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.
A receipt has surfaced online which indicates a man paid N5,000 to purchase ‘deliverance’ at a church in Calabar, southern Nigeria. The fee was reportedly paid to The God’s Spirit Touch Church International, a.k.a.: Chosen Chapel, on September 7. Details of when the photo was first uploaded on the Internet and by who were unclear
Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), said it has commenced training of students on hygiene promotion in the over 260 government senior secondary schools in Rivers State. PIND made the disclosure at a partnership event organized in Port Harcourt, to mark this year “Global Hand Washing Day”. PIND represented, by Chime Asonye,
The funeral rites of ex-Chairman, Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILoT), Pa J.O.S. Ayomike, have been fixed for November 2, 3 and 5. A statement by ILoT, signed by Chairman, Chief Edward Ekpoko, said the late Itsekiri leader would be buried in Warri, Warri South Local Government of Delta State. Pa Ayomike, known for his activities
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja pledged continued support for the socio-economic development of the Niger Delta region. Giving the assurance at a brief ceremony in the State House to sign the bill establishing the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, into law, the president said “this administration is fully committed to supporting the
GREEN AFFRIQUE FOUNDATION The general public is hereby informed that the above mentioned organisation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration as a non-governmental organisation. THE TRUSTEES SHALL BE: RICHARD OBIOMA OGUNSERI OMOZUWA ONYEUKO HENRY The objectives of the Foundation are established to: Conduct, promote, encourage, create awareness, sensitise, advance the environment, and
…We only cleared militants’ camps …I did not invite soldiers-General Peres Residents in Akakurama community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State have fled their houses following invasion of the community by troops serving in Operation Crocodile Smile II. The soldiers were said to have stormed the community in nine gunboats and
Ogbe-Ijoh Warri kingdom has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and security agencies to call Aladja community, their neighbour to order over an alleged unprovoked attacks. The attacks on Ogbe-Ijoh Community allegedly by Aladja community, took place last Sunday and in the early hours of Monday. An Ogbe-Ijoh leader and title holder, Chief Monday
…Oboro-Gbaraun II visit, a fulfillment- Tubutoru Monarch …We appreciate his exemplary leadership-Chief Uduboh The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Oboro Gbaraun II (Aketekpe, Agadagba) has called on sons and daughters of Ijaw nation irrespective of their profession or political divide to be promoters of peace and harmony in their domain. His Royal Majesty stated this in Taribor,
…There is no single trace of Itsekiri in Okerenkoko High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo’s media Consultant and Niger Delta Development Advocate, Comrade Paul Bebenimibo, Thursday, faulted the claim by the Omadino Management Committee that the Nigerian Maritime University was illegally and wrongfully sited at Okerenkoko rather than Okerenghigho, Delta State. He insisted that
…We Have Suffered Exclusion from Job Placements …We understand your plights –EGCDF The women of Egbema communities, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State has called on Chevron Nigeria Limited and Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) to save them from marginalization. They made this known during the EGCDF familiarization tour/community town hall meetings with
The private residence of Ibe Kachikwu, Minster of State for Petroleum Resources, caught fire on Sunday evening, GbaramatuVoice report. The house is located in Asokoro, Abuja. The fire started in his bedroom as a result of a suspected electrical fault to the air conditioners, sources in the know said. “Kachikwu was not at home when
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and five others in response to the N2.6bn charges pressed against them by the Federal Government. In a ruling on Monday, Justice Ibrahim Buba held that the
There is pandemonium in Ajakurama community, Egbema Kingdom in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, following the invasion of the area by armed men believed to be Operation Crocodile Smile II of the Nigerian Army. According to reports reaching GbaramatuVoice, over nine gunboats and several speedboats said to belong to the military Joint
By Our Editorial Board Established in June 2000, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was created by Federal Acts No. 6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. The commission is an amalgam of all the oil producing states in Nigeria which includes Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers states.
…Calls on NDDC to Complete the Sand filling project …Seeks Provision of Relief Materials For Flood Victims A call has gone to the Governor of Delta State, Senator Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa and other interventionist agencies to come to the rescue of Ayakoromo and other riverine communities that are being threatened by flood. This call was made
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned three new roads in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The connecting streets, with concrete drainage, are Twins Street, Asuquo Ekpo and Asuquo Nyong Street. Addressing members of the benefiting communities during the commissioning ceremony, the NDDC Managing Director, Mr Nsima Ekere, said that
…Calls On President Buhari To Intervene The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has warned against the continuous persecution, discriminatory treatment and threat to sack and demote staffs of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) of Niger Delta origin. The IYC, under the leadership of Barr. Eric Omare, made this known today in a
Bayelsa State Government has said that the state has the highest number of abandoned Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, projects in the region. To this end, the state government has inaugurated a 7-man committee to assess the level of completion of NDDC projects, as well as collate the number of abandoned ones in the state.
