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.
Unscrupulous people, described as crude oil thieves have set fire on an oil pipeline, belonging to Italian oil giant Agip at Ubeta community in the Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the field is operated by Nigeria Agip Oil Company, a subsidiary of Italy’s Eni. Ubeta
By Jerome-Mario Utomi At a function organized by the United Nation Information Centre (UNIC), and the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), on Friday 20th September 2019, in Lagos, to mark this year’s International Day of Peace which had as theme, “Climate Action For Peace”, I listened with rapt attention to the keynote speaker, Mr Ronald
In this interview, the CEO of Ezonebi Training Centre, Lagos, Madam Enetimi Evah Bunuzigha popularly known as Royal Mother, has dispelled speculations making the rounds that she was arrested by the Economic Financial and crimes commission (EFCC). Evah, who’s a consultant to Presidential Amnesty Programme, however said that the scheme must be sustained, How did
Diplomatic liaison with extensive history of collaborating with wide array of stakeholder groups on substantial public issues, including negotiating with parties hostile to issues, as well as peace building in the Niger Delta Region. ▪ Highly organized, creative leader and multi-tasker with proven track record of overseeing day-to-day operations, planning and organizing team efforts, as
By Shina Badmus A Nigeria based Non Governmental Organisation, Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) on Friday, September 20, had another impressive show in Lagos where the NGO commemorated the annual International Day of Peace in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre, UNIC, and Lagos State Ministry of Environment. The peace event drew
By Enaibo Asiayei & Shina Badmus In this first phase of interview with the President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Barr. Oweilaemi Pereotubo Roland speaks on the Presidential Amnesty Programme on GbaramatuVoiceTV programme tagged Focus on Niger Delta, he said that the authorities have been on the Rehabilitation stage, which is stage two of
—Also talk of employment and empowerment – King Timiyan By Loveth Ojogun The Managing Director, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Askia Ogieh, has said the commission decided to embark on town hall meetings with oil-producing ethnic groups in the state in a bid to ensure that the people own projects established
By Shina Badmus The Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta, PIND Foundation, on Friday September 20, 2019, organized a sensitization meeting for the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groupings in Koko, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State. The meeting was aimed at proposing a permanent solution for a peaceful coexistence between the two communities.
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro has reiterated the state’s stance to continue to partner with security agencies and critical stakeholders to put an end to oil bunkering and other unpatriotic actions disadvantageous to the economy of the country. He, however, turned up his nose at the activities of some security agencies, which
By LOveth Ojogun The Chairman/Managing Director, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), Jeff Ewing, chaired the 2019 edition of the PRSG-Richardson Health, Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) Forum at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. In a press release made available to GbaramatuVoice, theGeneral Manager, Policy Government and Public Affairs, Esimaje Brikinn at the programme on
By Enaibo Asiayei The traditional ruler of Ogulagha Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Elder Capt. Joseph Timiyan has appealed to the new board of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) not to disappoint the Governor of Delta state in the discharge of their responsibilities in their new offices. Timiyan expressed his gratitude to the governor
By Shina Badmus It is important for people to become aware of the dangers of violence to their communities.The Warri Multi Stakeholders’ Platform (MSP) will be convening three town hall meetings to promote peaceful coexistence and tolerance between Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic groups. The town hall meetings were part of the peace-building sensitization initiatives of
By Esther Poweide The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with its joint venture partners, Shell Production Development Company and Belema OIL, has resolved the dispute on the operation of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 25. According to a report by News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the feuding group at the signing of the dispute closure agreement in Abuja, on
By Shina Badmus The Delta State Government said it had mobilized to site for rehabilitation of the failed portions on the Benin-Sapele Road and Asaba-Onitsha highway on the Asaba side of River Niger Bridge within the state. The state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, represented by his deputy, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, disclosed this on Sep 15,
By Enaibo Asiayei Member Representing Warri South West in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Emomotimi Guwor, has commended the people of Isaba in Warri South West and Aladja in Udu local government areas for embracing the peace initiative of the state government. Reacting to the weekend peace pact signed by the two communities
By Ebi Perekeme The Ogbia Youth Leaders Forum, OYLF, has expressed displeasure over alleged humiliation of former President Goodluck Jonathan by the Bayelsa State Government, during the gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. OYLF also came hard on the PDP and its biggest rival in the coming elections, the All
