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 member of the House of Representatives representing Degema /Bonny Federal Constituency, Farah Dagogo, has said that the people of Niger Delta are dying slowly from environmental pollution in the region. Dagogo, in his statement by his special assistant on media, Ibrahim Lawal, decried the impact of environmental pollution on the socio-economic well being of
“We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.” These words of Edward Wilson underscore the emerging conversations as we mark yet another World Environment Day (WED). The World Environment Day (WED), which takes place annually on June 5 is
The 10-year-old leadership tussle in the first and oldest Cherubim and Seraphim Church Oke Igbala, 13, Igboliki Street, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has been judicially settled. Some members of the church led by one Senior Suprintendent Apostle (Arc) Jimi Ajidahun and five others had in 2011 dragged the grandchildren of the founder of
By Ebi Perekeme The Board of Editors of GbaramatuVoice, the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, has announced that the nominations of men and women of valour for various categories of the prestigious GbaramatuaVoice 2020 Niger Delta awards would close on Saturday, June 6, 2020, ahead of its 5th anniversary Lectures/Awards, holding August 11-13th,
The Rivers Government warned on Wednesday that some markets in the state might be demolished for flouting the order of the government that trading should stop at the markets because of COVID-19. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Paulinus Nsirim, gave the warning in a statement issued in Port Harcourt. He lamented that
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke Ijaw people say that a brook or canal hastily dammed up for fish-hunting can never catch any fish. If you are the type of person who hurries all the time running feverishly, allow Chief Mitin of Ndoro (the Regent) to educate you. To Chief Mitin, there is no basis for haste, because
By Ebi Perekeme Ijaw communities in Warri have threatened a showdown with the Warri South Local Government council chairman, Michael Tidi, over what they described as clandestine and nepotistic appointment of an Itsekiri as market master in OgbeIjoh Market. Speaking to newsmen on behalf of Warri Ijaw communities, Hon. Comrade Ozobo Austin, the national president
The Federal Government has advised those above the age of 55 to stay away from congregational worships. This was contained in the guidelines released by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for religious centres to resume activities. During a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, PTF National Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, said, “In view of the widespread
By Ebi Perekeme Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has announced the total closure of three popular markets in the state. The affected markets included Oginiba Slaughter Market, Oil Mill Market and Mbiama Market. The closure of the markets was announced Tuesday in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim.
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied allegations that he sought inclusion of his constituency as beneficiary of some Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) intervention projects. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Peter Nwaoboshi, had, at a press briefing last week, brandished some letters allegedly written to him by
Amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, Niger Delta born rapper, Egbezi born Ebizimor Anthony Ogbe remains career-driven, as he recently released his long awaited sophomore LP “Afrocentric: The Adaptation Album”. The project is a reaffirmation of his spot as one of the most prolific rappers on this side of the map. The 10-track album features AFRIMA
By Ken Robinson Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, welcomes the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, by President Muhammadu Buhari with cautious considerations. As the move by Mr. President could be considered mere scratching of the surface of the problem. The major concern of the Niger Delta Region is the
By Loveth Ojogun Delta state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has appealed to the people of Delta state to follow the health protocols prescribed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC0 and the government as part of strategies to combat the lethal coronavirus pandemic. The call followed the continuous rise of the confirmed
By Ebi Perekeme The Ibe-sorimowei of Ancient Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade has hailed the newly elected Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC for a peaceful and transparent election. He charged the new Exco led by its 4th President, Comrade Shedrack Onitsha Ebikeme to shun pride and sychophancy, but to be proactive and selfless in the
By Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni The capacity of a man is not determined by his age, financial status, or descent but by the intelligent acumen imbedded in him. I am Eniola Joseph Ojajuni, aspiring to serve you as the Executive Governor of Ondo State. From childhood, I’ve been passionate about serving our people without fear
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the 2020 Local Government election in the 18 councils and 196 electoral wards of Cross River. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the election, held on May 30 in all council areas of the state, was contested by the All Progressive Congress (APC); Labour Party (LP);
By Ebi Perekeme Elders and stakeholders of Okerenkoko Federated Community have extended the tenure of the Hon. Kingsley Akpos Oturubo-led Executive members of the community for another three years. Details later…
By Ebi Perekeme The people of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, ASALGA received the directive of the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, (NCDC) to shut down for 21 days following the sudden demise of the executive chairman of Area, Odiari Princewill, who was said to have died from coronavirus with mixed feeling. A statement signed by
