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 James Brown The newly appointed Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has given his promise to abide by any positive measures that would attract development in the Niger Delta. Akpabio, who lamented on developing infrastructure, made the pledge at the reception ceremony to usher him into the ministry on Wednesday, August 21,
By Loveth Ojogun The Niger Delta human and environmental rights advocate, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has congratulated with the Ministers, especially those from the Niger Delta. Comrade Mulade, who spoke with newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the Ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, August 21, cheered with Festus Keyamo (Delta), Timipere Sylvia (Bayelsa), Godswill Akpabio
By Our Correspondent The Senior Special Assistant on Security, Delta State, Comrade Ezekiel Daniel has expressed gratitude to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the state and those who found him worthy for his appointment. The outspoken Daniel vowed to work unrelentingly on the instructions of the state governor in making sure that the state has the ambiance
— As a former Governor of the Bayelsa State, in the core Niger Delta region, H.E. Timipre Silva understands the core issues affecting Nigeria’s oil & gas sector The African Energy Chamber has welcomed the appointment of Timipre Silva as new Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria. In statement on August 22 distributed by APO from Johannesburg, South
By David Kemelayefa There was crude oil spill that made infernos on the Emeyal I and II axis of the Kolo Creek in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on August 18, causing untold panic among residents of the communities. The State School I in Emeyal 2, located by the Kolo Creek, for several
By Brakere Birinimighan The United States Consulate in Nigeria has commended the progress made so far by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in its quest to fast-track the development of the Niger Delta region and promised to support the effort. In a statement of August 21, 2019, Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Obi Odili, said that speaking during
By Our Correspondent Some analysts are bent to saying that the newly appointed Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has apparently returned to a sector he had left indelible print before. Their position was that Sylva was appointed Special Assistant to Dr. Edmund Daukoru in 2002, the then Minister of State of Petroleum Resources.
By Shina Badmus When the GbaramatuVoice Newspapers held its 4th anniversary on Thursday, August 8 2019, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro who was in attendance, lavished praise on the newspapers, while delivering a speech. He described GbaramatuVoice as an epitome of the saying that whatsoever a man conceives, he can achieve.
By Loveth Ojogun The Delta State Government has made its decision to fight flooding in Asaba, the Delta State capital, top priority. It made this known on Monday, August 19, through the state Commissioner For Works, Chief James Augoye. Augoye said in Asaba that the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa government would dredge the Anwai, Iyiabi and Amilimocha River
By Ebi Kemelayefa President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, Mr Legborsi Pyagbara has said that enemies of Ogoni were fomenting trouble in the area. The MOSOP leader made this known in a statement in Port Harcourt on Sunday, August 18, noting that the body and other stakeholders were on top gear to restore peace
The Niger Delta has been replete with stories of different sorts. These stories are often under reported or not reported at all, hence the GbaramatuVoice Newspapers has launched GbaramatuVoice Reporters Newsroom. This initiative is aimed at citizen reporters reporting on events in their localities for publication or broadcast on GbaramatuVoice Newspapers and GbaramatuVoice TV. Apart
–Questions where billions of Naira allocated to the agencies are By Badmus Shina A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva has lampooned the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and Niger Delta Amnesty programme. Sylva, who was recently appointed Minister under the President Muhammadu Buhari government alleged during the 4th GbaramatuVoice Lectures and Awards held
By Henry Iheancho With 8 oil producing states in Nigeria and the South-South geo-political zone having the highest number, the country is without a doubt one of the biggestoil producers in Africa. Given how the country is benefiting from these states – Akwa Ibom, (the largest oil producing state that produces about 504,000 barrels of oil per day), Delta,
By Our Correspondent Climate change is hitting the Niger Delta badly with heightening flooding that has been displacing a number of inhabitants. Apart from the inhabitants being dislodged, climate change has also brought untold hardship in the area and by extension across Nigeria, where over 80000 persons have also been sharing in the fate such
By Mpigi Barinada Strong indications have emerged that the relative peace now enjoyed in the Niger Delta can be elusive. The reality is that beneath this camouflaged peace lie bottled-up emotions over pending environmental concerns and development matters. It is a truism that youth restiveness, for instance, is simply hibernating and may be awakened for
By Shina Badmus The GbaramatuVoice newspaper published by Gbaramatu Publishing Company Limited, has appointed Mr. Enaibo Asiayei as its new General Manager. The appointment took place on Tuesday, August 15 2019, during a meeting held by the management at the corporate office of the newspaper in Warri, Delta State. The Publisher of GbaramatuVoice, Mr. Jacob Abai who made the appointment,
–The newly inaugurated Committee would do better — Nwaomucha, Chairman LOC By Loveth Ojogun The National Coordinator, Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, Comrade Sheriff Mulade on August 15, 2019, inaugurated new executive body that would conduct a successful football match dubbed ‘peace cup’ this year. The novelty football competition would be between the Ijaws
