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.
Oyoko Primary School Saga: Matters Arising By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi The barrage of reactions and commentaries that trailed the recently published disturbing pictures that drew the attention of the Delta state government to the visibly distressed structures, dilapidated classrooms with fallen ceilings, windows and doors at Oyoko Primary School, Abavo, Ika South Local Government Area
EYESORE: Deplorable state of St Charles College in Abavo, hometown of Governor Okowa’s mother in Delta This is the sorrowful state of St Charles College in Abavo, hometown of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s mother in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. See photos below…
Western Delta University appoints Professor Osaghae as new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Professor Eghosa Emmanuel Osaghae has been appointed has the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of Western Delta University in Delta State. Eghosa is a distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University Ibadan and current Director-General of Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA),
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has flagged off the construction of a model student’s hostel at the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, just as it donated a 1,000KVA generator and a brand-new Coaster bus to the university. Performing the sod-turning ceremony at the university premises, the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo,
CURBING OIL THEFT: Tompolo meets stakeholders, Niger Delta ex-agitators …To assist FG curb crude oil theft in the region No fewer than five thousand ex-agitators and stakeholders from the oil bearing communities in the Niger Delta region are currently in a meeting with the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta,
NiMet raises alarm over imminent flood in Delta, Bayelsa, Sokoto, others The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has raised alarm over a high level of flood threat in six states across the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, the Director General of NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu said “we are present in every part of Nigeria
AGAIN! Shell confirms 5 barrels of oil spill in Ogoni community The Shell Petroleum Development Company has discharged five barrels of crude oil from its Trans Niger Pipeline into Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, following an operational failure. This was contained in a report of a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV)
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has resumed the suspended scholarship scheme for youths in the Niger Delta as part of efforts to eradicate poverty. Udengs Eradiri, special adviser to Efiong Akwa, NDDC interim administrator, announced the development on Friday in commemoration of the International Youth Day. The scholarship scheme, established in 2010,
Nollywood Actress, Nkechi Blessing, has claimed that she can buy a man with money and control him. During an Instagram live session with a car dealer and referee Chidi Mike, and three others, the movie star asserted that with her current financial status, she could buy a man, put him in her house and make
Miyetti Allah rejects Peter Obi, instructs Fulanis to vote against former governor …says Obi represents ‘Biafran interest’ The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, also known as Miyetti Allah, has said it has instructed every Fulani in the country not to vote for the presidential standard bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. According to the
NNPC launches app to monitor crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Friday launched ‘Crude Theft Monitoring Applications’ to curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The launch was held in Abuja on the sideline of the signing of renewed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) agreements between NNPC and its
Preparations hit top gear as Godfrey Pondi set to marry his heartthrob Niger Delta youth leader and Founder of Godfrey Pondi Book Club, Mr. Godfrey Tare Pondi is set to walk down the aisle with his heartthrob, Miss Kevwe Marris Ikpuri. The would-be husband announced this via his Facebook page while also announcing that the
Money Laundering Allegation: US Court Vindicates Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva …Orders Point Blank News to retract publications A US District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania has vindicated the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva over an alleged lodgement of $2,039,975 (Two million and thirty-nine thousand, nine hundred and seventy-five US dollars) into
Oyoko Primary School: An Avoidable Saga By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi As a background to this piece, it is important to underline that this author would be the very last person to insinuate that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta state, has not done good things as Governor of the state-that would be a
SOLUDO: Unknown gunmen now known; they’re Igbo who kill for human organs “Majority of them are Igbo who kill, harvest human organs for rituals, their objective being lucrative criminality” The Governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo, has said majority of the “unknown gunmen” behind the high rate of violence in the state are Igbo. Speaking
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has signed a contract extension with its partners for five major oil blocs with hopes of boosting Nigeria’s economy with $500 billion in revenue. According to the NNPC limited, the development is a major step toward boosting Nigeria’s crude production and “unlocking investments in the deepwater space post-Petroleum
TIMIEBI’S FIRST THOUGHTS OF LAMENTATION FROM PRISON BY EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE Catapulted by numerous items on my mind – very much unlike Wole Soyinka in his own seminal work, THE MAN DIED, when he was ‘prompted by two items on’ his table – I sat in my library engrossed in creative meditations, exercises, and mental search
