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.
The 2018 GbaramatuVoice third anniversary award dinner, held on Tuesday Septemeber 11th at the prestigious KFT Place, Warri, Delta State hosted Distinguished Niger Deltans from all sector of the economy, tagged Niger Delta beyond Oil: Searching for sustainable development. Professor Tosan Harriman, lectrurer, Bayero University, Kano, delivered the keynote address at the gathering.
…We have not benefited anything from Okowa’s government, say residents By Shina Badmus & Enaibo Asiayei Gbekebor, a community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, an Ijaw community known for fishing, have for a very long time been suffering from land erosion. The community is gradually going into extinction as its boundary has been
Isreal Sunny-Goli, the only lawmaker in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday said the state Governor, Seriake Dickson, was after him following his refusal to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dickson in a damning statement accused Sunny-Goli of cultism and masterminding all
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged the people of Ogoni land in the South-South region of the country to be patient as government along with international community was working to restore their degraded environment. Special Adviser to the President on Media on Publicity, Femi Adesina quoted the President as saying this while playing host to
…As children study under stressful environmental condition By Shina Badmus & Godbless Motiola Polobubou, is a community in Warri North Local Area of Delta State. It is an Ijaw community known for fishing and farming. It has for a very long time been suffering from flooding. The community is gradually going into extinction as the
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned sources close to her told Daily Trust. It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter. According to our source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining a certificate that the NYSC have disowned. The minister felt
Agitation for justice and humane ways of dealing with inhabitants of oil-rich Niger Delta is not new. In fact, such agitations date back to the period of oil palm boom in the region, just when the British colonisers were finding a foothold in the region. The seed of injustice has a long history in the
By Isaac Olamikan For a long time to come, the memories of the GbaramatuVoice third anniversary celebration which climaxed on Tuesday, September 11th, 2018, at the prestigious KFT Place in Warri, Delta State with lectures, awards presentations and entertainment among others, will linger. As early as the first crow of the cock, that eventful day
The Federal High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the sum of N10.5 million as compensation to journalist, Jones Abiri, over his illegal detention for two years by the security agency. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba stated that the DSS did not deny arresting and detaining
…Admonish him to call security agencies to order By David Owei Representative groups and leaders of the Ijaw indigenous nationality have written a strongly worded letter to President Muhammadu Buhari in which they called on “the Federal Government to urgently address the continuous harassment of its citizens, especially elder statesmen and women that have contributed to
By Enaibo Asiayei The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has conducted Computer-Based Tests for 2,835 candidates out of the over 4,000 that applied for the Commission’s Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarship Scheme for 2018. Speaking at the Rivers State University, ICT Centre, venue of the aptitude test, the Director, Education, Health and Social Services, Mr. Goshua Okejoto, explained that the choice
All is now set for the GbaramatuVoice third anniversary award/induction into the hall of fame scheduled for Tuesday, September 11th at the prestigious KFT Event Place located near the NNPC Housing Complex off Airport Road, Warri, Delta State. As you are reading this over 800 beautifully designed invitation cards for the showstopper event have been
By Isaac Olamikan The publisher of GbaramatuVoice Newspaper, the acclaimed Most Influential Newspaper in the Niger Delta region, Mr. Jacob Abai, has said that this year’s 3rd Anniversary and Award Dinner of the publication is geared towards fostering unity amongst Niger Deltans within and beyond Nigeria. Addressing the media today at GbaramatuVoice Media House, Warri,
By David Owei All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Delta south senatorial district, who is also gunning for the senatorial position of the district in 2019, Chief Micheal Johnny, has stated that the journey to end hardship in the locality as just started. He gave the inkling when speaking with newsmen at the national secretariat
The Informant who gave Police information that arms and ammunition are in the Elder Statesman house; Chief Edwin Clark has said he got the information from a taxi driver. The 45 year old informant; Ismail Yakubu is a council member at the palace in the district head office of Waru, FCT. Yakubu said he gave
Eight Greek maritime experts billed to facilitate the training of 2,500 beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme, have arrived in the country. The training programme initiated by the Presidential Amnesty Office will soon be inaugurated. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, expressed optimism that the project, which
…Gives FG 48hours ultimatum to explain By Enaibo Asiayei PAN Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed its total condemnation of “the action of heavily armed men of the Nigerian Police Force’s unwarranted invasion and takeover of the Abuja residence of national elderstateman, Chief Edwin Clark, OFR, CON, on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, under the unfounded allegation of stockpiling of weapons from the
By Shina Badmus & Loveth Ojogun Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogieme Ikenwoli, has endorsed the aspirations of the immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, to represent Delta South senatorial district on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the endorsement when Dr. Uduaghan accompanied by some political allies