— Every child should be given quality education – UNICEF By Ebi Owei Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo has proposed for the inclusion of Ijaw Language in Facts for Life awareness radio programme. In a piece from the Ministry of Information and Orientation and made available by Sola Omoboyowa, the proponent
By Loveth Ojogun Delta State Coastal Communities have again called on the State Government to create the Coastal Areas Development Agency, CADA, in order to boost development of the area. The much needed CADA was recently amplified by a Delta born environmental and human rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade on behalf of the CADA, asking Governor Ifeanyi
By Loveth Ojogun Niger Delta environmental activist and scholar, Chief Dennis Otuaro has called on Nigerians to embrace peace for a harmonious co-existence in the country. Chief Otuaro disclosed this in his message to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir in Asaba on August 12. He said that promotion of peace among diverse ethnic and religious groupings in
Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency(NIHSA) has issued an alert warning Nigerians of imminent increased flooding, in September. This was disclosed by the director-general NIHSA, Clement Nze, on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja. The agency also accused state governments of failing to heed its previous warnings on floods released earlier this year. It, however, urged
Voter apathy and boycott by the opposition party, All Progressives Congress characterised the local government elections in Bayelsa State on Saturday. The APC had said that it pulled out of the polls because the Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission was constituted of card-carrying members of Peoples Democratic Party, who could not be trusted to conduct
By Odimegwu Onwumere The GbaramatuVoice 4th Anniversary Lectures and Awards have come and gone but the pomp and pageantry it has recorded in the minds of those who were at the occasion will take some time to sputter away. The event took place at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. It was full of people from all walks
By Our Correspondent Olero Oil Field Communities in Warri North area say diseases and economic challenges which were worsened by pollution of environment require urgent remedial steps just as the Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro demanded patience on government response. The oil-bearing communities made demand on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over concerns that held security
By Our Correspondent The Akwa Ibom State Government has imported 2,000 cattle from Brazil, said the State Commissioner for Information, Charles Udoh. Udoh said the need was for massive meat production in the state to enable sufficient protein intake among people and food sustainability in the oil rich state. It was while interacting with newsmen
By Enaibo Asiayei The Deputy Governor of Delta state, Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has expressed the need to empower women in oil producing communities in the state. Otuaro made this known in Asaba on July 31, at a reception ceremony by the newly sworn-in members in the board of DESOPADEC to represent the Ijaw ethnic nationality.
By Our Correspondent President Muhammadu Buhari has told the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli that he has not forgotten how Delta state voted for him in the February 23 presidential election, especially those from Itsekiri. “I have all the figures of votes I got and I know what Itsekiri people did,” Buhari said. Mr.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the Olu of Warri, Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The royal father arrived the Villa around 2.10pm The meeting started at the President’s office around 3pm. The Olu of Warri had led similar delegation to President Buhari on the 23rd of February, 2018. At that
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Wednesday in Asaba, inaugurated the new 15-member Governing Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC). The new DESOPADEC board members include Michael Diden (Chairman), Askia Ogieh (Managing Director), Lucky Agediga, John Nani, Daniel Mayuku and Leonard Anoka (Executive Directors). Other members are Giftson Omatsuli,
By Our Correspondent One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees, Chief Timipre Sylva on Thursday, July 25 disclosed that he was the one who initiated Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants. Sylva, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, said that after founding the Amnesty Programme, he “sold” it to the then Federal Government of
The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Uche Anozia, has expressed concern over the rising involvement of youths in criminal activities, election violence and thuggery in the state. According to him, though the politicians offer the youths money and engage them to perpetuate violence and hijack ballot boxes during election, he has noticed that Bayelsa
By Our Correspondent A former Security Adviser to the Bayelsa State Government, Chief Perekeme Kpodoh has said that the supposed bargaining meeting by some bigwigs in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the former president Olusegun Obasanjo to choose who becomes the flag bearer of the party prior to the governorship election in the state
By Ebi Jones A traditional ruler in Bayelsa state, King A J Turner has called on the Police and the Department of State Services to take prompt action on a petition he submitted against the Governor of Bayelsa state, Henry Seriake Dickson. Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu King Turner had, in the petition
–AFN will continue to take care of the needs– AFN President –She is in a stable condition – Doctor Nigerian Olympic female silver medalist, Gloria Kemasuode, who was wandering the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State in shreds has been sent to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where she was said to be receiving treatment. Our
— Burning of the illegal oil vessels have greatly affected us – Residents By Shina Badmus The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro has condemned in strong terms the alleged destruction of vessels carrying illegal oil in the state saying that its effect requires national discourse. Otuaro, who chairs the Delta State
