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.
By Ebi Perekeme Amidst growing controversies over the non-inauguration of an already screened and confirmed board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, a first class traditional ruler in the Niger Delta and Ovie of Idjerhe kingdom – His Royal Majesty, King Obukowho Monday Whiskey JP, Udurhie 1, has said the National Assembly should urgently
…Chevron, NAPIMS describe implementation of the projects as fruit of partnership The Itsekiri Oil and Gas Producing /Impacted Communities Development Committee, IPCDC, popularly known as IRDC on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday November 23, 24 and 25, respectively, commissioned 72 projects worth over one billion Naira (N1,000,000,000). The projects included seventy, 2-bedroom bungalows spread
The Ijaw ethnic group, on Thursday, became the first to sign the Niger Delta People’s Charter on resource control and self-determination. The pact was signed on behalf of Ijaw indigenes by His Royal Majesty, King Frank Okiakpe, Agadagba X of Gbaraun kingdom. The ceremony took place in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, a statement by
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Wednesday said that, as part of his administration’s commitment to primary healthcare delivery, pregnant women were delivered free of charge, get a ‘birth pack’, plus N500 (Five hundred Naira). Ikpeazu spoke while fielding questions from a team of Channels Television anchors on its flagship programme, Sunrise. The Governor,
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the pollution caused by the Nembe oil spill in Bayelsa State, Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, is “massive” and could only be compared to the impact of atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the World War II. “It was like a Hiroshima site,” she
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described the death of Mr. Tony Uranta, executive secretary of foremost advocacy group, United Niger Delta Energy Development and Security Strategy (UNDEDSS), as a painful loss to Nigeria, Niger Delta and indeed the Ijaw nation. Mr. Uranta, who was a member of the defunct Federal Government Technical Committee
The new militant group in Rivers State, Bayan-Men, has attacked another oil facility belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Obosi area of Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area. The attack came following the expiration of the 24-hour ultimatum the group gave to Agip to address its demands. It was gathered that the violent
Popular Niger Delta activist and fierce critic, Tony Uranta has died after long battle with ill-health. Uranta, who was Executive Secretary of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 57. Sources closed to the deceased said Uranta died after serious battle with undisclosed ailment. On-Air Personality Jimi Disu announced
The Federal Government has directed Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, to visit a Bayelsa community and investigate the level of damage caused by the recent oil spillage. Sylva said this on Wednesday while speaking to the State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. A wellhead in the Santa Barbara
Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of the state. According to the governor in a statement issued by his Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, the curfew takes immediate effect. In the statement, the curfew became imperative following the
By Loveth Ojogun The remains of Madam Ebikeseiye Christiana Mulade nee Timiyan, mother of Comrade Sheriff Mulade, one of the 2023 Delta state governorship aspirants, will be laid to rest in Kokodiagbene town, this weekend. In a statement made available to newsmen by his media aide on youth mobilization, Dickson Agbor, Mulade specially requests the
As part of measures to address the recent unfortunate oil spillage at Santa Barbara in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the Federal Government has directed the exploration company, AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited (AEEPCo) to halt operations in the area until proper investigation is carried out and adequate measures put in
Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti have been nominated for 2022 Grammy Awards in the Global Music Album and Global Music Performance categories. The Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards in a live stream on Tuesday Wizkid was nominated in the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ category
Some women from the Niger Delta, on Tuesday, shut down the main entrance of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in protest over the delay in the release of the report of the forensic audit of the commission as well as the constitution of the substantive board. The aggrieved women sealed off the main entrance
With so much suffering being faced by communities from gas flaring and pollution in the Gelegele community, oil industry profits gained appear to have blinded companies to the negative impacts. The issue of gas flaring has been a major source of environmental damage and habitual loss in the Niger Delta region and has adversely affected
The Okrika Council Secretariat Complex was a beehive of activity today as members of the Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI) from Okrika and Ogu/Bolo LGAs converged for a verification and sensitization program. The program which was held in the Okrika Local Government Multi Purpose Hall had National, State, LGA and Ward leaders in attendance. Speaking during
Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (PGPA), Chevron Nigeria Limited has stressed the importance of transparency and accountability as part of the corporate governance for community development. The oil and gas chief, who was represented by Kayode Adeboye, communications coordinator, said this in his address at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of