…As IYC tell Buhari to call his goons to order The Police on Tuesday raided the Abuja residence of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark. Police men, who searched all the rooms of the Elder Statesman, alleged that they were in the house to search for arms which they accused
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan The Immediate Past Governor of Delta State and 2019 Delta South All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial hopeful, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has stated that he crossed over to the party from the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) “to liberate and unite our people who have been deeply polarised by the leadership of the PDP. I have come for
By Jerome-Mario Utomi The recent statement by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) that Nigeria has about 139 gas flare locations spread across the Niger Delta both in onshore and offshore oil fields where gas which constitutes about 11 percent of the total gas produced are flared came as a rude shock to the watching world. But to
The board, management and staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have expressed deep shock and sadness over the tragic death of former Acting Managing Director of the Commission, Pastor Power Aginighan, in a motor accident at Mbiama, Rivers State, on Friday, August 31, 2018. He died with his son, Tammy Aginighan, and a
BEHIND THE FIGURES BY IJEOMA NWOGWUGWU Exactly a year ago, a news story published in quite a few papers failed to gain traction. Senator Omotayo Alasoadura who chairs the Senate Committee for Petroleum Resources (Upstream) was reported to have revealed how he resisted pressure from unnamed “high places” to kill the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill
Unknown gunmen, who abducted the Parish Priest of Emmanuel Catholic Church, Aragba, Oviri Okpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delts State, are demanding for N15million before they can set him free. It was gathered that the Priest, identified as Rev Father Christopher Ogaga, was kidnapped around Arava-Oviri-Orere-Okpe Road while he was on his way to
By Shina Badmus Delta State House of Assembly strong contender for Warri South-West Constituency in the forthcoming 2019 general election, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has expressed his heartfelt sympathy with Delta State Catholic Community and to the entire Catholic faithfuls over the building collapse of their worship centre at St. Paul’s Catholic Church Adagbrassa- Ugolo in Okpe
By Enaibo Asiayei Chief Michael Johnny, one of the leading aspirants for the Delta South senatorial ticket on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has denied what he described as speculation “that former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has given N150m” to him to step down or drop his Senate ambition. In a statement that
By Abai Francis Members of Warri South West Political Front (WSWPF) have warned those aspiring to represent the constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly in 2019 to toe the path of peace “by ensuring that emotions are carefully guarded and managed in the entire campaign process and focus be given to issues and not
By Enaibo Asiayei Treasurer of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, Delta State chapter, Mr. Joseph Lamienghan, has appealed to the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to address the plight of those displaced during a recent communal clash in Ogulagha community. He appealed to the governor to explore all channels at ensuring that
By Isaac Olamikan Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, dispatched a team of officials, headed by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Yakubu Gowon, to take a tour of areas affected by flash floods occasioned by the heavy and persistent rainfall in the state. The assessment, according to the government, is to
By Enaibo Asiayei Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called the attention of the country to the unfair balkanisation of Ijaw clans and communities into different states using rivers as factors for boundary demarcation. The governor made the comment while playing the host to the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki,
Communities in the oil-producing local government areas of Edo State, comprising Orhionmwon, Ikpoba-Okha and Ovia North-East have praised Governor Godwin Obaseki for providing a new direction for the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC), which resulted in the approval of funds for industrialisation and education projects in their communities. The projects
…as Otuaro leads Delta delegation to condole with Dickson over mother’s death Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, has stated that “any Ijaw man anywhere can become anything in Bayelsa State.” He was speaking while receiving a delegation of Delta Ijaw Political Assembly (DIPA) led by the Delta State Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro,
No fewer than 2,500 beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme are to be trained in the fishing sector in line with the federal government’s Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) to restore growth in the economy, an official said. Towards this end, 100 fishing trawlers are to be built in Burutu, Delta State, for the training
By Brakerekebina Birinimighan Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed optimism that the immediate past governor of the state, Emmanuel Uduaghan, will soon return back to its fold. Reacting to Uduaghan’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier in the week, PDP insisted that the former governor will return “in
Flood occasioned by a four-hour downpour killed no fewer than 8000 birds at a poultry at Igiede Street, off Erediauwa Street, in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo on Wednesday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rain which started at about 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, did not stop until about
