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.
“What about the Urhobos who had been on the waiting list for years?” BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE Even at the risk of being reputationally disfigured, maligned and mobbed, I must say this: King Alfred Izonebi goofed irretrievably with his new-fangled political theory of ‘DELTA-IJAWISM’ which quintessentially embodies the spiky pronouncement that it is the exclusive turn
–Obaseki was firm — Wike Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state has thanked Nyesom Wike, his Rivers counterpart, for the “key” role he played in his reelection. Speaking when he visited Wike on Wednesday, the governor said Wike clothed and fed him after he was “pushed out” of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike was
By Joshua Williams The Face of Gbaramatu International Pageant is an auspicious move by its organisers, GbaramatuVoice, which finds its root in the “Promotion of the girl child education”. The maiden edition of the pageant held last year and has quickly become a solid platform through which the girl child is projected as it aims
By Joshua Williams Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, yesterday, insisted that the allocation of the 13 per cent derivation fund to the governors of oil-producing states was fuelling under-development, bitterness and rancour in host communities and Niger Delta in general. Enang stated this in Abuja, when members
By Paulinus Nsirim Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike went to the ancient city of Benin, saw and faced the agents of a siege and conquered. But he was also quick to give credit to all those who joined him in the battle to accomplish the sweet victory and reclaim Edo State for the Peoples Democratic Party,
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has appealed to security agencies to ensure that those who sabotage the government’s effort to eliminate bunkering are brought to justice. Wike made the appeal on Monday when participants of the Naval Warfare College Course Four paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt. He noted that bunkering
Delta Deputy Governor, Kingsley Otuaro, has expressed apprehension over the high level of insecurity in the Niger Delta region. He said insecurity is a threat to national life, adding that efforts must be geared towards securing the region. Otuaro stated this when he received members of the Niger Delta Dialogue led by Judith Asuni at
By Ebi Perekeme The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described the governorship election in Edo State on Saturday as a fight for the destiny of the Niger Delta region. The governor spoke on Thursday during a meeting organised for leaders and elected representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benin, the Edo State capital.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, Thursday, has commissioned the Delta State Intelligence Bereau building, donated by the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) for the Nigerian police, in Warri Area Command office for strategic due diligence gathering. The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Abubarkar Adamu was represented by the Delta state
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has called on the Rivers State government to show understanding in order to amicably resolve the dispute between Oluasiri Clan in Bayelsa and their Kalabari neighbours in Rivers. The Oluasiri communities in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa and their Kalabari Ijaw kinsmen are locked in dispute arising from the
By Enaibo Asiayei The military personnel operating within the axis of Gbaramatu Kingdom has been petitioned to the Federal Govt. The Fiyewei (spokesman) of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Gbenekama Godspower made this known to GbaramatuVoice, the Niger Delta most leading and trusted newspaper. The Fiyewei said it was necessary the FG called the military to order,
“Did God put us under Ondo State map to be victims of such discrimination?” By Fidelis Soriwei In 2017, when Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, was elected Governor of Ondo State, the people of Arogbo heaved a huge sigh of relief. His emergence inspired so much hope in the minority Arogbo Ijaw Community òf Ese-Odo Local Government
Following protest from some persons, that the executives of EGCDF awarded contracts worth billions of naira for themselves and children, the Executive Chairman of Egbema and Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, Ambassador Jude Ebitimi Ukori has stated that the awarded contracts followed due process in line with the EGCDF’s guidelines. In a statement signed to correct
Oil-rich Benikrukru community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday have threatened to shut down Abiteye flowstation operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited, in the area over what they described as total neglect by the company. Watch video below…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkSGmtcDzNM
By Enaibo Asiayei The Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, sponsored by Chevron Nigeria Limited in Warri South West and Warri North Local Government Areas, Delta State, has awarded projects worth N643, 608,485.22 million to contractors in the area, charging the contractors to complete the projects in record time. The projects included construction of bungalows,
A thick cloud of black smoke has hovered over the oil rich Gbaramatu kingdom, since on Monday morning, causing soot to pile up on every surface. Oporoza community, headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom looking black and polluted. See Photos below..
