delta Assembly has amended the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) law, 2015, empowering the governor to extend the tenure of board for not more than one year. The amendment of the law followed a motion moved by the Deputy Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Oboro Preyor at the plenary yesterday

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Delta News

Implement 16 Point Agenda On Niger Delta Development -Bomadi Chiefs Tell FG

By Shina Badmus The Akugbene-Mein Traditional Chiefs Council in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the 16-point agenda on the development of the Niger Delta in appreciation of the commitment of the leaders of the region to peace. It also urged the state government to site

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Bayelsa News

What my late mother meant to me — Governor Dickson

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has paid glowing tributes to his late mother, Goldcoast Dickson, whom he described as an integral part of his journey in life. Governor Dickson, in his brief remarks on Monday night during a service organised by the state government at the Governor’s Lodge in Yenagoa to commiserate with him, said

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INTERVIEWS

NOT YET UHURU, SAYS BELLO OBOKO

By Abai Francis Chief (Dr.) Bello Oboko, the Ebiyedouwei of Gbaramatu Kingdom who turned 60years on Sunday July 15, 2018 speaks with GbaramatuVoice correspondent recently. In this interview, he narrated the state of marginalisation of the society he was born into, how it led to the Warri crisis, the intervention by state actors, and the

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News

Abiri Jones Recounts His Detention Experience

By Domotimi Daniel Jones Abiri, a journalist and publisher of a local tabloid in Bayelsa State, The Weekly Source, yesterday relieved his ordeal in the Department of State Sevices (DSS) cell. Abiri returned to Yenagoa, the capital, and was received at the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) by reporters and the leadership of

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Delta News

Day A Former Bus Conductor Made Uduaghan Proud

By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Former governor of Delta State and 2019 senatorial hopeful, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, was a proud man recently when he was honoured with a thanksgiving service at the First Baptist Church in Mosogar by his adopted son, Japhet Omene. Japhet, a former bus conductor, was adopted by Governor Uduaghan while

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News Oil & Gas

SPDC cleans up 95 percent oil spillage in Aghoro, Odimodi communities

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, said it had recovered over 95 percent of spilled oil from the recent spill incidents  on  sections of the Trans Ramos Pipeline, TRP, in Aghoro community, Bayelsa State, and in Odimodi community in Delta State. The pipeline, which has remained shut-in since the incidents, supplies crude

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Delta News

Pere Gives GbaramatuVoice’s 3rd Anniversary Programme Royal Blessings

His Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba), the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, has given his royal blessings to the 3rd Anniversary/Award Dinner of Niger Delta foremost newspaper, GbaramatuVoice that is billed for Tuesday, September 11th, 2018, at the KFT Place in Warri. This was made known during the recent visit of GbaramatuVoice media team,

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Akwa Ibom News

Suspected Militants Kill Police Sergeant In Uyo

Suspected Militants have killed one Police sergeant, Shedrach Stephen, during a rescue operation in Akwa Ibom State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who said this during a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, added that the Command recovered bullet-proof vests, Police and military uniforms, live ammunition, cartridges and charms from the hoodlums. “On August

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