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.
An estimated 84 million barrels of Nigerian crude oil is currently stranded at sea, a report by Wall Street Journal has said. In an April 27 report, the newspaper said cargo ships filled with Nigerian crude had nowhere to go and Nigerian oil companies were competing to fill the “last few empty tankers still left
By Ebi Perekeme The people of New Jerusalem Zion in Oporoza of Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta state were in the early hours of today, May 2, thrown into sadness as the lifeless body of their son, Mr. Michael Brakemi Uyabor, was recovered from the river. It was leant that Uyabor, who was 30 drowned in the
By Enaibo Asiayei Leaders of Kunukunuma community in Gbaramatu kingdom yesterday distributed foods and other relief items to the people of the community, to cushion the effects of the lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The leaders said the gesture was aimed at reducing the suffering of the teeming Kunukunuma populace as a result of
By Ebi Perekeme Prominent Ijaw leaders have mounted pressure on former Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson to join the race for the Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election. Over 15 famous leaders, who once occupied top positions in Ijaw struggle such as Dr. Felix Tuodolo, Asari- Dokubo, Frank Omare, Udengs Eradiri, Frank Omare, Alfred Kemepado, Mr Oyinfie Jonjon
By Ebi Perekeme Delta State Government has maintained its position on the state’s boarder closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that its borders across the state remains closed to all commuters including other road users. Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, the Deputy Governor of Delta State briefed Journalists Wednesday April 29 on the stance of
By Ebi Perekeme President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the stay of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) till December 31, 2020. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the extension was due to forensic audit of the Commission, ordered last
—Rivers 6, Bayelsa 4, Delta 2 Nigeria on Thursday recorded 204 new cases of coronavirus, its highest daily figure since the first case was recorded in February. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced new cases via its twitter page, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,932 204 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 80-Kano
By Ebi Perekeme An Environmentalist, and Chairman, Board of trustees, Centre for Environmental Preservation and Development (CEPAD), Mr Furoebi Akene, has attributed the dead fishes littering the Niger Delta coastline to the discharge of toxic chemicals from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)’s operations at Forcados oil export terminal. Akene who spoke with DAILY POST on
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave with full benefits, pending the conclusion and outcome of the on-going forensic audit. The action is based on the advice of the Lead Consultant on the Forensic Audit exercise, which has been accepted by the Interim Management
By Ebi Perekeme The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave with full benefits, pending the conclusion and outcome of the on-going forensic audit. The action is based on the advice of the Lead Consultant on the Forensic Audit exercise, which has been accepted by the Interim Management
Mass retirement of senior staff of The Niger Delta Development CommissionNiger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) may take place today, The Nation has been reliably informed. It was gathered the action may affect senior staff of the commission with two years or less to retire. Some of those that may be consumed by the purge are
By Ebi Perekeme Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he has no accounts or property abroad. Jonathan made the comment in response to a report that the federal government has requested for the statements of public officers including him and his wife, Patience; former ministers of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke and Rilwanu Lukman. The request was reported
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported four new deaths and 195 fresh cases of COVID-19. The centre announced this in a tweet in the early hours of Wednesday. 195 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 80-Lagos 38-Kano 15-Ogun 15-Bauchi 11-Borno 10-Gombe 9-Sokoto 5-Edo 5-Jigawa 2-Zamfara 1-Rivers 1-Enugu 1-Delta 1-FCT 1-Nasarawa As at 11:50pm
STATE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR, DR IFEANYI OKOWA, GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, ON THE STATE OF THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2019. My Dear Deltans, I begin this broadcast by first thanking all of you for your understanding and cooperation in this very challenging period in human history. Except
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the federal government to immediately carry out a system-wide investigation into revelations of alleged fraud, stealing and looting of funds at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The party added that under the current management, NDDC has become an automated teller machine (ATM) for corrupt APC leaders and
–Vows to pull down any building violating the order Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced a lockdown of parts of Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas in view of the failure of residents of the affected areas to comply with the regulations of the State Government to check the spread of coronavirus.
