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 Deputy Governor of Delta State, Kingsley Otuaro, has said no amount of force or deployment of Nigerian military would best secure oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta region other than the direct involvement of host communities where such facilities are located. Otuaro, who doubled as the Chairman of the Advocacy Committee Against
…Dickson galvanizes Ijaw to progressive actions …says; “Our enemies are taking advantage of vacuum among us.” Ijaw traditional rulers and leaders from the six states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ondo, and Rivers, on Friday converged in Yenagoa to discuss issues of collective interests and well being of the people. The meeting which was
•Players will have access to wives, girlfriends on designated days With the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup billed to take place in the summer of June 14 to July 15, 2018 in Russia, Super Eagles gaffer Gernot Rohr has expressed confidence that the Super Eagles stood a chance of advancing from Group D of the
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Friday asked the Federal Government to stop harassing the family of former President Goodluck Jonathan, especially his wife, Patience. The group described what the wife of the former president was passing through as a witch-hunt and character assassination. The leader of MASSOB, Uchenna
…I was reckless in military uniform – President President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday night that he went temporarily into coma when former President Goodluck Jonathan called to congratulate him on his victory in the 2015 presidential election. The President stated this when he hosted All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to a dinner at the
Other aspects of the bill will be handled by joint c’ttee of both Houses – Saraki With the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the Speaker of the House Hon. Yakubu Dogara Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, sign into law
Twenty-four hours after the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, announced a likely resumption of attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, there was indication, last night, that militant leaders and fighters have started regrouping and mobilizing at Calabar, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa and Edo States for “Operation down FSPO.” A dependable source confided in Vanguard that
Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), has pleaded with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and youths in the region not to maintain the prevailing peace in the Niger Delta area. Boroh, also the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, made the plea in an interview on Thursday
• Shutting down the terminal could lead to another recession-Omare • Mobil Producing Unlimited to pay affected communities N1.430b • We spent over N500million prosecuting the case-community • President Buhari should intervene-IYC President Following report that Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) has appealed the 17-years long Odimodi Federated Communities and Forcados Community oil spill case
…Says; “stop sidelining us” …Threatens to expose conditions to whole world An Ijaw socio-cultural platform, Ajakuramavoice, has called on the Edo state government and other government agencies like NPDC, NDDC to stop neglecting the Ijaws resident in the state, in the scheme of things. Apart from the state government, a statement signed and released
Four workers of Sahara Energy, an oil Servicing Company located at Ajoki Community behind Koko, Headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area, and a businessman have been reportedly kidnapped in separate incidents in Delta state. GbaramatuVoice learnt that the workers whose identities remain uncertain as at the time of filing this report were abducted at
…they should pay us court-ordered compensation ….we are tired of court processes Ijaw communities in Delta state has threatened to shut down the operations of the Forcados Terminal of giant oil company, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, if it does not discontinue its planned appeal against the judgment of a court ruling in favour of the
…they should pay us court-ordered compensation ….we are tired of court processes Ijaw communities in Delta state has threatened to shut down the operations of the Forcados Terminal of giant oil company, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, if it does not discontinue its planned appeal against the judgment of a court ruling in favour of the
Ninety five ex-Boko Haram terrorists that have been rehabilitated under the Deradicalization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme are now set to be reintegrated into the society. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he declared open a stakeholders meeting to work out modalities for the reintegration of
There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) in Edo State might boycott the local elections in the state scheduled to hold on March 3rd. This is because the party is yet to begin sale of nomination forms to aspirants or fix a date for its party primaries. The PDP has also expressed
•Calls on Pa Akpata spirit to visit Former AG •Calls on Aisha Buhari to appeal to her husband to do the needful To further add credence to the claim that the people of Okerenkoko own the land where the Nigerian Maritime University is sited, Chief Vero Tangbuwei, a descendant of Pa Akpata in Okerenkoko community has
•Demands sack of cabinet members, service chiefs •Says foreign militias operating in NigeriaSuspends sittings for security summit •Ohanaeze, Afenifere visit Benue Governor Ortom •’Some herders are Boko Haram members’ •Cattlemen get ‘24-hour ultimatum to quit S’ East’ The Senate, yesterday, delivered a damning indictment on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, stopping short of calling
Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigeria Army Benin City and the youths of the Gelegele Ijaw community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have disagreed over an alleged attack on the troops drafted to Dubril Oil Company Plc’s flow station and a missing military rifle. Consequently, soldiers alleged stormed the community