Chevron Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with the Delta State Government kicked off the second leg of a Roll-Back- Malaria campaign on September 11, 2019, at the Ode-Ugborodo Health Centre located at Aruntan-Ugborodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The campaign involved free malaria tests for people, distribution of insecticide-treated nets and waste
"The elections have come and gone, this government has settled down for the business of governance, I want to assure you that we are committed to the enthronement of a prosperous Delta State: A Delta state where peace, rapid progress, increase growth in infrastructural facilities, love for one another, is our vision"
By Ebi Perekeme Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali has conveyed congratulations to one of Nigeria’s most outstanding journalists, political strategists and businessmen, Elder Zee Debekeme as he turned 72 years on Sunday, 15th September, 2019. In a congratulatory message made available to GbaramatuVoice, the Ace diplomat and national icon Igali, who was a leading figure in
By Loveth Ojogun Ahead of preparations for the much talked about Ijaw/Itsekiri Peace and Unity Cup Tournament 2019, otherwise known as Comrade Sheriff Mulade Peace and Unity Cup is ongoing and in top gear. Unlike the first edition which was held in 2017, this year’s edition will have a new dimension as two centers will
Ex–Niger Delta militants and agitators have expressed readiness to storm South Africa to retaliate the killings of Nigerians and protect those that are trapped and stranded. This was revealed by a “Commandant General Riverine Security”, Bibi Oduku, in a press statement issued on Monday, Sept 16, in Abuja. Oduku said that more than two thousand
By Enaibo Asiayei Egbema Peace and Security Group, EPSG, has condemned statement credited to the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, threatening to destroy oil installations across the region if Chief Dennis Otuaro emerges as the new coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The group described the move as a calculated attempt geared towards ruining the
By Ebi Perekeme The Ezenobi Training Centre has said that it does not take things for granted but for gratitude. This was contained in a press release by the centre through Madam Enetimi Evah Bunuzigha in Lagos recently. Bunuzigha said that she has not seen anything like Thank You just as gratitude does wonder. Hence,
Honourable Kingsley Kemebradigha Kuku was born on February 14th 1970 into the famous and humble family of Kuku in Arogbo the traditional Headquarters of Ijaw ethnic nationality in Ondo State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The awardee attended the St. Patrick Catholic Primary School Arogbo in Ondo State and later Ijaw National High
Rosemary Graham-Naingba is the MD/CEO, Akenbai-Ere Nigeria Limited, and Aweke-Ere Global Enterprise. She is a very compassionate Ijaw woman, Intelligent, Courageous, Patriotic, Bold And Outspoken. Born Into the family of His Royal Highness, Major Graham Pelebimo Naingba (Rtd), Amananaowei of Amassoma Kingdom, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. She started her primary
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke This mad world is mad. This our mad world has gone mad; the madness of the world derives muscles of reinforcement from daily engagement of the dialogue on terrorism. Almost on daily basis there are claims and counter-claims of casualties (as one would say in JP Clark’s ‘The Casualties’) as regards the
By Asiayei Enaibo Ijaws are predominant in the Niger Delta, with Bayelsa state as their core state. But this fourth largest ethnic groupings in Nigeria can also boasts of ancestral villages and towns in some parts of the country not minding the over decades of attitudinal political oppression, subjugation and marginalization they have come to endure.
By Shina Badmus It’s a not good time for residents of Warri in Delta state following untold flooding that sent residents packing on September 6, 2019. Many residents were hapless; those who could not pack their properties from their different abodes, were seen scooping water out of their homes. Some analysts said that the destructive
The Federal Government has revealed plans to deliver Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) on at least four key projects within the country’s oil and gas industry by the end of last quarter this year. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipreye Sylva, disclosed this while speaking at the ongoing 24th World Energy Congress (WEC) in
– Chairmanship aspirant in Gbaramatu promises qualitative leadership By Loveth Ojogun Some former militants, under the auspices of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, on Friday, September 6, distanced themselves from a petition accusing Minister of State, Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, of plotting to remove the presidential adviser on amnesty, Prof Charles Dokubo. The ex-militants
Ijaw youths on Monday told the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they would resist the attempt to make someone from the Urhobo ethnic group a Deputy Governor in Bayelsa, the only Ijaw homogeneous state. The youths, who rose from their meeting in Warri, Delta State, vowed to mobilise people to
By Enaibo Asiayei An election tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the election of James Manager, senator representing Delta South. The tribunal ordered a fresh election to be conducted in the senatorial district. Details shortly……
By Odimegwu Onwumere The recurring dislike-of-foreigners in South Africa by South Africans especially against Africans from other countries resident there is too bad an act. But if we look beyond this dastardly act, we could see through history a time there was Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Cold War, among others. While we condemn xenophobia in
Floods have taken over parts of Warri following an early morning heavy rainfall in the nation’s oil city, immobilizing movement in the city and causing residents to suffer immensely. Some of the major areas affected include the popular Airport road, Okumagba, Giwamu, Udu, Refinery road, were all water logged. See photos below .
