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.
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson and foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, have met over critical issues affecting the Niger Delta region. The meeting, which held on Saturday, focused on the state of security especially the breakdown of law and order in some areas and the escalating tensions. The meeting followed a recent threat by
The Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has now commenced operations, inviting job applications for academic staff, just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a significant increase of the take-off grant from N2B earlier announced to N5B. A statement by the Minister of Niger Delta Pastor Usani Uguru Usani revealed that grant has been included
“No inch of Ijaw land, be it in the Gbaramatu Kingdom or any part thereof will be ceded to the Itsekiri land grabbers.
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it will on Saturday inaugurate 20 new patrol boats at NNS DELTA in Warri, Delta. The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Navy Capt. Suleiman Dahun, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Dahun, the boats comprised 16 locally built Epenal boats and four Rigid
•Seeks Inter-States Security Cooperation AKURE — Acting Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro says reason he, on behalf of Delta State Government, spearheaded recent rescue of six students of Igbonla Model College, Epe, Lagos State, from kidnappers was the need for inter-states security cooperation, especially among adjoining Niger Delta/Coastal states. Otuaro explained this in a goodwill
•The American Society for Clinical Oncology put out its first official warning on alcohol and cancer yesterday •Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is not only linked to but is a cause for seven cancers including mouth, throat, breast and colorectal cancers •The report comes as more Americans are drinking more alcohol than in the past
About 81 days after he returned to the country from his medical trip to London, United Kingdom, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday finally returned to his main office inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari, who arrived the country on August 19 to a wild jubilation by Nigerians after spending over 100 days abroad, has been
•We reject the outcome of the election, aggrieved members •The incumbent chairman is highhanded – Mr. Elijah Sinwa, Association Vice Chairman •Our constitution has been doctored – Aggrieved Member •The allegation is frivolous – George Timiyan, Association Chairman An organizational crisis has engulfed the Gbaramatu Welders and Fitters Association as Okerenkoko Unit, the Vice-Chairman, Mr.
It is always a unique excitement for one to celebrate his or her birthday, but it attracts a particular affection especially when it’s marked with the less privileged. This situation is the case for Queen Josephine Tamaradenyefa Prebor, the reigning Miss Niger Delta Diaspora who marked her birthday yesterday with motherless kids. The reigning Queen
•Use The Money For Gun Boats To Develop Our Region •Tompolo Is Our Son And We Cannot Deny Him-Woman leader •Women Are Ready To Go Naked If…-Triple Chief Vero The women of Gbaramatu Kingdom has cried out to the Federal Government and the entire world to come to their aid as they are tired of the
AKURE — Ondo State Government on Thursday granted amnesty to all Niger/Delta militants in the state, urging them to embrace the programme. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who announced the amnesty in Akure on Thursday, said an amnesty office has already been opened in Akure, the state capital with centres in five oil communities of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government
•We appreciate your good work but… An Ijaw group, the Coalition for Peace Promoters of Egbema has called the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, to call his officials to order who are using their position in his administration to promote criminality in Egbema kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area. The group
•Says money spent on gunships, fighter jets enough to develop the region A call has gone to President Muhammadu Buhari to fund numerous development projects that are on-going in the Niger Delta region, particularly the coastal area which is a very difficult terrain that no normal human being will love to stay in with the present condition.