A new militant group in the Niger Delta region code-named Bayan-Men has blown up an oil facility operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, (NAOC) in Ogba-Egbema-Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State. The angry militants, who destroyed oil well, OB5, (Obiavu-5) in the area, accused the oil firm of failing to deal directly with the
By Ebi Perekeme The Beleukoriwei of Arogbo-Ibe, High Chief Bibopere Ajube, has congratulated the respected monarch of Arogbo Ijaw kingdom in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, His Imperial Majesty, Pere (Barr.) Zacchaeus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, on the occasion of his birthday. Congratulating the revered Ijaw monarch, Chief Ajube described the Agadagba
By Enaibo Asiayei The Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper, the GbaramatuVoice has sent out congratulatory message to a respected Ijaw monarch – His Imperial Majesty, Pere (Barr.) Zacchaeus Doubra Egbunu (JP), Opukutu III, the Agadagba of Arogbo-Ibe Kingdom. The message released by the publisher/CEO, Jacob Abai, said: “Happy birthday to a prestigious November
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is seeking foreign technical expertise to halt the ongoing oil leak at an oilfield it operates in Nembe, Bayelsa. The leak occurred on Nov. 5, 2021. Aiteo, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mathew Ndianabasi, noted that it has intensified its response by seeking the assistance
Oil has been spilling from a well owned by Nigeria’s Aiteo Eastern E&P and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC for two weeks in southern Nigeria, local residents and politicians said on Friday, saying it threatened the environment and local economy. Aiteo said on November 9 an “extremely high order” oil spill had started on
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has expressed displeasure with Aiteo Group over the company’s failure to stop the ongoing oil spill in Santa Barbra Well 1, OML 29, more than two weeks after the leak started. To this end, the governor has charged the oil firm to be prepared for the consequences of their inaction,
By Loveth Ojogun The ancient kingdom of Egbema in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, stood still on Friday, as Chief Promise Lawuru, Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Delta State on Security Matters, buried his mother – Mrs Yellow Lawuru, in Ogbinbiri town. The deceased passed on Friday, 27th August
…Sets up 5-man disbursement committee Nigerian top singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has given all the donations given to him by friends, in celebration of his birthday, to charity. In a press statement released on Saturday on his verified Instagram handle, the music star said the total amount of the donation is N200,000,000.
By Ebi Perekeme Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has felicitated with the former President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, as he marked his 64th birthday with a lecture at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on Friday, 19th November, 2021. GbaramatuVoice reports. Speaking at the well attended event which had the Senate President,
The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, has expressed how pathetic it was for him to watch his brother die, while on life support machine. “It is a very tough time for us; its been very trying, especially for myself. “Having a brother like him; once you lose him, it is really very painful. He
Ex-militants under the Phase III of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in Delta State have demanded for their guns and other weapons which they surrendered to the Federal Government in 2011. The ex-militants are making the demand as a result of alleged failure of the FG to fulfill it’s own part of the bargain for
A former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Delta State, Olorogun Kenneth Okpara, who recently joined the 2023 governorship race is dead. Confirming the incident was the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu on his Facebook page stating that “one of the Governorship aspirants for the
By Ebi Perekeme The Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC), has demanded immediate relief to communities impacted by the current oil and gas leaks from the Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company – operated oilfield at Nembe in Bayelsa. The demand is contained in a letter, dated November 15 and signed by Prof Monday Gold, President, Dr
The constant serial pollution by multinationals operating in the coastal region has, over the years, been treated with kid gloves. Communities have been set in disarray for selfish exploration and exploitation of the helpless people whose source of livelihood solely depend on the coastline and fishing in particular. Venting their displeasure over years of alleged
Electricity consumers in Warri and its environs have lamented how the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) is killing businesses in Warri through escalating bills amid poor power supply. They urged the management of the BEDC to adjust their billing pattern so that businesses in the oil rich city can thrive. Emmanuel Okoro, who owns a
By Enaibo Asiayei The Country Director and CEO of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice – CEPEJ, Chief (Comrade) Sheriff Mulade on Wednesday November 17, 2021, commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for the upgrade and transfer of the School of Marine Technology, Burutu, from the Ministry of Transport to that of Higher Education
By Emmanuella Soroghaye Train services across the country have been shut down as the three-day warning strike embarked on by railway workers nationwide begins. The warning strike by workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to hold from November 18th to November 20th. The workers’ unions had declared the strike to demand increased wages
By Ebi Perekeme Leaders of the Niger Delta, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, against what they termed the maltreatment of the region in the scheme of things by the Federal Government. The leaders under the auspices of Presidents-General of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities (CPG-NDEN) took their protest march to the
