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.
Flood Control: Delta State Government calls for construction of new dams The Director General of the Delta State Orientation Bureau, Dr. Eugene Uzum, has said that the construction of additional dams in Nigeria will provide serve as lasting solution to the perennial flooding in the country Uzum stated this recently while he made an appearance
BREAKING: Tinubu returns from London President candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has returned to Nigeria after observing a 10-day rest in the United Kingdom. He was received by a delegation led by his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima, former APC chair Adams Oshiomhole and others. He alighted from the
Pipeline Surveillance Contract: An X-ray of Guardian Newspaper’s apology to Chief Tompolo By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The recent apology tendered by the Guardian Newspaper to High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, the Ibe-Ebidouwei of Ijaw Nation, over a libelous editorial comment by the newspaper on the N48 billion pipeline surveillance contract recently awarded Tompolo
BREAKING: Rivers Assembly derecognises Celestine Omehia as former governor …asked to return N600m benefits, N96.5m pension within 7 days The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed a motion to derecognise Celestine Omehia, as a former Governor of Rivers State. The motion was moved by the Leader of the House, Martin Amaewmule, to reverse an
NNPCL discovers 4km illegal pipeline operated for 9 years undetected in Niger Delta …Brass, Forcados, Bonny terminals operating zero production – Kyari …Says 395 illegal refineries deactivated The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it has uncovered an illegal 4-kilometre (km) pipeline from Forcados terminal to the sea, and a loading port that had
[PHOTOS] Bayelsa governor meets Buhari in Aso Rock Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Governor Diri, who was accompanied to the meeting by his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, former Military Governor of Rivers State and Amanyanabo of Twon Brass, King Alfred Diete-Spiff,
Nigeria at high risk of importing Ebola, NCDC warns The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria is at high risk of importing Ebola from Uganda. Uganda had declared an outbreak of Ebola after a 24-year-old male exhibited symptoms of the disease, tested positive, and later died. As of September 29, the Uganda ministry
NNPCL declares N674b profit after tax …says major crude oil trunk lines shut down in Niger Delta The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, announced that the NNPC as a corporation grew its profit after tax and assets from N287bn and N15.86tn in 2020, to N674bn and N16.3tn
World Teachers’ Day: NUT tells Nigerian governors to pay salary arrears The Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday called on state governors that owe teachers salary arrears to use their remaining months in office to pay off the arrears. The union’s Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, made the call in an interview with the News Agency
[VIDEO] Girlfriends of ‘YAHOO BOYS’ protest against EFCC in Delta A now-viral video has shown ladies believed to be girlfriends of Yahoo boys protesting against the incessant arrest of their boyfriends by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). ALSO READ: How peaceful protests against EFCC turned violent, bloody in Delta In the video posted
How ‘Yahoo Boys’ protests against EFCC turned violent, bloody in Delta Tuesday’s protest embarked upon by youths against the operations of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Delta State has turned violent and bloody. The protesters alleged incessant harassment, molestation and arrest by officials of the anti-graft agency. However, the protest
How Delta state topped debtors’ table in Niger Delta …as Okowa borrows over N378b in six months The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO), has said that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa led Delta state Government owes the highest domestic debt figures among the six Niger Delta states as of June 30, 2022. According to the Debt Management
Davido and Chioma Latest Updates Afrobeat star Davido and his ex-fiancee, Chioma Avril Rowland appeared to have reconciled their differences after they were seen together at the weekend. The 29-year-old singer proposed to Chioma but the engagement later went sour after news broke out that he fathered a fourth child with an American model and
Champions League: Liverpool to battle Rangers – team news, stats Venue: Anfield Date: Tuesday, 4 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST Rangers are preparing to face the best version of Liverpool in the Champions League, despite their ongoing struggles in the Premier League. The Anfield side are ninth in the English top flight – 11 points off
MARVEL RELEASES TRAILER OF ‘BLACK PANTHER 2’ Marvel Studios has released the official trailer for its long awaited sequel “Black Panther: #WakandaForever.” A sequel to its 2020 blockbuster “Black Panther” the new film tells the story of the Wakanda People in a world following the death of their beloved king T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman). ALSO READ:
Federal Government to re-open 180,000bpd Trans Niger Pipeline after 6 months of closure Six months after the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) was shut down due to vandalism and oil theft, the Federal Government is set to re-open the pipeline which has a production capacity of 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day. GbaramatuVoice learnt that
Nigeria At 62: Regime chain of corruption By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi The word corruption came from the Latin word corruptus, which “means to break or to destroy.” Corruption according to AL-Gore, a former Vice President of the United States (USA), destroys and breaks that trust which is absolutely essential for the delicate alchemy at the
Nigeria is really 62 years old, but where is the Niger Delta? BY JESSICA EKON-AMIEYEGBA FEKE In Nigeria, crude oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in the year 1956, at Oloibiri in the present day Bayelsa state. Nigeria on her part gained independence from the British Colonial masters on the 1st of October, 1960.
