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 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the senatorial bye-elections for Bayelsa, Imo and Plateau states for fear of the rampaging Coronavirus. The Commission had received notification for vacancies in Bayelsa Central and West, Imo North and Plateau South Senatorial Districts. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus
Worried by the environmental devastation, the Rivers State government has begun moves to end artisanal refineries which are adjudged to be the major cause of soot pollution. Soot is a mass impure carbon particles resulting from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. The substance was noticed in different parts of the State in 2016 due to the
At last the Federal Government has released the sum of N20billion for the completion of the East-West Road project that was awarded in 2006. The 657 kilometer dual carriage stretching from Calabar in Cross River State to Warri in Delta State was awarded by the Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in the height of militancy in the
Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has banned the existence and operation of 65 secret cult groups in the state. Emmanuel, while relying on Section 70 of the Criminal Code Law cap. 38, Vol. 2 Laws of Akwa Ibom State, 2000 on Monday signed into effect the Cultist and Other Violent Behaviour (Prohibition) Order. The Order,
The Nigerian Army has said it will spare no effort in sensitising Niger-Delta youths in its recruitment drive for its Special Forces unit. The Directorate of Army Recruitments, Resettlement and Reserves Brigadier General Akpan Henry Emmanuel made this known in Asaba, Delta State Capital. He stated that the major objectives of the recruitment drive to
By Ebi Perekeme High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich Founder, Kengema Unity Forum and Network for the Defense of Democratic and Good Governance president, has called on the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, DG Department of State Services – DSS, IG of Police, DG National Intelligence Agency NIA, the Director of Military Intelligence DMI, Diplomatic
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide election scheduled for April 10th to 11th, 2020 will be keenly contested by a total of 13 candidates jostling for the president of the foremost youth organisation in Nigeria. See below the names of the 13 Candidates expected to log it out at the 2020 IYC National Convention.
By Ebi Perekeme His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, the immediate past Governor of Delta State and Chieftain of the APC, paid a condolence visit to the family of his former Special Adviser and Federal Commissioner, Federal Character Commission (FCC), late Chief Emmanuel Etikense Ebimami in Warri on March 13, said in a statement
By Ebi Perekeme Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of state for Petroleum Resources and former governor and leader of the APC in Bayelsa state was allegedly amused at public statements credited to the Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri “trying to connect acts of post-election violence in the state to him.” In a press statement
By Enaibo Asiayei History was made at Okerenkoko community, hometown of the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr Kingsley Otuaro, on Tuesday, March 10, as the Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation, a non-profit and non-political organisation based in the Niger Delta, was formally launched. It was at the Okerenkoko Town Hall where prominent Ijaw men and women
Oil-rich Ologbo community in Edo State is in the eyes of the storm. Commercial activities have been paralysed in the community since crisis broke out between Bini and Itsekiri youths over the foundation laying ceremony levy, known as ‘Emolu’ in Bini parlance. No fewer than two people have been killed since the fracas began penultimate
By Ebi Perekeme The Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, has said that due to alleged failure of the Federal Government to complete the Gbaramatu-Escarvos Light Project, “something that will shake the country is coming, and it is big”. Comrade Etuemi Wuruyai, President of the group, while responding to a statement credited to the NNPC GMD, said,
—Wine moves to reward indigent JAMB applicants A member of the House of Representatives, Solomon Bob, has faulted the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for stating in a recent live programme that Rivers State was not attracting federal projects, including the ongoing construction of rail lines across the federation, because of insecurity. In a statement,
By Ebi Perekeme The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, March 9, said plans were afoot by stakeholders in the Niger Delta to meet in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to deliberate on the future of the oil-rich area. Addressing newsmen after the inauguration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Advisory Committee at the
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has ordered that Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri and his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who are the 3rd and 4th respondents respectively in the petition filed by Vijah Eldred Opuama, governorship candidate of Liberation Movement (LM), be served through substituted means. This followed the
By Ebi Perekeme Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied collecting N300m and bulletproof cars from the 2019 Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr David Lyon. Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement on Wednesday, said a group, the APC Reformation Forum, had allegedly planted a story on the social media
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has warned Nigerians to prepare for more trouble ahead following the crash in the price of crude oil. Group Managing Director, of NNPC, Mr. Mele Kyari sounded the warning in Abuja on Wednesday, at a consultative roundtable meeting organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria with the theme “Going
By Jerome-Mario Utomi The mission of any government should be to promote creativity and to understand that the continuous humiliation, degradation and criticism stifle creativity- Mohammaed bin Rashid AL Maktoum. There are clear thinkers, muddled thinkers and people that fall in between. Clear thinks -are the ones that can cull everything down into the right
By Ebi Perekeme The immediate past Chairman, Eastern Zone of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide, Comrade Sammy George, has commenced electioneering campaign for his presidential ambition for the revered youth organisation. George, who on Tuesday, March 10, flagged off his campaign with the Abuja chapter of the Ijaw Youth Council at the Federal Capital
By Jerome-Mario Utomi It is general knowledge that President Muhammadu Buhari, precisely on Friday 28th February, 2020 approved the suspension of the Cordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, and Professor Charles Dokubo, with a promise to set up a caretaker committee to run the affairs of the agency. As expected, this development has elicited reactions from stakeholders
Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, the Deputy Governor of Delta State has won the Independent award for Peace Ambassador of the NIger Delta. At the event which held on Saturday, March 7, 2019, at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, the elated deputy governor expressed profound gratitude to the management of Independent Newspapers, stating that the
By Ebi Perekeme The Bayelsa State High Court, Sagbama Judicial Division, presided over by the Honorable Justice Umukoro has declared Eric Omare as the authentic President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide. It would be recalled that the IYC has been embroiled in a leadership crisis. Details later…..
