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 Joshua Williams The Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Dr Emmanuel Sideso (JP) OON, Abe 1, has suspended the Chief Priest of Owhoru Deity in Ekpan, Robinson Adereyo for six months for allegedly flouting the directive of the Ovie of Uvwie – in- Council to suspend all cultural festivals in Uvwie Local Government Area pending
Massive floods will sweep through many parts of the country between September and October, a Federal Government agency warned on Tuesday. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), which gave the red alert, advised residents of flood-prone areas to begin relocation because heavy rains will precipitate the flooding leading to destruction of property and likely loss
Regent of Ibule Soro in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo, Princess Moyinoluwa Falowo, has cried out over her continued stay in office due to inability to elect a new Monarch for the community. Princess Falowa said she wants to leave the throne to enable her continue her educational pursuit. Falowa, who spoke at
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has queried the competence of a petition challenging his qualification to contest the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. The governorship candidate of the Liberation Movement (LM) in the election, Vijah Opuama, filed the petition before the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which now sits in
Top government officials are Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract beneficiaries, a document by Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio has shown. This is besides the senators and House of Representatives members on the list communicated to House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila by Akpabio. The document also contains project descriptions, local government areas,
The leadership of the pan Ijaw youth groups, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) worldwide, on Tuesday made fresh demands over the recent crisis between the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the National Assembly Committee on NDDC. The group, which described as embarrassing and disgraceful the squabble between the two,
BY GABRIEL UKULI Unsung heroes often experience their moment of glory or greatest level of appreciation only once their journey on earth has passed. We often take for granted the contributions of many who, together, are responsible for building the foundation of our education. It is only upon reflection of their contributions with the finality
Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, Deputy Governor of Delta State, has begged oil-producing communities in Delta State to accept the Federal Government dialogue window over their demands for marginal fields in the region, amongst other concerns. This is coming against the backdrop of insistence by some oil communities among the Urhobo, Isoko, Ijaw and Itsekiri to go
By Norrison Quakers, SAN The ongoing probe of the Interim Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission has opened a can of worms in the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission, and the norms prevalent in Nigeria as a whole. The manifestation of economic and financial crime revealed by the ongoing probe, can be
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, Asari Dokubo has described the alleged mismanagement of N81 billion by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as mere pickpocketing. The National Assembly is currently investigating IMC over the alleged mismanagement of funds at the NDDC, Also, President Muhammadu Buhari had
In a bid to ensure the protection of mangroves and oceans in the country, the federal government is considering a National Mangrove Restoration Project that would deliver environmental and sustainable livelihood benefits for the Niger Delta region. Minister of State for Environment, Barr. Sharon Ikeazor, announced this as Nigeria joins the rest of the world
By Ebi Perekeme Snr. Boanerge (Dr.) Prophet Haggai Maware who passed on July 2, 2020, at a private hospital in Warri, Delta State will be buried on Friday, August 14, 2020, in Okerenkoko, hometown of the Deputy Governor of Delta state. Maware who is the Minister-in-Charge of C&S Church, Bibopere Zion, Okerenkoko town, Gbaramatu kingdom,
By Enaibo Asiayei The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Gbaramatu Clan has on Saturday, sent congratulatory message to the council’s newly elected President, Timothy Peter Igbifa. The message was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Ijaw Youth Council, Gbaramatu clan, Peter Pudie. According to the statement, “all set and dawn, the will of God
By Ebi Perekeme Prince Eniola Ojajuni has emerged the Ondo State governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Olajuni who was a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) took majority of the votes of delegates in Akure. The candidate according to a statement signed by Rev. Emmanuel
The Central Naval Command (CNC), of the Nigerian Navy (NN), has flagged-off a 90-day maritime operation, code named Operation DOUBENI II. Cdr. Blessed Nuhu, the Command’s Information Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, in Yenegoa. Nuhu said the operation was launched from the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA)’s Jetty, Warri. He said the operation
The immediate past Ijaw Commissioner, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Favour Izoukumor celebrates the life and legacies of his father as he marks the one year anniversary of his late father Chief. Tom Ogbeyerine Olioki Izoukumor at his residence in Ogbe-Ijoh town. Chief Izoukumor, who is also the incumbent Peoples Democratic
By Godbles Motiola, Joshua Williams & Joel Fesingha The indigenous contractors in Kantu and Odidi communities in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state, have on Friday, declared the Chairman, Neconde Energy Limited, Dr. Ernest Nnaemeka Azudialu-Obiejesi, popularly known as Obijackson an enemy to the region. Neconde, an indigenous oil and gas company, operates
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Central Zone, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) requesting for bye-elections to fill the vacant central and western senatorial seats belonging to Bayelsa State in the National Assembly. The Chairman of the council, Kennedy Olorogun, in a letter he addressed to the chairman of the commission, said
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs. In a tweet on Friday, the former governor said Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), must also be relieved of his position to show that the president is
By Enaibo Asiayei Tears and emotions flowed at Odimodi town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, as Enetimi Benikurukuru, wife of late Delta business magnate, Chief Second Benikurukuru, was buried, on Friday. The Niger Delta leading newspaper, GbaramatuVoice reports that she was buried at exactly 12.05 p.m. in a solemn mood amid tears
BY EBIKONDE VICTOR SOKOTO Gbaramatu Kingdom recently affirmed its leadership role. This was in self-reliance. The Kingdom organized one of the most peaceful and innovative elections in the history of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) since its inception. Without a doubt, this act has stamped the Kingdom’s commitment to the ‘1998 Kaiama Declaration.’ Various quarters
Are the police and the JTF in any collusion with that notorious criminal?