…tasks government to address contentious regional issues In order to avoid widespread violent actions that would bring pains to the people of the Niger Delta, a Human Rights activist and a Community Leader from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has appealed to members of the dreaded Niger Delta Avengers not to carry out its planned attacks,
By Ofoni Williams The development in Izon nation of late is not the best way to celebrate ourselves and the existing leadership of our race. The development to say the least remains a sad tale and commentary. Notable among others are the saga of the Edo state Izons, Okerenkoko saga. Both events have connoted that
The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed the bill for the establishment of Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State, three years after its foundation was laid. The groundbreaking of the school at Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri south-West Local Government Area was done by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014. The bill for its
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he believed the US embassy in Israel could be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within a year, reports said, contradicting statements from US officials. “The embassy is going to be moved to Jerusalem faster than you think, certainly within a year,” Netanyahu told journalists accompanying him on an
•Says “restructure now or face our wrath” •Demands for release of freedom fighters in custody •Condemns release of Boko Haram members, release of $1b to fight sect in North East •Shuns intervention from Elders The Niger Delta Avengers on Wednesday, has threatened to visit violent attacks of oil installations in the Niger Delta region, if their
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and kinsman of the President, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim Daura, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign his position as the Minister of Petroleum Resources to concentrate on salvaging the country. At a briefing in Kaduna, yesterday, Daura argued that the office of the President was very demanding and
PRESS STATEMENT HAPPY DOOMED YEAR NIGERIA; GET READY FOR OPERATION BRINGING DOWN FPSO The high command of the Niger Delta Avengers wishes all Niger Deltans a happy New Year as we admonish the Nigerian Government to brace up for the doom we have finished all arrangement to unleash on the oil sector in a few
…Okowa’s aide rubbishes Contractor’s professed love for Itsekiri …”I have nothing to do with contract”-Ayiri It has been reported that the Delta state Government has instituted a court action against an indigenous company, EasyQuest Nigeria Limited, that allegedly has links to the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayiri Emami . According to court papers, the
A property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan was on Tuesday demolished by the FCT Development Control Department. The building, which is inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja. Mr Emmanuel Anene, a Lawyer with E.A.
•Ignore the memo, its content, and the author- Mulade •We must fight our common enemy called underdevelopment A Niger Delta Activist and community leader from Gbaramatu Kingdom, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has called on Itsekiri leaders to embrace peace, development and to shun actions that are capable of derailing the prevailing peace that is currently enjoyed
Many questions have trailed the death of twenty seven year-old Bayelsa State-born alleged kidnap kingpin and sea robber, Oyawerikumor Peregbabofa. The self-styled “Creek General”, Karewei, who attacked security formations, sparked a lot of concerns in security circles, which had made soldiers of Operation Delta Safe to express doubt when he surrendered, last Thursday, at Torugbene community
By Oludayo Tade The catastrophic opening of the year, 2018, with wanton killings of over 70 persons in well-coordinated attacks in Benue State by the perennial Fulani herdsmen killer squad has called to question the sloppiness of Nigeria’s security architecture and the look-away attitude of the executive. It shows on the one hand, the powerlessness
The U.S. State Department has warned Americans travelling to North Korea, to see their journey as a death wish following its frosty relation with the Asian country. The State Department gave the warning on its website and urged those wishing to travel to North Korea to make their burial plans and write a will if
The management of Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) has commenced repair works on the gas pipeline that exploded last week at Ugbokodo Community in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. An indigenous company, NANPIST Venture, was seen on Tuesday morning, at the scene of the gas explosion mobilising equipment and clearing the surrounding bushes within
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with visiting Gambia’s President Adama Barrow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Barrow, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time since his inauguration as Gambian President on Jan. 19, 2017 arrived the presidential villa at about 11.50a.m. The President would host Barrow to a
Stifling a sneeze can rupture your throat, burst an ear drum, or pop a blood vessel in your brain, researchers warned on Tuesday. Many people – when they feel a sneeze coming on – block all the exits, essentially swallowing the sneeze’s explosive force. Just how dangerous this can be was illustrated when a 34-year-old
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Monday denied reported rumours that detained alleged mastermind of the 2010 bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah was refused medical attention in Kuje prison. According to a statement issued and made available to newsmen by the NPS spokesman Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Chukwuedo Humphrey, the command has never relented in
