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 Ebi Perekeme Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has commiserated with the State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, former President of the Ijaw National Congress, Prof Kimse Okoko, father of the late businessman and politician, Keniebi Okoko over his untimely death. ALSO READ: Bayelsa-born billionaire Okoko is dead, not raised by any
By Ebi Perekeme A Bayelsa-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Kpeniebi Okoko has died in Lagos, and was not raised from the dead by any cleric as the opposite was published in certain quarters. GbaramatuVoice which has obtained Okoko’s death certificate can report that Okoko, 42, passed away on Tuesday during a tummy tuck surgery in
High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, on Sunday, April 12, 2020, was 49 year old. Tributes were in torrents celebrating him. GbaramauVoice has to document the messages in celebration of the man known as a former Niger Delta warlord. They are as follows: High Chief Godspower Gbenekama (JP), For the Gbaramatu Traditional Council of
By Ebi Perekeme Following the footsteps of the federal government, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa during a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday extended the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Delta State, giving reasons why the extension of the lockdown is necessary. GbaramatuVoice reports Governor Okowa during the state-wide broadcast on Tuesday said the extension of the lockdown, among
By Ebi Perekeme The GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank has started distributing first batch of food items donated as palliatives to people in the riverine area of Niger Delta by good spirited individuals and groups since the enactment of lockdown across States in the country. The GbaramatuVoice Interventionist Food Bank had earlier called on well-meaning individuals
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, has frowned at the alleged occupation of the Nigerian military in Salvation City, Bennett Island in Warri South West LGA, Delta state, on the afternoon of April 12, 2020. In a statement made available to GbaramatuVoice, Mayor Timi Ogobiri, the National acting Spokesman of the IPDI, said in Warri
By Ebi Perekeme The Tompolo Foundation has felicitated with its Founder, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, as he clocks 49 years today, April 12, 2020, praying for his longevity and good health. The Foundation celebrates with the Niger Delta icon in a congratulatory message signed by Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, Executive Secretary of the Foundation
By Guwor Emomotimi Dennis Happy Birthday to a visionary Leader, an Ambassador of Peace and distinguished social engineer; High Chief Government Ekpemupolo. There can never be enough thank you to truly match the magnitude of your service and sacrifices for humanity. Thank you for imagining an equitable, enviable, prosperous and peaceful Ijaw nation. We are
By Jerome-Mario Utomi As a general rule, the first step to solving a problem is to recognize that one exists. Going by this, a fair-minded individual would characterize as historic the recent admissions by the Federal Government that the nation is currently faced with health challenge posed by the Corona Virus pandemic-tagged (COVID-19), that is
By Ebi Perekeme A traditional Chief in Delta State, Comrade Chief Sheriff Mulade, has described High Chief Government Ekpemukpolo, aka Tompolo as the bridge between ancient and modern Ijaw tradition and culture, a living hero and the pride of the Niger Delta Region. Chief Mulade, the Ibe- Sorimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West
Following the announcement of the second COVID-19 case and the subsequent death of the patient in Delta state, the storey building which houses the clinic (name withheld) where the deceased was reportedly first admitted has been sealed off by authorities of Warri South council. It was learnt that policemen from the ‘A’ Division, led by
The slash in the Federal Government’s budget by about N321bn would mostly affect projects to be implemented in the Niger-Delta, North-East, basic education, healthcare and other sectors of the economy. The executive arm of government had on Wednesday sent a revised budget proposal to the National Assembly following a drop in crude oil prices which
By Enaibo Asiayei Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State, on Thursday night withdrew their services indefinitely over alleged harassment by security operatives enforcing lockdown directive. The lockdown order was issued by the state government April 1 as a measure to prevent the spread of
By Ebi Perekeme The Okerenkoko Federated Community executive led by Hon. Kingsley Oturubo in Gbaramatu kingdom on Thursday donated food items and other essential commodities to members of the community as their contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic engulfing global communities. Presenting the items to the community, Oturubo, said the commodities include bags of rice and
While Nigerian shoppers have been stockpiling essential goods and food, sex toy sellers in Lagos and Abuja say their sales have also shot up. Findings by PREMIUM TIMES have shown that in most online stores where sex toys are sold, the items are either in short supply or sold out. A cross-section of sex toy