By Ebi Perekeme Niger Delta Youth Forum (NDYF), has on Thursday presented an award of Excellence in Good Leadership to the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo for developing youths in the region. The awards, presented by the youth body to Tompolo
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday, been urged to return the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Presidency. The Coordinator of the Ijaw Monitoring Group and a former Publicity Secretary of the Ijaw National Congress, Mr. Joseph Evah made the called when he appeared as a guest in Arise Television. Evah while reacting to
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday, shot a policeman attached to a construction company, Danatrite Construction Company in Oban, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, to death. The gunmen also kidnapped four foreigners working in the company. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident, which happened in the early
By Ebi Perekeme Following the ongoing probe against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over financial misappropriation, the leadership of Edo Progressive Indigenes Association (EPIA), has threatened to institute court action against the Edo State office of the Commission, if the office is found wanting. Chief Dr Bishop J.O.Enoyiogiere Edokpolo, Edo Indigenous Movement Leader and
By Ebi Perekeme Following the expiration of 10-days ultimatum, the people of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta state, has commenced arrangements to shut down oil and gas operations in the state. Recall that the protesting Gbaramatu kingdom issued a 10-day ultimatum, which expired Thursday July 9, 2020, to the Federal
BY JOEL BENALAYEFA FESINGHA, ETHEL EMUESIRI OGHENECHOJA, FAVOUR ESINONE AND JOSHUA WILLIAMS The CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19) has emerged as one of the deadliest virus to have struck the world. This virus has placed the whole world including the world superpowers on standstill as it affected virtually all the sectors ranging from the very vital
By Jerome-Mario Utomi In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, a Public institution is an institution conducted with the approval, and from the funds of the public. While explaining that whenever such an institution ceases to have public support, it forfeits its right to exist, Gandhi observed that most institutions maintained on permanent funds are often
By Ebi Perekeme Following last weekend’s election of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), at Oporoza, Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, the Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Douye Diri, insisted that its administration cannot afford to have an acrimonious council. This according to him was responsible for him being neutral during the election. He insisted that rather than
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Kemebradikumo Pondei will no longer appear before it panel probing him the agency’s Interim Management Committee (IMC). Gbajabiamila also directed the panel to use documents he already tendered to the panel to
By Ebi Perekeme The Immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated the leadership of the Season Ijaw Youths for a successful quadrennial convention. The former Governor congratulated Mr. Peter Igbifa, who was elected President of the IYC at the just concluded convention at Oporoza, Delta State on Sunday.
President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting which started a few minutes after 11am is holding inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. GbaramatuVoice gathered that Jonathan may seize the opportunity of the meeting to brief Buhari on the assignment recently given him by the Economic Community of West African States
BY PIUS UGHAKPOTENI As a participant observer in the Niger Delta project, I am amazed that over the past few weeks an incredibly enormous amount of energy has been expended by various individuals, groups and corporate entities on issues around the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large, with little
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, collapsed today at the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC. The Commission wishes to disclose that Prof Pondei has been ill for the past two weeks. This morning, his condition deteriorated, and his doctors advised against attending
