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 Olugbo of Ugboland in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, has said Ile Ife in Osun State, regarded as the cradle of the Yoruba people, belongs to his fathers who had settled there long before Oduduwa and his entourage came to settle in the ancient town. Oba Akinruntan, who
By Our Correspondent Nigeria’s power grid collapsed on Sunday with total blackout experienced in several parts of the nation. Kaduna Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Company announced the national grid collapse on Sunday afternoon. Kaduna Electric, in a message to its customers via its Twitter handle, said: “We regret to inform you that the loss
By Ebi Perekeme Explosion has rocked a church belonging to father of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. It was learnt that hoodlums numbering about five sneaked into the Christian Universal Church International on 25 Azikiwe Street Mile, 3 Diobu, on Saturday night and detonated the explosives suspected to be dynamite.
…Renames Ijaw National Academy After ’12-Day Revolution’ Hero Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, at the weekend, recounted his encounter with the late Captain Samuel Timinipre Owonaro (Rtd) before the Ijaw nation and Niger Delta hero passed on in June this year. Chief Owonaro is fondly remembered for his heroic role in the ’12-day Revolution’
By Our Correspondent Founder of Clever Minds Educational Foundation, Zion Oshiobugie, has clinched the coveted Hajiya Gambo Sawaba award for his immense contribution to ensuring orphans and underprivileged children get equitable access to quality education in the most rural parts of Africa. The community engagement category winner, said the CAHR Awards which took place recently,
Why ‘drunk’ Nigerian soldiers did not kill me, says VOA reporter arrested by soldiers in Oyigbo Grace Alheri Abdu, a Voice of America, Hausa Service, Producer who was arrested on Saturday by soldiers in Oyigbo Town, Oyigbo local government of Rivers State, has told The Neighbourhood she was grateful to God she returned alive to
By Ebi Perekeme Late Ijaw christian leader and businessman, Rev. Ikem Cleaver Tolar, has been laid to rest in Kokodiagbene town, Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta state on Friday. At exactly 2:24pm, the body of the Ijaw christian leader was lowered into the luxurious grave. Rev. Tolar was buried at his Kokodiagbene’s residence in a luxury grave.
A new coalition of 36 militant groups, Continuous Emancipation of Niger Delta, CEND, which carried out attacks on gas and crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa State, in the last two weeks, Friday, listed six demands the Federal Government should quickly handle, otherwise the group would continue “destructive attacks” on oil and gas facilities. CEND’s demands
A first-class monarch has been killed by gunmen suspected to the kidnappers in Ondo State. The traditional ruler, Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi, was on Thursday evening shot along Benin-Owo-Akure highway at Elegbeka of Ose Local Government. The monarch was said to be returning to Ifon from Akure, the state capital, where he had
By Ebi Perekeme All is now set for the 11th coronation anniversary celebration of the Olugbo of Ugboland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Fredrick Enitiolorunda Obateru Akinruntan, CON, (Okoro Ajiga 1) kicking off November 28 in the ancient town of Ode-Ugbo in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. GbaramatuVoice gathered that sons and daughters
A delegation from the Federal Government is expected to meet with Governors and leaders of the South-South geo-political zone in Government House, Port Harcourt today (Tuesday). The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, is expected to lead the presidential delegation. A Government House source in Port Harcourt, who confirmed the meeting to
By Our Correspondent Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced six foreigners and a Nigerian to seven years imprisonment for oil theft. The foreigners are two Pakistanis: Mohammed Ejaz, Nasser Khan; two Ukranians: Oleksandr Nazarenko, Oleksandr Kashernvi; one Ghanaian: Romeo Annang, and one Indonesian:
By Ebi Perekeme Business Hallmark Newspaper, has named Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike its Man of the Year 2020. The event which is part of the yearly activities of the Newspaper’s tradition of honouring outstanding individuals and institutions who have affected national development in productive ways was held yesterday at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island,
By Ebi Perekeme The Executive Chairman of Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Comrade Jude Ukori, has announced the burial date of his mother, late Mrs. Zipporah Pamutobor Ukori nee Ojusin, who passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the age of 72. Ukori on Monday told GbaramatuVoice, that his mother would be buried on
By Our Correspondent Host communities of the Niger Delta have demanded ownership and control of the trust funds proposed in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) for the development of oil-bearing areas. The communities also demanded an increase in the contribution of 2.5 percent of the Operating Expenditure (OPEX) of companies to 5 percent even though
Amid dearth of police presence due to the recent #EndSARS protest that turned awry, Deltans, especially those living in riverine communities, have been assured of adequate security and safety ahead the Yuletide. The Commander, 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Jallo, gave the assurances during the flag-off of Operation Crocodile Smile Six
By Ebi Perekeme As part of efforts to curb crime and criminality within the Niger-Delta region, the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the disarmament and demobilisation phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), lamenting proliferation of light weapons in the region. The governor also assured that
