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 Gbenga Nicholas Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has inaugurated the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. This is coming a day after President Buhari approved the constitution of the committee after which he directed them to immediately commence the implementation
Ijaw youths under the auspices of the Youth Council (IYC) have condemned the signing of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that he was no longer welcomed in the Niger Delta. The IYC also warned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva not to step his
By Ebi Perekeme Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has said to avoid any crisis that may arise in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, a trust fund would be opened for the 3% allocated to host communities. He said the Ministry of Niger Delta would ensure that the funds are used on
The Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. Mr Samuel Ayadi, the Coordinator of ARFAN in the Niger Delta, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yenagoa. Ayadi noted that the new law had
By Jerome-Mario Utomi Few days ago, precisely on Tuesday August 10, 2021, I listened with real curiosity to Mr. Daniel Alabrah, Chief Press Secretary to Senator Douye Diri, the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, speaks at the recently held GbaramatuVoice Newspaper 6th anniversary lecture at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. Among other things, Alabrah,
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a nine-member steering committee to ensure the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the petroleum industry bill into law. The law
By Ebi Perekeme The Chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, blamed the National Assembly members from the region for the three per cent approved for the oil-producing communities. Okowa, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olise Ifeajika, said, “They (South-South National Assembly members) went partisan. They
…He created a very stable security atmosphere across the state – Panel of Judges The Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has bagged the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper’s Governor of the Year award in Youth Empowerment/Job Creation and security of lives and property in the state. The award formed part of the programme to mark
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has said that increasing the three per cent host communities fund will affect the profit of oil companies and in turn force them to exit the country. Sylva said this during a press briefing organised after the signing of the Petroleum Industry Act by President Muhammadu Buhari.
By Jerome-Mario Utomi Aside from being perceived as backward and degraded, occasioned by crude oil exploration, exploitation and production, Niger Delta region means different things to different people. To some, it is a region where communal right to a clean environment and access to clean water supplies is being violated in the Niger Delta. By
‘Story, story, oh story! come together you who are Ijaws; let us sit down together, talk and plan together’. This is the voice of Bekedomo from Ekeremo town, Okoloba’s wife, the daughter of Famoateiya and Koroyemo. ‘The plans of a poor man do miss their track in the maze of the forest and fall through.’
By Jerome Utomi The Publisher of the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper has stated that the burning desire to promote media excellence and provide platform where fresh graduates desirous of carrier in the media industry can be trained, informed his decision to build in the Niger Delta region a world class media institute equipped with state of the
By Our Correspondent A non-governmental organisation, Better Delta State, has described zoning as a tool deployed by politicians to deceive participants while attempting to hold on to political control. Chairman of the group, Mr Onoriode Amrakpoyerin in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, said that zoning was merely a tool used by those who
…Enlightens stakeholders on the dangers of climate change As part of its efforts to create awareness about climate change and promote environmental sustainability, the Cleanpick Green Nigeria, a Non Governmental Organization, has launched environmental sustainability programme in Ogulagha Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. This was revealed to GbaramatuVoice, on Saturday August 14, 2021, during a chat with the
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, working from home in five days quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on Friday August 13, the president assented to the bill Monday in his
Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Thursday, August 12, 2021 lampooned the Dein of Agbor, HRM Keagborekuzi Ikenchukwu 1 over his claim that he and the Olu of Warri are the only first-class Kings in the State. The Dein of Agbor, HRM Keagborekuzi Ikenchukwu 1 was reported to have said there were only two First Class
The Bayelsa state Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that the impact of the volume of work done in the past six years by GbaramatuVoice today, goes beyond the shores of this country. Governor Diri made this known in Lagos during the celebration of the Newspaper’s 6th Anniversary lecture held on Tuesday August 10, 2021, at
It was George Washington, a onetime President of the United State of America (USA), who once said that, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by our nation.”
