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 EKANPOU ENEWARIDIDEKE The story of that poor helpless village boy in Delta state who suffered afflictions of coronavirus, for whom mama Moses Oromola Jemigbeyi (Eluko) the 137-year old woman of Okerenkoko town in Gbaramatu Kingdom prayed tenaciously for recovery alongside the committed coronavirus-survival moves of Tompolo, and in whose behalf Okowa intervened and cured
BY MONOYO EDON Asamaigọ, you should always be recognized for all of your efforts and the many sacrifices you have made for our dear state, but especially so on your special day. While at the helm of Delta State as two-term democratically-elected Governor of Delta State, not only did you seamlessly adapt to address the
Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well – intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country,
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has imposed 48-hour curfew on the state begining from 6pm today Thursday, October 22. Details shortly
By Ebi Perekeme The Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta state has said that there is no rancour in the area as the #EndSARS protest escalate. The Kingdom said that it would support any genuine cause and that the general public should eschew fake videos in circulation in which gunmen were being seen. Spokesman of the kingdom
By Ebi Perekeme The headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has been set ablaze by angry youths who invaded the premises, chased out the workers before set the facilities on fire. The building was razed as the NPA fire fighters run for their dear lives and therefore unable to arrest the inferno. A staff
As the protest enters its second week with about 23 demands on the table of the Federal Government to deal with, we gather some of the best pictures from flashpoints across the oil city of Warri and its environs.
By Our Correspondent Staff of Television Continental, a private television station on Ikosi Road, Lagos, have cried for help as hoodlums have reportedly set the station on fire. The station is linked to a former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu, who is a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A reporter
By Our Correspondent Some youths in Edo State continued with their EndSars protest on Tuesday despite the 24-hour curfew announced by the state government. The protesters converged at Ugbowo Main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) junction, Ugbowo road, on Tuesday. Youths came out, as usual, to
Watch video of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) appearance in Egbesu temple six years after going underground.
—Tasks Oil Coys to Respect MoUs —We are happy with Otuaro –Communities By Ebi Perekeme Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, Monday, secured agreement to shelve planned shutdown of Forcados South Bank flow station by Ogulagha community in Burutu Burutu Local Government Area. In a statement by Bulou Kosin, Senior Special Assistant
—Gives Thanksgiving at Egbesu Temple By Ebi Perekeme Oporoza Community, Headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government of Delta State came alive yesterday Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, following a sudden appearance of High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo (popularly called Tompolo), at the Egbesu Shrine in Oporoza. ALSO READ: GbaramatuVoice releases never-before-seen pictures of
See never-before-seen pictures of High Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo after 6 years from Egbesu Temple. Photos by GbaramatuVoice
By Ebi Perekeme Hundreds of #EndSARS protesters on Sunday blocked all major entrance to the oil rich city of Warri, Delta State in continuation of the opposition to the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the newly created Special Weapons and Tactics unit. The youths, who caused heavy traffic along the Effurun Road-About in Uvwie
The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide “cyberwarfare” operation, as protests against police brutality continue in the country. The army said the operation will be under the banner of Exercise Crocodile Smile, which it said is an annual exercise and traditionally holds in the last quarter of the year. It made the announcement on
By Loveth Ojogun The second runner-up in the recently concluded Big Brother Naija (Lockdown Edition), Rebecca Hampson, better known as Nengi, has opened up on why she did not sleep on any man’s bed during the reality television show. The former beauty queen, who hails from Bayelsa State, noted that she decided to create boundaries
By Ebi Perekeme The two communities which are in Isoko South and North local government areas of the state are presently embroiled in renewed hostilities. GbaramatuVoice learnt that the two communities have been having an intractable dispute with intermittent clashes. The incident caused pandemonium in the two communities with the victims of the clash from
By Our Correspondent Fresh agitation is building in the Niger Delta region following perceived inequality in the implementation of the law guiding ownership and exploitation of solid minerals in the country. Niger Delta leaders and prominent interest groups are reportedly angry that indigenous artisans in Zamfara State and other parts of the north were allowed
Leaders of Ijaw communities in the Niger Delta region have restated their demand for the stoppage of the recently launched bidding processes for the allocation of oil licenses by the federal government. They described the bidding process without addressing the concerns of the affected people of the oil-rich states as insensitive. They also vowed to institute legal