By Loveth Ojogun The Police and vigilante group in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, have caught two boys with a coffin of female pants and brassieres. The suspects, who were apprehended in Agidiehe quarters of the community at about 9.30p.m. on Wednesday night, a dependable source told newsmen, were intercepted by the
By Ebi Perekeme All is now set for the burial of popular Ijaw clergyman, Rev. Ikem Clever Tolar, known for his gospel missions throughout Niger Delta riverine communities. The family of the late grand patron of Ijaw Christian Fellowship (ICF) and pioneer chairman, Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF), Rev. (Dr.) Ikem Clever Tolar on Thursday
By Fredrick Nwabufo Probe. This is another word for political manoeuvring, horse-trading, chicanery and blackmail – in the Nigerian milieu. Probes are launched here not for righteous ends but for some predetermined recidivist motives. In particular, the so-called ‘’corruption probes’’ are themselves felonious panels set up to exact vengeance, broker deals or cause distraction from
Nigeria’s frontline Economist and stockbroker, Albert Okumagba has died at the age of 56. It was gathered that Albert Okumagba died in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) to suspected heart attack. As at the time of going to press the family is yet to confirm his death. Meanwhile, his body has been deposited at
By Ebi Perekeme The stage is now set for the marriage of the decade between Ex-Commander of MEND and Chairman, Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Deltans, Mr. Josiah Oyakonghan aka Commander Oyimi and Ms. Yellow Ogboloekise from Gbekebor community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. According to a statement
By Ebi Perekeme The Ibe-benemowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Double Chief Kestin Pondi, has expressed profuse gratitude to the Paramount Ruler of Ogulagha Kingdom, HRM, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph Timiyan (JP), Torububor I, Agbonu, for conferring on him the traditional chieftaincy title of the Dikeremowei of Ogulagha Kingdom. Chief Pondi’s words of gratitude to the paramount
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Right from the day oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploration by Shell-BP, and the nation joined the ranks of oil producers in 1958, the region, due to lack of effective legislative framework that provides strong source of remedy for individuals
By Ebi Perekeme The Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph Timiyan JP, Agbonu, Torububor 1, has conferred a chieftaincy title on the Ibenemowei of Gbaramatu kingdom, Engr. Kestin Pondi. The traditional ruler conferred the title, ‘Dikeremowei’ of Ogulagha kingdom, meaning “visionary and a man full of wisdom” on Pondi, during the 15th Coronation
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The July 23, 2020, Senate probe of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) may have come and gone, but the dust raised by that exercise has refused to settle. This is as result of the stunning revelations made during the probe. Take as an instance,
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, have been sworn in for a second term in office. The Oath of Office was administered around 12 noon by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Esther Edigin. In attendance at the inauguration which took place on Thursday at the Tennis Court of the
By Ebi Perekeme All roads lead to Obotobo 1 in Burutu Local Government Area of the Delta State, today, where activities marking the 15th coronation anniversary of the Ebenanaowei of Ogulagha Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Elder (Capt.) King Joseph Timiyan JP, get underway. The agrarian and strategic town is already in a sprightly mood and
By Ebi Perekeme A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has fixed November 17th, 2020 for the trial of three persons alleged to have been involved in an attempt to defraud and defame the former Vice Chancellor of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Prof. Maureen Etebu. The accused, who were arrested by operatives
By Ebi Perekeme The Ibe-uyadonwei of Gbaramatu kingdom, Chief Dennis Otuaro, has bagged the 2020 GbaramatuVoice Niger Delta Award as Ijaw Peace Maker of the Year. Chief Otuaro is a ‘peace-tivist’ and social justice activist who was recognised for his contribution spanning over 15 years in youth advocacy, peace building and Niger Delta development. Presenting
By Segun Adebowale “Your long-term happiness and fulfillment depend on your ability to fulfill your soul’s unique purpose and to fill the place in the world that only you can fill, making the contribution that only you can make.” – Rod Stryker Roy Stryker’s quote above strikes the very cord that aptly describes the person
By Our Correspondent All is now set for the 11th coronation anniversary celebration of the Olugbo of Ugboland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Fredrick Enitiolorunda Obateru Akinruntan, CON, (Okoro Ajiga 1) kicking off November 28 in the ancient town of Ode-Ugbo in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. GbaramatuVoice gathered that sons and daughters
By Our Correspondent A former Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) housemate, Rebecca Nengi Hampson has bagged a political appointment as a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state. Nengi was also appointed as an ambassador for the girl child as well as the face of Bayelsa. The appointments further stretch what has been an impressive
Sola Balogun, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Ahead of his death on October 13, 2020,the renowned Nigerian poet and playwright John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo had given instructions on his burial. He wrote a poem, “My Last Testament”: This is to my family Do not take me to a mortuary, Do not take me to a church, Whether
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has decried the diversion of the 13 percent oil derivation funds by oil-producing states. Omo-Agege, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, made the remarks when he hosted a delegation of Oil and Gas Host Communities of Nigeria (HOSCON), led