By Monoyo Edon I watched with disappointment a viral video by an ex-agitator of Niger Delta, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, who was vociferous in his inexpert attempt to give the Presidential Amnesty Programme an ethnocentric label. It is anticlimactic that Alhaji Dokubo, who should be a unifying voice in the Niger Delta after laying down arms
Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Monday reinstated the commitment of the Nigeria military to flush out criminals in the country, even as he vowed to deal with criminal elements in Niger Delta. The army chief maintained that violent crimes in the area demanding military intervention would be squarely dealt with,
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has revealed that Lyon’s deputy, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo is on the verge of committing suicide. This follows the Supreme court verdict that sustained the sacking of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, his deputy, Recall
By Ebi Perekeme A coalition of groups representing the nine states under the NDDC has congratulated with the Ag. Managing Director of the commission. A statement issued on March 1, by Pureh Kalango (PNP), Ugochukwu Ezigbo, Oputa Henry Abbiye, Mienpamo Saint, Engr Sunny Udi, and Prince Akarolo, said, after consultation with leaders of the Niger
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has sadi that the plan by the National Security Adviser (NSA) to constitute interim management committee instead of appointing the coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) would be resisted by the Ijaw youths. A statement on March 1, by Pereotubo Oweilaemi, Esq., President, IYC worldwide, and
Tension has heightened in Obiaruku and its neighbouring communities in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State when youths from Umusume and Obi-Edike communities clashed. The clash led to the death of two youths. Many other persons sustained injuries resulting from gunshots. The crisis led to shutting down schools, market and other commercial activities in
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide has said it welcomes the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to carry out a probe into the financial activities of the Presidential Amnesty Office in order to bring probity and accountability into the programme. A statement by Eric Omare, President, IYC, in Warri on March 1,
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Charles Dokubo, coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. Adesina said the suspension is in line with the recommendation of a caretaker committee set up to look into allegations
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling was only affirmation of God’s judgement, which paved the way for him to emerge victorious. Senator Diri also said that there is no victor no vanquished as the victory is for all Bayelsans regardless of party affiliation. A statement by his acting Chief
Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has accepted the final decision of the Supreme Court on its judgement that nullified his victory at the November 16th, 2019 governorship election. Lyon, in a statement he personally signed, said though the decision of the apex court to stick to its February 13th judgement dashed the
By Ebi Perekeme Arogbo-born Lawyer, Bekewei Ajuwa has been nominated as Chairman of the nine member IYC Electoral Committee to conduct the 2020 National Elections of the foremost Ijaw Youth Organisation, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) worldwide. The nomination of Bekewei Ajuwa, which was sequel to a peace accord reached by all critical stakeholders of
By Jerome-Mario Utomi Sixteen years ago, precisely on Friday, December 3, 2004, at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, I listened with real curiosity to the current Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Dokubo, then a staff of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), speak passionately to underline his position and express the depth
The Supreme Court has laid to rest the hyped review of its February 13th judgement nullifying the governorship electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State. The apex court affirmed its earlier judgement, dismissed the application for a review filed by the APC and its sacked Governor-elect, David Lyon, insisting that there