…To Offer Prayers for Peace, Harmony …He Is A Pace Setter-Ozobo, IPDI President In his quest to establish a peaceful coexistence among the villages and towns of Ijaw origin, the first class traditional ruler of Gbaramatu kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, (Aketekpe, Agadagba) will tour the Tubutoru Ijaw Kingdom in Odigbo Local Government Area of
The Technical Committee on the Actualisation of the Gelegele Sea port on Wednesday submitted its report to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Receiving the report at Government House in Benin, Obaseki said the successful building of the sea port would enhance the movement of agricultural produce from the state to local and global markets in
…As House moves to establish Nigerian Maritime University The Nigerian Maritime sector needs 50,000 seafarers to achieve its full potentials, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has said. The Speaker made the remark yesterday at the Public Hearing on two Bills, namely: A Bill For An Act To Establish The Nigeria Maritime
Seven out of the 13 monkey pox patients on admission at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri in Bayelsa have fully recovered, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has said. The commissioner said in a statement on Wednesday in Yenagoa, that the seven patients had been discharged from the hospital. The contagious
A Ghanaian lawyer, Maurice Ampaw, has said that incessant loud moaning during sex is a crime and must carry a penalty. According to myjoyonline, Ampaw says moaning infringes on the rights of others and must be stopped. He said, “Why is it that you are having sex, I cannot sleep? In a compound house, they are having sex with
The Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the request of N1.9 billion for the completion of Asaba township stadium brought to it by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The request of the governor was contained in a letter read during the plenary of the Assembly in Asaba by the Speaker of the House, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori.
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured that it will set up a N2.5 billion export development fund in conjunction with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, NEXIM. This was announced by the NDDC Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere, when a delegation from the NEXIM Bank paid him a courtesy visit at the Commission’s headquarters in
The youths of Opuede community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, has expressed their appreciation to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The appreciation is in recognition of the party zoning of the Oporoza Ward Councillorship position to their community in the forthcoming local council polls in the state. This
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the $25bn contract scandal rocking the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The spokesman for the IYC, Mr. Daniel Dasimaka, made the call in an interview on Tuesday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The media was recently awash with a leaked letter by the Minister
Press Release The Nigerian Navy has commenced the process for the recruitment of suitably qualified Nigerian graduates through the Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 25. The guidelines for the enlistment can be accessed on the Nigerian Navy Enlistment Portal www.joinnigeriannavy.com which will be opened on October 11 for interested candidates to apply online. Interested applicants, who
Lagos State commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, on Monday said that two suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded in the state. The Commissioner disclosed this at a news conference on Monday, saying that the two suspected cases were currently under observation in health facilities in the state. “Though no confirmed case has been
The sleepy political landscape of Delta State has very recently become a beehive of activities. This development, however, should not be a surprise to many as the Delta State Government recently announced its readiness to conduct the local council polls in the state come January 2018. In light of the above, the political class knows as
At least 11 people were killed in the early hours of Monday by gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred in a residential area near the headquarters of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Port Harcourt. However, eyewitnesses have put the casualty figure at 15. Many of the injured persons are currently receiving
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Monday that all it required to award a contract was the approval of the tender board and not the minister’s endorsement. The Corporation said in statement that the clarification followed the publication of alleged lack of adherence to due process in the award of contracts by the
…Reiterate commitment to developing the kingdom …Urged the people to join hands in protecting oil facilities …We need infrastructural development–Communities In its bid to get acquainted with the people at the grassroots, the Egbema-Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) on Saturday 7th October, 2019 embarked on a familiarization tour of some communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local
By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board South-South region is one of the six geopolitical zones that make up the political entity called Nigeria. The zone is also referred to as the Niger Delta because of its location at the bank of the Atlantic Ocean. As expected of the delta region, the zone is characterized by swampy and marshy environment but
One of the Councillorship aspirants under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Okerenkoko Ward, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Dennis Bolei, has stepped down for Comr. James Dekawei, ahead of the primary election. In a statement made available to newsmen in Warri yesterday. In his words, “I,