No fewer than 30 persons were on Thursday arrested and arraigned before a Mobile Court sitting in Warri South Council Area for violation of the stay-at-home order by the state government as a part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The suspects who were arrested by police in different parts
By Ebi Perekeme The Governor of Delta state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has confirmed a fresh case of COVID-19 in the state. He made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday evening, saying that the patient came from Lagos into the state two weeks ago. “I have just been informed of another case of #COVID19 in Delta
By Ebi Perekeme A traditional Chief in Delta State, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, the Ibe-Soremowei of ancient Gbaramatu Kingdom, has called on Nigerians to obey the sit-at-home order of the Federal and State Governments aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Chief Mulade, who is the National Coordinator of a renowned peace, human rights
By Ebi Perekeme A renowned environmental expert from Warri South West LGA of Delta State in Gbaramu Kingdom, Engr Messiah Doupade Olaye has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s approach to the war against Covid-19 as proactive and laced with readiness and willingness to help Nigerian citizens to conquer the battle and to curb the further spread
By Ebi Perekeme The 49th birthday Symposium/Celebration in honour of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), the Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw nation, slated to hold on April 12, has been suspended due to COVID-19. The suspension, according to a statement by Mr. Jacob Abai, Coordinator/Publicity, Mr. Michael Tonlagha, Chairman, Local Organising Committee, and Mr. Fiyebo
The Tompolo Foundation, a brain child of former G.O.C of MEND and Niger Delta agitator, High Chief Government Ekpomupolo aka Tompolo, had on April 6, donated food items worth several millions of Naira to Gbaramatu Communities of Warri South West Area of Delta State to cushion the effects of the 14 days lockdown over the
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has released N2billion for the procurement of essential foodstuffs to ease the pains of residents from the COVID-19 induced lockdown of the state. The governor disclosed this to newsmen at the Government House, Port Harcourt. He also announced the composition of a 33-man committee for the procurement and distribution of foodstuff
Delta State Police Command, Monday confirmed the arrest of a lady from Cote D’Ivoire and her driver, at Udu Local Government Area, Delta State handing her and the driver over to health officials. The lady and the driver, newsmen gathered have been placed on self-isolation for 14 days and to be monitored by the health
By Ebi Perekeme The Gbaramatu Traditional Council has ordered a total shutdown of all religious activities and sundry in the area in compliance with the Delta State Government’s directive for the 14days lockdown to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement in the kingdom by High Chief Godspower Gbenekama JP, Fiyewei of Gbaramatu kingdom, said
By Ebi Perekeme A member of the House of Assembly, Hon Success Torhukerhijo has faulted the composition of the committees set up by the Ondo State Government to source fund and to distribute palliatives to the people of the State over the CODVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. The lawmaker representing Ese-Odo state constituency said the
The Delta State Government has urged the public, particularly Deltans, to discountenance video clips purportedly on Warri residents defying the stay-at-home order of the state government over the Coronavirus pandemic and confronting security operatives, saying it was concocted and therefore, fake. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, made the call in a statement on
Following the proliferation of new coronavirus cases in neighboring states, Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has imposed new restrictions on residents. These are: No citizen or resident of the state will be allowed to leave home without a face mask from Friday. Failure to adhere to this directive will lead to the arrest and
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board No matter how developed a given state might be, remote areas won’t be in dearth. Such areas would be very difficult to access, occasioned by lack of access roads. An example of such areas is the riverine communities in Warri South West, Burutu, Warri North and Bomadi Local Government Areas of
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will commit over one billion naira to assist the nine states in the Niger Delta region in the fight against the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19, just as it directs a shutdown of its operations. Speaking in his office at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt,
By Ebi Perekeme A renowned environmentalist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has expressed gratitude to Your Royal Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun the II, Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West LGA, Delta state for conferring him with a traditional title as Ibe-Sorimowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State. In a press release personally signed by Mulade and made available