…to join forces with Avengers The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, today, suspended the ceasefire it declared, last year, saying it would join forces with the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to destroy oil facilities in the Niger Delta region. The group in a statement by the spokesperson, W. O. I IzonEbi, ordered Nigerians and expatriates working
•Tompolo is the most trusted name in Niger Delta region •He can assist the government to curb restiveness in the region As a way out of the impasse between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Niger Delta Avengers and the counter threat of the Nigerian Navy to tackle it, Comr. Bakumo Ellinton has called for a
A militant group in Ondo State, United Sea Wolf Avenger, said politicians in the state had hijacked the Federal Government’s Amnesty programme in the state by allocating the slots to their children, friends and political allies. The group made the allegation in a statement in Lagos on Thursday signed by its leader, Gen. Deji Ehinmowo,
•NDA does not enjoy our support or receive our blessings •We are partners in development with the FG The Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) Worldwide has declared that despite the fact that their communities play host to some of the demands made by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), their youths are neither members nor associate with the members of the
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday declared that the era of Executive/ Legislature face-off is over. Saraki stated this while ruling on a motion alleging the irregularity in the renewal of the tenure of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board members. He declared: “The days of balderdash are over. It was in reference to the
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, says the state deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor will be ready before the end of his tenure in February 2020. He said the government had already acquired and surveyed 15, 000 hectares of land for the construction of the seaport. Dickson gave the assurance on Wednesday evening while inaugurating
The king of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) has warned operatives of the dreaded Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and all those aiming to attack oil pipelines, to stay off his kingdom. The monarch, who spoke through the spokesman of the Gbaramatu Traditional Council, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, also advised the federal government
Prince Kimilayefa Steven who is the 4th child and 2nd son of the Pere of Egbema Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Gold Oro Tiemo JP, KSQ, AMBP (Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom) is set to walk down the aisle with his beautiful girlfriend. The introduction has already taken place in September 2017 at Eku, Delta State, where
The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), has called on the Federal Government and the military in particular to imbibe the culture of respecting the rights of citizens. CEPEJ stated this recently at her 8th Annual Conference which had as its theme; ‘Sustainable Security & Environment in the Niger Delta: A Key to Nigerian
Best team to pocket N500,000 – Comr. Akpule As part of his youth empowerment programme in his constituency, Rt. Honourable Julius Pondi, member representing Burutu Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representative has unfolded the plan for this year’s annual football competition. This was contained in a recent release signed by the programme’s Coordinator, Comr.
-Avengers is not a community-based organization -Tompolo’s antecedents is not connected to the Avengers – IYC -Peaceful response by the FG is panacea – Oweilaemi The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has called on the Federal Government not to use Gbararmatu Kingdom or any other area in the Niger Delta region as a battlefield in the name
Controversy is trailing the extension of tenure of the managing director and the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the Federal Government. It was learnt at the weekend that the board members had received the letters extending their tenure till 2020 contrary to the extant law which terminates the tenure by next
This government out to rubbish the previous administration –Ekpemupolo The Coalition of Niger Delta Voices has called on President Muhammadu Buhari government and his handlers to swing into action and dwell less on talking, as Nigerians are tired of their promises. CNDV stated this in a release signed by Frank Ekpemupolo and Williams Welemu, Coordinator
•Chevron provides job to indigenes nominated by the RDCs-Esimaje •Anyone with complaint should channel it via RDCs or CCDC – CNL A new twist was on Monday added to the impasse between the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC) worldwide, the Nigeria Welders Association (NWA) Gbaramatu Unit on one hand and Chevron Nigeria Limited on the other hand as CNL
•There is no Avenger in Gbaramatu Kingdom- Gbenekama •We Are Peace loving People •Even children And Pregnant Women scampered For Safety Palpable fear on Tuesday gripped the residents of Oporoza the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom Delta States as two military fighter jets hovers around the town paying a disciplined attention to the palace of the Pere of Gbaramatu
Ibok-Ete Ibas, chief of naval staff (CNS), says the Nigerian navy is fully prepared to deal with any group trying to vandalise the nation’s assets. Ibas said this on Monday when he visited the Nigerian Navy Engineering College in Sapele, Delta. His statement comes two days after the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), a militant group in
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, says the Nigerian Navy is fully prepared to deal with any group of militants trying to vandalise the nation’s assets. Ibas said this on Monday when he visited the Nigerian Navy Engineering College in Sapele, Delta. He said that the Navy did not have to
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has sent a passionate appeal to the Niger Delta Avengers not to embark on further attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Okowa made the appeal in a statement issued on Monday in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu wherein he noted that Deltans will lose more
Miss Loveth Ojogun, a student of the Department of Mass Communication, School of Business Studies, Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro on Industrial Training. Coming to the GbaramatuVoice Newspaper for my compulsory Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) popularly called Industrial Training has been more revealing than expected. Obviously speaking, my intention was to come and fulfill
•I cannot destroy the facilities I once protected •True federalism, the only way out of this impasse High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw nation has said that he is not behind the planned bombing by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) describing the allegation as malicious and the handiwork of mischief makers.
More than 400 members of a militant group in Ondo State, United Sea Wolf Avengers, have announced plan to surrender arms and their inclusion in the Federal Government’s Amnesty programme. The group made the announcement in a statement issued and signed by its leader, Gen. Deji Ehinmowo and the General Secretary, Gen. Akinfemi Raymond, in
One British hostage kidnapped in Nigeria has been killed, while three others have returned home safely, the Foreign Office in London announced Monday. The four, who were working with a Christian medical charity providing free health treatment in southern Nigeria’s Delta state, were kidnapped on October 13. Ian Squire was killed, while Alanna Carson, David
