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 Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) led by Edwin Kiagbodo Clark yesterday responded to its alleged overthrow by a coalition of militants under the platform of Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA). The RNDA, which is allegedly working with the Pan-Niger Delta Peoples Congress (PNDPC) led by Mike Loyibo, had claimed that it was the recognised
The Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC) has cited the failure of the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) provide the needed leadership to represent the interests of the people of the oil-rich region. Leader of the PNDPC and paramount ruler of Seimbiri Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state, Pere Charles
The Federal Government has declared Friday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 4 as Public Holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the statement on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday in Abuja. Dr Rufai Attahiru, overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary in the ministry signed
It is pitiable that out of the 20 listed campuses of higher institution, ONLY ONE is cited in an Ijaw community. What an insult to the Delta Ijaw communities? No further evidence do we need to prove that the successive administrations in Delta State are not interested in the educational development of the Ijaw people.
Shells of a cannon shot during a traditional ceremony has reportedly killed a 26-year-old pregnant woman at Ujevwu community, in Udu Council Area of Delta State. Sources from the community said the woman, identified as Mrs. Ese Edewor, was alleged to be taking her bath in a makeshift bathroom outside her apartment when the incident
There have been some items in the media where a certain coalition of militant groups under the aegis of all sort of names, being Coordinated by a so-called Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), purporting to have displaced the Chief Edwin Clark-led PANDEF, and adopted another certain Pan Niger Delta Peoples’Congress (PNDPC), to negotiate with government
A Foremost Niger Delta based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has called on the Federal Government to compel multinational oil companies to put an end to gas flaring in the oil rich Niger Delta Region and threatened to drag the Government and oil firms to court if nothing was
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh has said that about 14,366 ex-agitators had been trained in the programme. Boroh made this disclosure when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday. He explained that their capacities had also been developed in the areas of agriculture, automobile
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says General Electric (GE) and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC), will build universities of transportation in Nigeria. Speaking at The Osasu Show symposium in Abuja on Friday, Amaechi said the government is not only focusing on making the rail lines in Nigeria work, but also building capacity
The Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for making conscious efforts to eliminate corruption in the country. The association gave the commendation in a communiqué issued at the end of its 26th National Conference held on Friday in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The monarchs thanked God
President Muhammadu Buhari, at the closed-door meeting with state governors at the Presidential Villa on Friday remarked to the Delta state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa that he is the favourite of the Nigerian Press. In the meeting attended by at least the 35 state governors except Governor Fayose of Ekiti, President Buhari is seen in
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has been nominated as Chairman of the Committee of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing States (TROMPCOM) comprising Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States. The Patron of TROMPCOM and the Amayanabo of Brass in Bayelsa State, His Royal Highness, King Diete Spiff, announced
...brother confessed to sleeping with wife for ten years
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the operator of the NNPC/CNL Joint Venture recently completed a 12-month on-the-job-training of seven (7) Nigerian graduates at CNL’s office and field locations. The training was part of CNL’s efforts to assist with building organizational capability in the oil and gas industry. This is the second batch of trainees that have
The Nigerian military says it is now monitoring the social media for comments that could be “anti-government, anti-military or anti-security”. John Enenche, director of defence information, said this when he appeared on Channels TV on Wednesday. He said the measure became necessary in the wake of hate speeches and comments threatening Nigeria’s unity. Eneche spoke
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is working closely with the international oil companies (IOCs) to deploy a structured and holistic security apparatus to tackle incidence of oil and gas infrastructure sabotage in the country. This was disclosed in Abuja by the General Manager, Group Security Department of the NNPC, Mr. Sam Otoboeze, who added
“We are not recruiting more people into the programme any more. Right now we are in the reintegration phase of the presidential amnesty programme.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, SPDC, Joint Venture has commenced production at Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2, a key project in the Niger Delta that will help to boost gas supply to the domestic market and maintain supply to the export market. Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2 follows the success of the first phase of the
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has began arrangement with the Federal Ministry of Environment to create a detailed action plan that would assist the nation to effectively address climate change issues in the maritime industry. The Director-General, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, who disclosed this at the stakeholders forum on MARPOL Annex VI and
Worried at the level of water contamination in the Niger Delta region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Federal government through its ministry of Water Resources has developed a water safety plan that will help protect communities from taking contaminated water within the region. This was disclosed yesterday by UNICEF Water
The former militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has on Wednesday mocked president Buhari over what his SSA on Media & Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said yesterday about his office and rat. Recall that Garba Shehu was quoted to have said yesterday that the office of Mr. president has been attacked and some valuable items destroyed by rat.
The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has said that the Commission will budget more than N4bilion this year for renovation and upgrade of learning environments across the Niger Delta. Mr. Ekere, who spoke during the 30th Anniversary of Akwa Ibom Association of Nigeria, AKISAN, in the United States, stressed the need for a revisit
The Rivers Professionals Group (RPG) has accused the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) of excluding citizens of the state from its recruitment exercise of 2013. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Princess Milner-Amadi, spokesperson of the RPG, alleged that the recruitment exercise was skewed in favour of the south-west and the north, with only six
As Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) prepares to organise local government election in the state, a Warri based banker, Ms Ebi Adams, of Okerenkoko ward in Warri South West Local Government Area has declared her intention to contest for councillorship position on platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ms Ebi Adam in an interaction
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of about 500 vessels, boats, barges, trucks, tankers and motorcycles seized from alleged oil thieves nationwide. The Federal Government had filed two ex-parte applications, seeking the forfeiture of the items and these were granted by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba on August 10 after taking
“Very soon, in a space of two years, oil will lose its relevance because there are many researches going on now for a safer and better energy which has reduced the importance of oil.
Notwithstanding that the president took Nigerians for granted, he was not impeached, but rather Nigerians were offering prayers for his recovery, daily, only for him to return with a language of combat and insult, describing his own citizens as "irresponsible elements"!
A true story of how matadors turned their homes to a gladiator’s ring.
Building on its tradition of leadership in safety and quality compliance within the global pipeline industry, Geecoms Integrated Services Limited has been awarded with International Standard Organisation (ISO) 9001:2015; 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications for Quality Management System (QMS) by a global certification body, InterConformity Assessment & Certification Company. The certification is coming after a
The families of three men allegedly arrested by soldiers at Ibelebiri community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on the relevant authorities to make known their whereabouts. They lamented that 15 months after the men were picked up, they had yet to hear anything from them. The names of those taken
At least one person has been reported killed during the inauguration of the Acting Chairman of the Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. A source said that this follows the violence that erupted at the venue of the event as many supporters of the party gathered for
Delta State Government, yesterday, has urged opposition political parties in the state not to heat up the polity, insisting that the N10 billion received recently from the Federal Government as the state’s share of the Paris Club refund was used judiciously. Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who stated this in
The Executive Director of Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, FNSE, has said the Niger Delta Region remains a viable place for foreign investment. Adjogbe, who represented the Managing Director of the Interventionist Agency, Mr. Nsima Ekere, made this remark during a meeting with a Consortium of Chinese Construction Firms at the NDDC Headquarters,
Security has been strengthened for the Acting Chairman of the EFCC Mr. Ibrahim Magu and his family, including his aged mother. It was learnt that some strangers have been prowling Magu’s residence in Maiduguri. Some policemen have been deployed in Magu’s uncompleted bungalow in Karshi, Abuja. According to a source who who pleaded not to
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has drawn the line on hate speech. He described hate speech as a species of terrorism. Osinbajo disclosed this while speaking at an ongoing security summit organised by the National Economic Council holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the Terrorism Prevention Act