Bayelsa State has recorded its first coronavirus case as the total confirmed cases in the country jumped to 1273. 91 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 43-Lagos 8-Sokoto 6-Taraba 5-Kaduna 5-Gombe 3-Ondo 3-FCT 3-Edo 3-Oyo 3-Rivers 3-Bauchi 2-Osun 1-Akwa Ibom 1-Bayelsa 1-Ebonyi 1-Kebbi As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
By Ebi Perekeme A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, Hon. (Mrs.) Fanty Goodness Wariyai, has lost her mother. In an announcement issued by the family, of which a copy was made available to GbaramatuVoice, it was gathered that Wariyai’s mother passed out around 1:30pm today, April 26. Mrs.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Friday made an unscheduled visit to the boundary points with Delta and Rivers to enforce the directive on the COVID-19 lockdown of the state. It was gathered that the unplanned visit was not unconnected with reports of two suspected cases of coronavirus infection, which caused panic in the
–The chairman has kept to his threat – Footballer’s friend –Our son’s death is unlawful – Ijaw Youth Development Association The Chairman of the Victory Estate in the Iba area of Lagos State, Olu James, has allegedly shot dead a resident of the estate, Stephen Doubra Legbe, an Ijaw Indigene from Arogbo kingdom, Ese Odo
By Ebi Perekeme The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was said to be aimed at restoring sanity and prudence in the management of the Commission, and would ensure the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking on Wednesday, April 22, in a press release by Charles Obi Odili, Director, Corporate
By Abosede Omowumi Babatunde In the Niger Delta’s coastal communities, oil pollution of the marine environment has depleted the fishing and water resources that people have traditionally depended on for their livelihoods. This has led to a complex pattern of conflicts in the region since the late 1990s. Oil spills, gas flaring, and other activities
The traditional prime minister of Tuomo kingdom in Delta and Bayelsa states, High Chief Mike Loyibo, has doled out multi-million naira as gift to about one thousand vulnerable indigenes to cushion the effect of COVID-19 in the kingdom. Loyibo gave out the cash on Wednesday at Tuomo community, traditional head of the kingdom in Burutu
The Delta State Government has announced that the state has recorded two new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba. He said that the new cases has brought the total confirmed cases in the state to six, with one death and
…As Three Doctors, Three Others Kept In Isolation Delta state on Wednesday recorded her 5th case of COVID-19 at the Otu-Jeremi General Hospital, Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta state. In a press release by Mr. Noah Edeamrigho, Chief Press Secretary to Ughelli South Council Chairman, said the case was made known to
Bayelsa State has extended the lockdown of its borders for another two weeks. Governor Douye Diri gave the directive on Tuesday evening in a statement by his Acting Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, following the expiration of the earlier two-week deadline. He said the lockdown affects inter-state vehicular movement, closure of drinking bars at
The kidnapped Edo Commissioner for Science and Technology, Emmanuel Agbale is alive despite Friday evening’s killing of his police orderly. The Nation learnt last night the criminals eventually contacted members of the victim’s family and they were allowed to speak with him. The family source was however silent on the demanded ransom. The source said Edo
A group, The Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF) has called on Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike to urgently watch his utterances and not destroy the vision of the founding fathers of the state. The group, in a statement by its spokesman, Onyeche Nnatah Peters, berated the governor for what it described as “acts unbecoming of a
By Editor The lingering dispute between the people of Ovre-Eku community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state and Orhiovwon Local Government Area of Edo State has taken a worrisome dimension, following the alleged invasion of Ovre-Eku residents by gunmen. The gunmen, who reportedly carted away properties and destroyed houses belonging to Ovre-Eku
By Editor An Anglican priest, Revd Anthony Oyi, has been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herders on his farm at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the priest, who hails from Issele-Mkpitime, had gone with his family to the farm where he was kidnapped on Saturday morning alongside. The
Following measures taken by the Ebonyi state government to curtail the spread of coronavirus, Ebonyi state Police Command yesterday has admitted that there has been an increase in crime in the state as a result of the lockdown and banning of commercial motorcycle in the state. Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Loveth Odah made this
By Ebi Perekeme The lawmaker representing Warri South West Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, on Saturday April 18th, distributed food Items and some money to his constituents to cushion the hardship occasioned by restriction of movement to contain the spread of Coronavirus. While presenting the items to Hon.
By Ebi Perekeme Coalition of Burutu Political leaders under the auspices of Burutu House, has distributed palliative materials to all the eleven wards in the area as part of measures to cushion the adverse effects of the stay-at-home order caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The relief materials worth over 15milion Naira donated included bags of
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a middle-aged woman in a hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Public Relation Officer of the command Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the news to the Nation on Friday said the lifeless body of the woman, aged between 30 and 34 years was found
Apprehension has enveloped the Ughelli Central hospital after a male patient suspected to have shown symptoms of the corona virus, was whisked away by his relatives who had rushed him to the hospital for treatment over fears of him being isolated. The hospital is one of the holding centers established by the state government for