By Gbenga Nicholas As part of side lights recorded at the recently held GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary celebration in Lagos, the Kogi State, Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, was hosted to a surprise birthday celebration by the management of GbaramatuVoice Publishing Company, owners of the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper. Onoja who turned 47 on Monday August 9, 2021,
The 6th Annual Lecture of the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The Chairman and Publisher of the Gbaramatuvoice Newspapers, Mr Jacob Abai, declared the event open with his welcome address. Some of the important personalities at the event include but are not
…Yahaya’s commitment to public leadership unprecedented – Abai By Gbenga Nicholas The GbaramatuVoice Media Institute and Resource Centre for Niger Delta Studies and were on Tuesday August 10, 2021 at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos State, unveiled by the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The unveiling formed part of programmes lined
Lagos based business mogul, Chief Brown Odeworitse Tesigimoje, has declared his intention to contest for the Nigeria’s presidency comes 2023, noting that his burning desire for the nation’s number one position was born out of his decision to empower Nigeria youths via job creation and save the nation from its current security and socioeconomic challenges.
By Gbenga Nicholas The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Edward Onoja has disclosed that the insecurity in the country is getting louder and vibrant youths are needed to calm down the situation. Onoja represented the Executive Governor of Kogi State during the 6th Anniversary Lecture/Niger Delta Awards Organised by Gbaramatu Voice Newspaper held in Lagos
OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN, EDITORIAL BOARD, GBARAMATUVOICE, PROF. TOSAN HARRIMAN AT ITS 6TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE Your Excellencies!! Members of the Legislature of Nigeria here present. Members of the Diplomatic Corps Members of the Academic, Invited Guests, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. My assignment on this auspicious occasion of the 6th Anniversary lecture/Niger Delta Awards event
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE OF THE GBARAMATU VOICE, ON THE 10TH OF AUGUST, 2021 Protocols I am delighted to be here at this very important forum of conversation about our country’s economic future. The theme you have
By Jerome-Mario Utomi The Management of Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, owners of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, has announced that the Newspaper will on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, by 10:00am, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos State, launch a multi-Million Naira Media Institute and Resource Centre for Niger Delta studies. This was contained in
Busines magnate, Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo, fondly known as Captain Hosa, died Sunday morning in a London hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. Hosa, whose health had remarkably improved following treatments in London and German hospitals, was planning to return to Nigeria next week to attend the coronation of
The National Coordinator of Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Chief Sheriff Mulade has congratulated Hon. Kingsley Akpodikumor Oturubo as the new Senior Special Assistant on Community Development to the Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. This was contained in statement released and signed by Chief Sheriff Mulade on Saturday, urging Oturubo
Mrs. Yellow Ogida, the mother of a Warri-based businessman and the Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of Jimco Global Resources Limited, Jimmy Ogida, is dead. Mrs Ogida died in the early hours of Friday after a brief illness in an undisclosed hospital in Warri, Delta State. She died at the age of 70. A
The Federal Government would engage with oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta over the three per cent equity allocated to them in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, gave the indication in Abuja, yesterday, when a group of Ijaw elders, leaders and critical stakeholders visited him
The Publisher, Editorial Board Members, entire management and staff of Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, owners of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper will mark their 6th Anniversary on August 10, 2021. Essentially, series of programmes shall be used to mark the anniversary. They include but not limited to Anniversary lecture entitled: Dwindling State of Crude Oil Demand in
TIMELINES OF THE NDDC BOARD CONTROVERSY July 2019 – Senator Akpabio appointed Minister of Niger Delta Affairs August 27, 2019 – President Buhari approves appointment of a 16-member Governing Board for NDDC October 17, 2019 – President Buhari orders forensic audit of NDDC October 18, 2019 – President Buhari writes Senate President and forwards the
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday came under attacks by traditional rulers from the region over his failure to make public the report of the forensic audit into the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The monarchs expressed disappointment that Akpabio failed to fulfill his promises to the region that
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Douye Diri (born 4 June 1959) is the Governor of Bayelsa State. He was the senator that represented Bayelsa Central senatorial district until he emerged the state Governor on February 14, 2020. For its part, Bayelsa state popularly called the ‘Glory of all Lands’ was formed in 1996 from Rivers State.
…Visits Deputy Governor Otuaro, lawmakers and Commissioners On Tuesday, August 4, the GbaramatuVoice 6th Anniversary Planning Committee train arrived Asaba, the Delta state capital, ahead of its forthcoming anniversary ceremony slated for Tuesday, August 10, 2021 by 10:am at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Led by the publisher, Jacob Abai, the