Pipeline Surveillance: How Tantita, Tompolo’s dedication is improving Nigeria’s economy By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board Looking at the volume of intelligence reports dispatched that have led to shocking discoveries, and progress made curbing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, the GbaramatuVoice believes that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), took a right decision
BREAKING: Pere of Akugbene, Kalanama VIII, loses wife Wife of the Pere of Akugbene Mein Kingdom in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta state, Her Royal Majesty, Queen Gloria Kuroakegha Luke, has reportedly passed on, GbaramatuVoice reports. His Royal Majesty, Pere S.P. Luke, Kalanama VIII (JP), who is the First Vice Chairman of the Delta
BREAKING: Phyna wins Big Brother Naija Season 7, clinches N100m grand prize Big Brother housemate, Phyna has won season 7 of the popular TV show. The top two finalists from the 10 weeks show were Phyna and Byran. In his last address to the final two contestants, Biggie said, “the world now awaits you. You
Silent questions for members of Obidient Movement By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board The GbaramatuVoice Newspaper has watched with keen interest the burniing desire by the Obidient Movement to institute a new political order in the country via the forthcoming 2023 general elections. For the sake of clarity, Obidient Movement is a newly formed political pressure group
LANGUAGE ACTIVISTS AND THE RETIREMENT OF IJAW LANGUAGE “Izontu mi egberi mi mo ami na weri emi? Bele boseria kuro emi!” BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE Ijaw is dead! The death occurred yesterday. For decades Ijaw had been depressed caused by afflictions of the disease named ‘IZONFIYEBOWAISM’. She committed suicide out of the depression of being recklessly
Nigeria at 62: A Reflection By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Going by historical events and developments starting from 1914, it is evident that Nigeria is not a natural country, state or nation but an artificial creation via a marriage of two unwilling brides who had no say in their forced and ill-fated union- amalgamation of the
How will pensioners in Delta state celebrate independence day? By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board As Deltans join the rest of Nigerians to mark yet another independence day on Saturday, October 1, 2022, the celebration provides GbaramtuVoice a great opportunity to reflect on how off track Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s led administration has taken Delta state. From crushing
BREAKING: Ibrahim Gusau elected new NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Gusau was voted into the position at the federation’s committee election held in Benin on Friday. He polled 21 votes to defeat his closet challenger, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, who got 12. More
EXCLUSIVE: Egbema communities where Okowa is not considered as their governor By GbaramatuVoice Editorial Board It was meant to be a conventional fact finding mission by the GbaramatuVoice team to Egbema communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state, on Sunday, September 25, 2022. But at the end, the visit to the communities
Pipeline Surveillance Contract: Idama Ekulama community backs Tompolo, seeks involvement By Fejiro Jimitota The people of Idama (Ekulama) community, Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers state, has expressed happiness over the recent surveillance contract awarded to High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, but lamented that as stakeholders, they have neither been consulted nor
New report reveals how Niger Delta communities lived in depressing, deplorable conditions A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed how “communities in the Niger Delta continue to live in depressing and deplorable conditions, despite the fact that the wealth derived from these areas is the main economic mainstay for
BREAKING: Court rejects Senate President Lawan, declares Machina’s APC senatorial candidate The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Bashir Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate of the party. The presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, nullified the parallel primary election that
Ebikeme hails Fiyewei of Gbaramatu at 59, salutes his selflessness The Director General, Contact and Mobilization, Ovie Omo-Agege Campaign Organization, Chief Bosin Ebikeme, has joined the list of eminent Niger Deltans to felicitate with the Fiyewei of Gbaramamtu Kingdom, Chief Godspower Gbenekama (JP), as he celebrates his 59th birthday. Gbenekama, today Wednesday, September 28, clocked
BREAKING: Delta police confirm arrest of Presidential Amnesty students’ leader, Patrick Padiayefa The Police Command in Delta state on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Ovie Patrick Padiayefa, leader of the Presidential Amnesty students, who led other colleagues in a peaceful protest at Novena University, Ogume, over fake admission. ALSO READ: Presidential amnesty student leader, Patrick
BREAKING: Presidential amnesty student leader, Patrick Padiayefa, kidnapped Ovie Patrick Padiayefa, the Presidential Amnesty student leader who coordinated the Gbaramatu amnesty students’ wing during recently held protest at the Novena University, Ogume, Delta state, has been reportedly kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. The 25-years-old student from Oporoza, Gbaramatu kingdom was kidnapped on Tuesday,
Education Sector and Nigeria’s Revolving Underdevelopment Doors By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi One recent occurrence that typifies the nations’ education sector as an area in urgent need of help is the current shoddy state of Ologbo Primary and secondary schools, Ologbo, Obarentin community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo state, formerly called Rubber Research Institute
Celebration as deposed monarch of Agbarho kingdom returns to palace …war, power tussle are no longer fashionable – Ogugu 1 By Fejiro Jimitota To the good people of ancient Agbarho community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state, Monday, September 26, 2022, will remain a day to remember. It was a day that