International Youth Day 2022 and Nigerian Youth Ordeals By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Friday August 12, 2022, is a very important date in the global calendar. It is a day that the global community sets aside to celebrate this year’s International Youth Day. The important purpose of this annual celebration going by information from the United
Itsekiri groups protest in Warri, demand chairmanship of NDDC board A coalition of Itsekiri pressure groups, yesterday, took to major streets of Warri, Delta State, in protest, saying the chairmanship of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, board should be granted to the Itsekiri ethnic nationality as of right. The hundreds of protesters bearing placards with
PDP crisis depeens as Wike sues Atiku, Tambuwal, demands recognition as candidate Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in
OPEC says Nigeria is losing N101bn worth of crude oil as production dropped to 1.084mbpd in July 2022 Nigeria’s crude oil production plunged by 2.3 million barrels in July 2022 when compared to what the country produced in the preceding month of June, data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries showed on Thursday. In
Water Resources Bill: Niger Delta National Assembly members are sleeping – IYC The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), worldwide, has described the controversial Water Resources Bill recently reintroduced in the House of Representatives as highly provocative. The Bill before the National Assembly is said to be an amalgamation of already existing water resources laws that are
The Movement for Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP vice presidential candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa against claiming to be an indigene of Igbo extraction. A statement issued on Tuesday by the leader of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu alleged that the Delta State Governor had severally denied being
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Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel, has apologised for failing to perform at a show in Tanzania on Sunday. Daniel was arrested in Dar es Salaam on Monday for failing to perform at the show. Fans had earlier trashed the venue in anger at the non-appearance of the singer. ALSO READ: Timaya urges Nigerians to be wary
GbaramatuVoice: Celebrating 7 years of robust journalism in the Niger Delta It has become a ritual of the sort that on August 8 of every year, the publisher, management and staff of Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, owners of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper roll out drums, and harps to celebrate the Newspaper’s anniversary-as its maiden edition was published
Today in Nigeria and around the world: A roundup of the big news on Tuesday These are the big news across Nigeria and around the world that might interest you today, Tuesday, August 9, 2022. 1. 2023: We’ll use our votes against those who say Rivers don’t matter -Wike Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that anybody who despises the political capability of the State will be meted with the same treatment. Governor Wike made the declaration at the inauguration of the Orochiri -Worukwo (Waterlines junction) Flyover that was performed by the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Port Harcourt on Monday.
DELTA PDP CRISIS: Appeal Court fixes August 19 for hearing The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has adjourned till August 19, 2022, for proper hearing in the appeal seeking to upturn the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which declared Olorogun David Edevbie as the lawful and authentic candidate of the Delta State
The Governor of Delta state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has advocated a review of surveillance contracts on oil facilities to involve host communities in order to check the high rate of oil theft in the country. He said that reviewing oil surveillance contracts based on performance of the contractors and engagement of host communities would ensure
Six persons, including two expatriates and two police inspectors were killed by gunmen on Friday during an attack on their convoy in Kogi State. Also killed in the attack were two drivers of the expatriates working with the West Africa Ceramics Company Ajaokuta, in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state
Prominent Ijaw monarch in Bayelsa, Oboro VII, joins ancestors after 21 years on the throne The Amananaowei of Amassoma kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, His Royal Majesty, Major Graham Pele-ebimo Naigba (Rtd), Oboro VII, has journeyed yonder. The monarch passed on to join his ancestors on Tuesday, August 2, 2022
INSECURITY: Ijaw youths raise alarm over rising cases of kidnapping in Bayelsa The apex youth body of the Nine Niger Delta States, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, has expressed concern over the rising cases of kidnapping and other violent crimes in the state. The youth group said despite the efforts of the present administration
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed Sen. Dino Melaye and Dr Daniel Bwala as his spokespersons for 2023 presidential campaign. ALSO READ: ATIKU TO APC: 2023 is your year of judgment Abubakar in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Paul Ibe in
Shell shuts floating crude oil storage vessel over leakage A Shell Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel operating off the Bayelsa coastline, has been shut down due to water leakage, an official has said SPDC Spokesman, Mr Michael Adande who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the vessel has been safely anchored
BREAKING: Again, fire guts popular Miller Waterside in Warri The popular Miller Waterside located along the NPA express way in Warri, Delta state is currently on fire Details as to what caused the fire outbreak was still sketchy at the time of this report. More to follow…