By Joshua Williams In a presentation in Abuja, at a webinar titled: ‘Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Amendment Bill: Reducing environmental degradation through improved oil spill response,’ the NNRC also disclosed that the Niger Delta region is currently suffering from poor response to oil spill. Program Coordinator of the NNRC, Ms Tengi
—CEPEJ gives awards to stakeholders The Aladja/ Ogbe-Ijoh Peace building novelty football match played today (Sunday) at Aladja in Udu Local Government Area ended in a barren draw with no victor, no vanquish. Also, the Center for peace and environmental justice (CEPEJ) gave awards to stakeholders in both players as well as other stakeholders in
By Ebi Perekeme The staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, under the umbrella of the Joint Consultative Forum of The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, AUPCTRE, have appealed to the Presidency to restrain security agencies from harassing workers of the interventionist agency. In a joint statement
Some stakeholders in the Niger Delta region on Friday discussed the spate of abandoned and uncompleted projects in the Niger Delta region by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) calling for completion of the projects. The discussion was held during a Radio Town Hall meeting organised by the Progressive Impact Organization for Community Development (PRIMORG).
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, thursday cautioned against playing the blame game in the ongoing efforts by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to tackle the challenges besetting the Niger Delta region. Gbajabiamila noted that while various stakeholders had unwittingly contributed to the region’s challenges in terms of policies and politics, there
…. also hands over surgical theatre/consulting Rooms Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, NNPC/CNL JV, has donated a Polymerase Chain Reaction, PCR, laboratory to Warri Central Hospital to support the Delta State government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. It also donated test kits,
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has been selected “Man of the Year 2020 Award by GbaramatuVoice, a multi-media organisation in the Niger Delta, for his efforts toward the development of the region. Mr Jacob Abai, the Publisher of GbaramatuVoice, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. Abai said that Wike’s emergence was as
By Loveth Ojogun A group known as Ijaw Equity Group has demanded for the immediate resignation or removal of the Delta State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Kingsley Esiso. The group alleged that he has betrayed the parry’s trust over his recent comments on zoning of the governorship position in Delta State
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaws of Ese Odo council area of Ondo State have disowned their son, the deputy governor of the state, Hon Agboola Ajayi for betraying the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Recall that Ajayi dumped the governor party and defected to the Zenith Labour Party to contest the October governorship election with Akeredolu.
By Enaibo Asiayei The Deputy Governor of Delta state, Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, yesterday paid a condolence visit to Niger Delta award winning poet, Ekanpou Enewaridideke over the demise of his mother, Mrs Timiebi Maika Ekanpou, who died on Sunday August 30, after a brief illness at the age of 78. According to report by
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday emerged the GbaramatuVoice ‘Niger Delta Man of the Year’ for 2020 through an independent poll. Details shortly…
Chevron Nigeria Limited has sent in its Goodwill Message for the 5th Anniversary Lecture and Award Ceremonies of the GbaramatuVoice Media, holding in Port Harcourt on September 29-30, 2020. A press release personally signed by the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs of the Chevron, Esimaje Brikinn said on Sep. 7 in Warri that
Ahead of GbaramatuVoice 5th Anniversary Lecture and Award Ceremonies scheduled to take place on the 30th of September 2020, Chevron Nigeria Limited has congratulated the company on its stride and relentless effort in reaching out to the Niger Delta region with qualitative and educative information. Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), is the operator of the joint
Ijaw leaders have decried hard times and worsening conditions despite various interventions and existence of key associations claiming to champion their agitations. The leaders, who met in Port Harcourt under the auspices of Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), said they were worse of, because major pressure groups
Long before the present crop of African models began to gain prominence and recognition in the global stage, Agbani Darego had walked the walk. The highly decorated model and beauty queen gained global acclaim after winning the Miss World in 2001. She was the first indigenous African to wear the crown. Born in Lagos on
The Clever Minds Educational Foundation has facilitated the allocation of customized clothes, shoes and toys to children in the most rural areas of Warri, Delta state for the Boxes of Hope Project 2020 as a way of inspiring hope in them for a better tomorrow and also in a bid to prevent sicknesses of any
Ahead of the Niger Delta leading and most trusted Newspapers, GbaramatuVoice’s 5th Anniversary, Lectures/Awards, the media outfit Publisher/CEO, Jacob Abai and his team paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri. The meeting which took place at the State House, Yenagoa, was inline with preparation for the
By Loveth Ojogun The Delta State Executive Council (Exco) has approved the sum of N4 billion for the construction of Ogheye Ultra Modern Concrete Floating Market project. Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu made the disclosure in a post-Exco press briefing in Asaba on Wednesday. According to him, the market is huge
“As it is now, if all the oil wells in the Niger Delta region were to dry up permanently, would the nation or the rest of the states that benefit from its bowels really miss the black gold?” By Matthew Agboma Ozah It is now clear that our policymakers will never be short of curious