By Ebi Perekeme Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) headquarters in Port Harcourt was shut on Thursday following the death of the agency’s Acting Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Mr Ibanga Etang. He was a member of the NDDC Interim Management Committee (IMC). Etang died at about 2 am on Thursday at the Rivers State
Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has condemned in its entirety, a recent uncouth statement credited to the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Kennie Kehinde Obateru, on appointments and promotions in the Corporation. The statement which is presumably a response to issues raised in our open letter
By Ebi Perekeme THE Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF and the United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy, UNDEDSS, on Monday, restated calls for the Federal Government to relocate the mega dry dock, specifically designed for the region, from Lagos waters. The groups said the dry dock had been lying unused and should be relocated
By Loveth Ojogun Kurutie Community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, has inaugurated new youth executive to manage their youth affairs for the next two years. Chief Dickson Wereyesigha, the Amaokosuwei of Kurutie Community, who was flanked by Chiefs of the community, inaugurated the officers in the community’s town
The Federal Ministry of Education has approved the dissolution of the Governing Councils of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State and University of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State. The ministry stated on Thursday that the dissolution, which came from the Office of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, was with immediate effect. The Director
By Ebi Perekeme The acting Director of Finance and Accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Chief Ibanga Bassey Etang, is dead. According to Daily Independent, Chief Etang is said to have died at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital (BMH), in Port Harcourt after he allegedly took ill and gasping for breath at about 2am,
My Distinguished Elder Statesman, Father and Leader, Senator Chief Dr Edwin K. Clark, OFR, CON: As I prepare to join Deltans and millions of admirers tomorrow, May 25, to say “Happy 93rd Birthday!”, my heart wells up with admiration at your inspiring commitment to education as your legacy/torch for the people’s liberation and unity of
By Ebi Perekeme Barring any last minute intervention, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a non-political organisation of the Niger Delta people, has warned that it would not hesitate to drag the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the United Nations (UN) over what it described as “an
By James Edet Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Cross River branch has raised concerns over recent possible coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the state, demanding that the state government puts more effort in scaling up the level of preparedness and containment of the deadly virus. The group stated that it had received several reports from the Surveillance
No fewer than ten members of Akwa Ibom Government House Press Corps are reported to have tested positive to Covid-19. Members of the press corps were, according to our source subjected to test early Wednesday morning, following an earlier test result which confirmed one of the cameramen attached to government house to have been positive.
By Francis Ndimkoha The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was established in the 3rd Quarter of the Year 2000, under the Act No.6 of the National Assembly which provides for the repeal of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Areas Commission Decree 1998. This bold move was geared towards a re-organized management structure for an effective
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke The forest is the comfiest home of biodiversity where there has been no invasion of the ecological composition of that biological world. But where no croaking, screeching, hooting, chirping, flapping of wings of birds suddenly caught bedraggled in the ‘JPCLARKED’ night rain, where there is no hissing, or no crackling of leaves
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has kicked off the distribution of medical supplies, relief Materials and Public Enlightenment Campaign to contain the spread of Coronavirus Disease, covid-19, across the Niger Delta Region. In a statement by Charles Obi Odili, Director, Corporate Affairs, May 21, and made available to GbaramatuVoice, it was
By Loveth Ojogun A man whose name was given as Owei Edun from Ajakurama community in Egbema Kingdom of Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State has committed suicide, after impregnating his daughter. Edun was residing at Jones Creek in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. He was
By Ebi Perekeme The Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the establishment of Niger-Delta and South-South in Nigeria. In a statement he sent to newsmen, through Emma Powerful, the group’s publicity secretary, Kanu argued that Abia, Cross River, Akwa Ibom are the same people. He said there
A supply vessel, ‘M/T DEVISA’ has crashed into the breakwaters of the Escravos channels damaging the vessel and part of the mole. Speaking to Vanguard Maritime Report on the development, Captain Tobi Charlie, Managing Director of Escravos Pilots Nig. Limited, said that the vessel was travelling at night when the accident occurred adding that immediately
By Ebi Perekeme The Delta State Government has recorded its sixth COVID-19 death which occurred in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Central Hospital, Warri. The Delta State Commissioner for Health Dr. Mordi Ononye made this known today in a statement. According to the Commissioner the 28th case which