By Ebi Perekeme The remains of renowned emeritus professor of literature and poet, Professor John Pepper Clark, was committed to mother earth at exactly 11.30p.m., on Thursday in his island country home in Kiagbodo town, Delta State, after a brief lying in state for few family members. Clark was buried after few words of prayers
The 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed. Chairman of the Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday. In his goodwill message at the inauguration of the special adhoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution, the INEC Chairman told members of
By Ebi Perekeme The body of renowned Nigerian literary icon, Professor John Pepper Clark, who died on Monday, will arrive his hometown Kiagbodo today, for burial. Chief Ebikeme Clark, former chairman of Burutu Local Government Council and son of Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark, disclosed this to GbaramatuVoice in a telephone. According to him,
JP Clark: GbaramatuVoice condoles with Pa Edwin Clark It is with a heart full of tears that we, at GbaramatuVoice, the most trusted and leading newspaper in the Niger Delta, recieved the passing on of Professor JP Clark, a renowned literary guru. Our heart goes out to the family members but especially, to Chief Edwin
By Joshua Williams The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, on Tuesday, kicked against the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie, as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, representing the South-South. The Situation Room which is a coalition of 70 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari has extended deepest condolence on behalf of the Federal Government to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family on the passing of the renowned writer and Emeritus Professor of Literature, Prof. John Pepper Clark. President Buhari in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Chief Femi Adesina paid tribute to one of Nigeria’s
By Ebi Perekeme Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark is dead. The poet is the younger brother of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. In a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark, for the family and Mr. Ilaye Clark, for the children and
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari, has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of one of his media aides, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission representing Delta State. Others are Prof. Mohammed Sani Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), and Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa). The letter was read by the
By Ebi Perekeme Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike says his administration would unveil more legacy projects to Rivers people in the next few months. Amongst the projects set for inauguration are the Mother and Child Ultramodern Hospital, the Real Madrid Academy and the Rebisi Flyover Bridge. Governor Wike, who disclosed this last week to
By Joshua Williams The Governor of Delta, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. The governor noted in a statement personally signed by him in Asaba, that the disbandment of SARS was a decisive and prompt
By Loveth Ojogun A student of Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin City, has received the “Most Outstanding Intern of the Year” award from GbaramatuVoice, the Niger Delta leading and most trusted newspaper. Student of Business Studies, Department of Mass Communication, BIU, Mr Joshua Williams received the award as a reporter while on three months placement
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has achieved eighty percent preparations for the upcoming Bayelsa Central and West senatorial bye-election slated for October 31, 2020 in the state. Briefing press men at the commission’s state secretariat in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, the state’ Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Cyril Omorogbe noted that
By Joshua Williams The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has described the first civilian governor of the state, the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, as a selfless leader who always placed the interest of the Ijaw nation above other considerations. Diri, who spoke in Amassoma during the fifth annual memorial anniversary programme in
By Ebi Perekeme Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has restated the need for Ijaw people to embrace unity and speak with one voice to actualise their dreams and developmental aspirations. The governor spoke at the weekend during a funeral service in honour of Nigeria’s pioneer Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Dr. Mofia Tonjo-Akobo, at Tombia
By Joshua Williams National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.) has incurred the wrath of Niger Delta groups for his comment that over N712 billion had been “wasted” on the region’s Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYC), the Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta
Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, says the controversial Water Resources Bill 2020 clearly guarantees the right of every citizen to water. At a media session at the weekend, Adamu said contrary to uninformed commentaries, “the Bill clearly declares that every citizen has a right to water. “If you have your traditional pond, you
